scholarly journals The Importance of the Arms Trade Treaty for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-324
Author(s):  
Eva Nave
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Arms Transfers ◽  
Arms Trade ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Military

Abstract The availability, propagation and excessive accumulation of arms are a serious impediment to countries’ achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Irresponsible arms trade leads to permanent insecurity, which forces people to leave their homes and impacts on the diversion of funds from inter alia health, education, social–economic stability and peace-building processes to defence and the military. Goal 16 of the SDGs sets out, noting its indicator 16.4, that the significant reduction of illicit arms flows is a way to promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies. This is a target to be met by 2030. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), aiming at preventing and eradicating the unregulated arms flows by laying down criteria to be assessed before authorising arms transfers, is a crucial international legally binding instrument in that quest. This study advocates that, applying an integrative approach to the ATT, the potentially negative impact in the recipient country’s achievement of the SDGs is to be considered when pondering upon arms transfers.

scholarly journals Education for Agenda 2030: What Direction do We Want to Take Going Forward?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2035
Author(s):  
Leire Agirreazkuenaga
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Sustainable Education ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Development Goals

In the field of education, the concept of environment and sustainable education, and the use of some terms in this field, have developed since their beginning. The United Nations Agenda 2030 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gives some clues about and opportunities to reflect upon which concepts and directions to take in the field of education towards promoting sustainability. This paper addresses the issue of the currently fragmented concepts in relation to environmental and sustainability education, and proposes a more comprehensive vision to better advance the path towards education and sustainability. This paper: (1) addresses the main historical milestones in the construction of the concept of environmental education and education for sustainable development; (2) analyzes the issue of which direction we should take within the framework of education in the era of the SDG Agenda 2030, taking emerging concepts such as learning for sustainability and sustainable education as references; and (3) proposes a holistic approach, described as education based on values. We conclude that a new integrative approach inspired by the education based on values concept, and integrating other concepts, will help to better conceptualize sustainability in education, as explained in the proposed model.

scholarly journals What in the world is happening? The numbers behind environmental health

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Active Player ◽  
Damage Costs ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract Background Climate change has made many headlines in the last few years. Because it threatens clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food supply, and safe shelter, it can have a negative impact on health and undermine any progress on development. The price of inaction is high and the Sustainable Development Goals are a global effort to avoid it. However, Public Health must become a more active player to create greener services to serve a healthier world. Objective This presentation aims to provide a historical overview on the evolution of climate change, what we actually know about it, what is its impact on health and the need for green health services. Results Human activity since the mid-20th century has largely contributed to rapid climate change, including a rise in average surface temperature (0,9 degrees Celsius), most of which occurred in the past 35 years, and subsequent rise on other extreme events, such as intense rainfalls. Estimations make it that, by 2030, climate change will increase not only the number of deaths by malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress, but also the direct damage costs to health to USD 2-4 billion per year. This not only adds vulnerability to already fragile countries, but also compromises the Sustainable Development Goals. Along that, the healthcare sector is playing a role on generating millions of tons of waste, some of which is toxic, contributing to loss of global habitat and biodiversity and the impairment of the health of the world's ecosystem. Conclusions There is enough evidence-based data to support que need for relevant policies or innovative programmes that, besides implementing and advocating for better public health and health systems in each country, can also contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, namely goals number 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13, and a healthy planet to go along with healthy people.

scholarly journals Using the Sustainable Development Goals to Evaluate Possible Transport Policies for the City of Curitiba

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12222
Author(s):  
Constança Martins Leite de Almeida ◽  
Semida Silveira ◽  
Erik Jeneulis ◽  
Francesco Fuso-Nerini
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The City

Cities across the world are becoming more engaged in tackling climate change and contributing to the achievement of international agreements. The city of Curitiba in Brazil is no exception. In December 2020, the city published PlanClima (Plano Municipal de Mitigação e Adaptação às Mudanças Climáticas), a climate plan developed with local and international organizations. PlanClima aims to guide policies and actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This study focuses on selecting and qualitatively evaluating transport policies that contribute to the city’s 2030 climate and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With PlanClima’s analysis for the transport sector in mind, nine targets for 2030 are identified and connected to different transport policies. To evaluate the possible interactions between the policies and the different dimensions of the SDGs, four types of linkages were designed: essential, uncertain, limited, and opposite. These categories were developed to evaluate the several dimensions in which a policy can have a positive or negative impact. The results show that the implementation of zero emission zones/low emission zones, green public procurement, subsidy schemes for the uptake of clean vehicle technology, and the digitalization of the transport system through smarter public transport and digital platforms that couple bike sharing, taxis, and public transport are some of the measures that can contribute to the achievement of Curitiba’s targets and ensure a positive impact on the sustainable development of the city. The study highlights how different policy instruments can contribute to achieve the city’s targets, thus providing guidance to policymakers.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals

10.1596/27533 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Mills ◽  
Carla Abouzahr ◽  
Jane Kim ◽  
Bahie M. Rassekh ◽  
Deborah Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Development Goals
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