Empowering rural women for sustainable development through the provision of water infrastructure in north-western Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 100287
Author(s):  
Constance Awinpoka Akurugu ◽  
Mathias Mwinlabagna Jatoe ◽  
Maximillian Kolbe Domapielle
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Water Infrastructure ◽  
North Western

scholarly journals Local people and Project Angonoka – conservation of the ploughshare tortoise in north-western Madagascar

Oryx ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Durbin ◽  
Veloson Rajafetra ◽  
Don Reid ◽  
Daurette Razandrizanakanirina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Local People ◽  
Flagship Species ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Near Extinction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
North Western

Project Angonoka, in its aim to conserve the endangered angonoka or ploughshare tortoise Geochelone yniphora in north-western Madagascar, has given a high priority to working with local people. Many of the environmental changes threatening the angonoka also cause difficulties for local people. An environmental awareness campaign has used the angonoka as a main theme, as an animal unique to the region whose near extinction symbolizes the impact of environmental changes occurring in the area. This campaign has stimulated the creation of village environmental associations. The activities undertaken by these associations have demonstrated a local willingness to manage and conserve their environment, and show how promotion of a flagship species can stimulate more general environmental conservation and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Ecologically oriented humanitarian education managementin the context of the Russian federation subject’s boarder territories sustainable development

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 09041
Author(s):  
Y.V. Dmitrieva ◽  
G.A. Galkovskiy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
The North ◽  
Pskov Region ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
North Western

This article presents the results of an interdisciplinary study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of introducing productive educational technologies into the system of ecologically oriented higher education in the Humanities. The system of higher humanitarian education is viewed in the context of sustainable development of the Russian Federation border territories (on the example of the Pskov Region). The author’s solution for the development of higher humanitarian education in the context of sustainable development of the border territories of the North-Western Federal District is presented.

scholarly journals Gender-transformative Approach to Societal Empowerment

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malvya Chintakindi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Bargaining Power ◽  
Meaningful Change ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Transformative Approach

Rural women are often termed as ‘agents of change’ for a successful development intervention. Women collectives as a tool/medium of change has in recent years, gained recognition as an effective intervention to empower women in developing countries. Sehgal Foundation (SF), an NGO based in Haryana, India, spearheads women collectives since 2014 to impart confidence among women representatives and strengthen their bargaining power in all walks of life. This gender-focused intervention leads to externalities that may be uncalled for and is inadequately acknowledged in the literature. An assessment of SF’s work in Nuh, Haryana points to need to include men in the programme to facilitate a long-lasting and meaningful change in gender dynamics. This prerequisite to warrant social change is often implied in various research areas, that is, the importance of focusing on the community, specifically, males, for sustainable development. This essay provides empirical evidence to the same and proposes a gender-transformative approach to interventions as a solution to address gender specificity in development interventions.

Participation of rural women in sustainable development - demographical and socio-economic determinants

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevgi Rad ◽  
Hacer Çelik Ates ◽  
Şanser Delioğlan ◽  
Sefa Polatöz ◽  
Gülay Özçömlekçi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Economic Determinants

Rural Women Exodus and their Role in Sustainable Development. The case of Spain

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Rojo ◽  
Selda Dudu ◽  
Carmen Solís-Espallargas ◽  
Dolores Limón-Domínguez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Women

scholarly journals Geoheritage conservation in Ethiopia: the case of the Simien Mountains

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asfawossen Asrat ◽  
Metasebia Demissie ◽  
Aberra Mogessie
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
External World ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Afar Depression ◽  
The North ◽  
Geological Features ◽  
North Western

Geoheritage conservation in Ethiopia: the case of the Simien Mountains Ethiopia constitutes one of the most significant environmental and cultural reserves on Earth. Ethiopia's natural and cultural tourist attractions are mostly associated with geological features: the active Ethiopian and Afar rifts as well as the Simien and Bale massifs are few examples. Ethiopia's cultural history, religious manifestations and civilization, like the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and the stelae of Axum, are also imprinted in rock. Geomorphological and geological features, notably the isolation of the north-western highlands from the external world by the harsh Afar depression close to the sea, determined the route of Ethiopian history. Though tourism has been identified as a major sustainable development sector, systematic geoheritage evaluation and conservation strategies are lacking in the country. I this paper the Simien Mountains are presented as major geoheritages which should be prioritized for geoconservation in order to develop sustainable tourism (geotourism) in the area.

scholarly journals Water Infrastructure Development in Nigeria: Trend, Size, and Purpose

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 2416
Author(s):  
Adegboyega Adeniran ◽  
Katherine A. Daniell ◽  
Jamie Pittock
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Water Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Infrastructure Failure ◽  
Sub Saharan

Water infrastructure development is key to attaining sustainable development, especially for water supply, sanitation and health, agricultural development, and energy production. However, sub-Saharan African countries face specific challenges around infrastructure financing, systemic and repeated malfunctioning, and decentralised infrastructure types. Using Nigeria as a case, this article aims to analyse historical water infrastructure development in Nigeria with a specific focus on dams and standpipes. Seven themes are discussed: infrastructure divisions; deprioritising water supply; political infrastructures; infrastructure failure and sustainability; infrastructure classification and typologies; optimal use of water resources and infrastructure; and a commentary on the future of water infrastructure development. The article concludes with policy and research suggestions for policymakers and other relevant stakeholders.

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