Climate action with revenue recycling has benefits for poverty, inequality and well-being

2020 ◽

pp. 240-248

Author(s):

Muhammad Farooq Akhtar ◽

Norazah Mohd Suki

Keyword(s):

Consumer Behavior ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Textile Industry ◽

Human Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Green Marketing ◽

Extended Model ◽

Climate Action ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

Textile Sector

Environment preservation is a global concern. Textile industry disposes of chemicals which effects environment and human life (water borne diseases). United Nations develops 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG's) to protect environment. Five SDG's addressing textile industry namely good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, responsible production and consumption, climate action and life below water. Role of textile industry to achieve SDG's is inevitable. Textile policy of Pakistan 2014-19 confirms that international buyer is concerned about the environment which evidently shows potential of green marketing in textile sector of Pakistan. Green marketing encourages environment friendly marketing practices (product, price, place, promotion). The objective of this study is to integrate the theory of planned behavior and technology acceptance model. Green consumer behavior of textile sector of Pakistan is conceptualized with this extended lens. This study enhances the body of knowledge by conceptualizing green consumer behavior of textile sector through extended model. Practically, this study remains beneficial for marketing professionals and researchers to understand green consumer behavior of textile sector. Success of green marketing is the success of society to curb environmental problems.

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Green Consumer Behaviour

10.4018/978-1-6684-3885-5.ch046 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 863-871

Author(s):

Muhammad Farooq Akhtar ◽

Norazah Mohd Suki

Keyword(s):

Consumer Behavior ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Textile Industry ◽

Human Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Green Marketing ◽

Extended Model ◽

Climate Action ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

Textile Sector

Environment preservation is a global concern. Textile industry disposes of chemicals which effects environment and human life (water borne diseases). United Nations develops 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG's) to protect environment. Five SDG's addressing textile industry namely good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, responsible production and consumption, climate action and life below water. Role of textile industry to achieve SDG's is inevitable. Textile policy of Pakistan 2014-19 confirms that international buyer is concerned about the environment which evidently shows potential of green marketing in textile sector of Pakistan. Green marketing encourages environment friendly marketing practices (product, price, place, promotion). The objective of this study is to integrate the theory of planned behavior and technology acceptance model. Green consumer behavior of textile sector of Pakistan is conceptualized with this extended lens. This study enhances the body of knowledge by conceptualizing green consumer behavior of textile sector through extended model. Practically, this study remains beneficial for marketing professionals and researchers to understand green consumer behavior of textile sector. Success of green marketing is the success of society to curb environmental problems.

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Accelerating the transformation to a green university: University of Bahrain experience

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20184806002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

pp. 06002 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Riyad Y. Hamzah ◽

Naser W. Alnaser ◽

Waheeb E. Alnaser

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Best Practice ◽

Clean Energy ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Small Communities ◽

Environmentally Sustainable ◽

Development Agenda ◽

Climate Action ◽

University Of Bahrain

Many universities are striving to have an environmental impact on the society as they are considered as small communities aiming to be eco-friendly and having low CO2 emission. This concept has been emerging after the worldwide concern on the ozone depletion issue and global warming. As a result, many titles have appeared like “Green Universities”, “eco- friendly Universities,” “Environmental sustainable Universities” and “Environmentally responsible universities,” etc. This paper proposes a mechanism that allows universities to go green or become environmentally sustainable higher education bodies in a short span of time. It simply advises the universities to best practice the Environmental Sustainable Development Goals (ESDG’s) Components incorporated in the seventeen United Nation Sustainable Developments Goals (SDG’s) that were announced on the 25 th September 2015 by all leaders of the countries which were aimed to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda where each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years. These ESDG’s listed within the SDG’s are the following: 1) Good Health and Well-being. 2) Quality Education. 3) Clean Water and Sanitation. 4) Affordable and Clean Energy. 5) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. 6) Sustainable Cities and Communities. 7) Climate Action. 8) Life below Water. 9) Life on Land. Therefore, incorporating such 9 Goals in the strategic planning of each worldwide university that has aligned its goals with the Country National Strategy - which by default includes these SDG’s - will accelerate and boost each university to transform to Green and Environmentally Sustainable campus. The paper also sheds light on the experience of University of Bahrain in this respect.

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The Equity Dimension of Climate Change: Perspectives From the Global North and South

Urban Planning ◽

10.17645/up.v6i4.4998 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 283-286

Author(s):

Mark Seasons

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Action Planning ◽

Well Being ◽

Thematic Issue ◽

Existing Problems ◽

Climate Action ◽

The Disabled ◽

Global North ◽

Local Impacts ◽

North And South

The articles in this thematic issue represent a variety of perspectives on the challenges for equity that are attributable to climate change. Contributions explore an emerging and important issue for communities in the Global North and Global South: the implications for urban social equity associated with the impacts caused by climate change. While much is known about the technical, policy, and financial tools and strategies that can be applied to mitigate or adapt to climate change in communities, we are only now thinking about who is affected by climate change, and how. Is it too little, too late? Or better now than never? The articles in this thematic issue demonstrate that the local impacts of climate change are experienced differently by socio-economic groups in communities. This is especially the case for the disadvantaged and marginalized—i.e., the poor, the very young, the aged, the disabled, and women. Ideally, climate action planning interventions should enhance quality of life, health and well-being, and sustainability, rather than exacerbate existing problems experienced by the disadvantaged. This is the challenge for planners and anyone working to adapt to climate change in our communities.

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Youth Engagement in Climate Change Action: Case Study on Indigenous Youth at COP24

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12166299 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (16) ◽

pp. 6299

Author(s):

Makenzie MacKay ◽

Brenda Parlee ◽

Carrie Karsgaard

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Leadership Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Youth Engagement ◽

Remote Communities ◽

Indigenous Youth ◽

Climate Action ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

While there are many studies about the environmental impacts of climate change in the Canadian north, the role of Indigenous youth in climate governance has been a lesser focus of inquiry. A popularized assumption in some literature is that youth have little to contribute to discussions on climate change and other aspects of land and resource management; such downplay of youth expertise and engagement may be contributing to climate anxiety (e.g., feelings of hopelessness), particularly in remote communities. Creating opportunities for youth to have a voice in global forums such as the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP24) on Climate Change may offset such anxiety. Building on previous research related to climate action, and the well-being of Indigenous youth, this paper shares the outcomes of research with Indigenous youth (along with family and teachers) from the Mackenzie River Basin who attended COP24 to determine the value of their experience. Key questions guiding these interviews included: How did youth impact others? and How did youth benefit from the experience? Key insights related to the value of a global experience; multiple youth presentations at COP24 were heard by hundreds of people who sought to learn more from youth about their experience of climate change. Additional insights were gathered about the importance of family and community (i.e., webs of support); social networks were seen as key to the success of youth who participated in the event and contributed to youth learning and leadership development.

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Pengaruh Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Terhadap Tingkat Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Kecamatan Selong Kabupaten Lombok Timur – Nusa Tenggara Barat Menggunakan Algoritma Naive Bayes

Infotek : Jurnal Informatika dan Teknologi ◽

10.29408/jit.v4i1.2981 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 20-28

Author(s):

Yahya Yahya ◽

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Hariman Bahtiar ◽

Keyword(s):

Naive Bayes ◽

Clean Energy ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Naïve Bayes ◽

Decent Work ◽

Responsible Consumption ◽

Climate Action ◽

The Government ◽

Bayes Algorithm

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is one of the world's programs to overcome several problems that are currently the world's issues. The world's issues that want to be addressed include: eliminating poverty, eliminating hunger, building good health and well-being, providing quality education, enforcing gender equality, improving clean water and sanitation, growing affordable and clean energy, creating decent work and growth. economy, improve industry, innovation and infrastructure, reduce inequality, mobilize sustainable cities and communities, influence responsible consumption and production, regulate climate action, promote life under water, advance life on land, ensure peace, justice and strong institutions , build partnerships to achieve goals. The target of seventeen components that will be completed in the world is planned to be achieved in 2030. All components that become world problems will be used as part of the target in this research. One of the research focuses is the economic component. The data obtained in Selong District, especially the economic component, will be managed and processed using the Naive Bayes algorithm. After processing the data using the Naive Bayes algorithm, the accuracy rate of closeness to the real situation is 93.45%. From the data obtained 93.45% or 0.9345 x the amount of data (kk) = 0.9345 x 1130 kk = 1056 families which shows the community is prosperous and 6.55% x 1130 = 74 families which states that people are not prosperous and can used as a reference in poverty alleviation through programs launched by the government.

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Enlarging the Application of the Food Security Index at European Union Regions

Journal of Economic Development Environment and People ◽

10.26458/jedep.v8i1.611 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 38 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Larisa Mihoreanu ◽

Laura Mariana Cismas ◽

Laura Maria Danila Jianu

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Food Security ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

The European Union ◽

Security Issues ◽

Food And Agriculture ◽

Food And Agriculture Organization ◽

Climate Action ◽

Zero Hunger

The food security remains a major priority and a typical issue that requires immediate international solutions. Recent studies reveal the increasing complexity of food security issues focusing on the necessity to address formal actions and solve the dramatic situations. New tools are always welcome to facilitate solutions’ implementation.In September 2015, the United Nations Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development among the goals of which the followings are fundamental: no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, clean water and climate action. The European Union joined the Program, expressing the full commitment to its implementation. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the number of undernourished people reached in 2017 about 821 million peoples, representing an increase from about 804 million peoples in 2016. The 2018 statistics of FAO state that 22% of children under-five are affected by malnutrition, while over 38 million children in the same age group are overweight.Beyond the premises, as a novelty, we contribute at the food security knowledge by calculating a regional index at European and Romanian levels to better outline the realities and provide the decision-makers with a new tool to find better solutions.

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Household final energy footprints in Nepal, Vietnam and Zambia: composition, inequality and links to well-being

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9658 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Marta Baltruszewicz ◽

Julia Steinberger ◽

Diana Ivanova ◽

Lina Brand-Correa ◽

Jouni Paavola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Poverty Reduction ◽

Energy Use ◽

International Energy Agency ◽

Well Being ◽

Level Energy ◽

Total Energy Consumption ◽

Energy Agency ◽

Household Level ◽

Final Energy ◽

Climate Action

<p>The link between energy use, social and environmental well-being is at the root of critical synergies between clean and affordable energy (SDG7) and other SDGs. Household-level quantitative energy analyses enable better understanding regarding interconnections between the level and composition of energy use, and SDG achievement. This study examines the household-level energy footprints in Nepal, Vietnam, and Zambia. We calculate the footprints using multi-regional input-output (MRIO) with energy extensions based on International Energy Agency (IEA) data. We propose an original perspective on the links between household final energy use and well-being, measured through access to safe water, health, education, sustenance, and modern fuels. In all three countries, households with high well-being show much lower housing energy use, due to a transition from inefficient<br>biomass-based traditional fuels to efficient modern fuels, such as gas and electricity. We find that households achieving wellbeing have 60-80% lower energy footprint of residential fuel use compared to average across the countries. We observe that collective provisioning systems in form of access to health centres, public transport, markets, and garbage disposal and characteristics linked to having solid shelter, access to sanitation, and minimum floor area are more important for the attainment of wellbeing than changes in income or total energy consumption. This is an important finding,&#160; contradicting the narrative that basic wellbeing outcomes require increased income and individual consumption of energy. Substantial synergies exist between the achievement of well-being at a low level of energy use and other SDGs linked to poverty reduction (encompassed in SDG1), health (SDG3), sanitation (SDG6), gender equality (SDG5), climate action and reduced deforestation (SDG 13 and SDG15) and inequalities (SDG10).&#160;</p>

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Quality education: industry contributions to embed sustainability in a meeting and event management curriculum

International Journal of Event and Festival Management ◽

10.1108/ijefm-12-2020-0079 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Esti Venske

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Data Interpretation ◽

Quality Education ◽

Decent Work ◽

Event Management ◽

Content Type ◽

Open Questions ◽

Climate Action ◽

Management Curriculum

PurposeWith the global adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), it has become increasingly important for educators to develop a responsive curriculum where future event practitioners understand, value and implement sustainability as a core component of meeting and event management. The purpose of this paper is to explore the viewpoints of industry to embed sustainability as part of developing a Meeting and Event Management curriculum that is responsive to industry needs, and in so doing, contribute to quality education (SDG4).Design/methodology/approachQualitative data were generated from 10 key informant interviews amongst top-level meeting and event professionals. Open questions elucidated industry viewpoints to develop content for a Meeting and Event Management curriculum at Advanced Diploma level in South Africa. Content analysis and data interpretation revealed key topics that guided the embedment of SDGs in the curriculum as knowledge, skills, values and attitudes.FindingsCurriculum content was linked to six specific, corresponding SDGs, namely: good health and well-being; quality education; decent work and economic growth; industry, innovation and infrastructure; climate action and partnerships for the goals.Originality/valueThe paper contributes valuable industry insights into academic educators concerned with responsive curriculum development in the field of meeting and event management by outlining how SDGs can be integrated as competencies and learning outcomes in a tertiary qualification.

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How the loss of forest fauna undermines the achievement of the SDGs

AMBIO ◽

10.1007/s13280-021-01547-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Torsten Krause ◽

Andrew Tilker

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Future Research ◽

Climate Action ◽

Management And Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

Zero Hunger ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Development Practice

AbstractThe human-driven loss of biodiversity has numerous ecological, social, and economic impacts at the local and global levels, threatening important ecological functions and jeopardizing human well-being. In this perspective, we present an overview of how tropical defaunation—defined as the disappearance of fauna as a result of anthropogenic drivers such as hunting and habitat alteration in tropical forest ecosystems—is interlinked with four selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We discuss tropical defaunation related to nutrition and zero hunger (SDG 2), good health and well-being (SDG 3), climate action (SDG 13), and life on land (SDG 15). We propose a range of options on how to study defaunation in future research and how to address the ongoing tropical defaunation crisis, including but not limited to recent insights from policy, conservation management, and development practice.

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