scholarly journals The Accuracy of Satellite Derived Bathymetry in Coastal and Shallow Water Zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Kelvin Kang Wee Tang ◽  
Mohd Razali Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Minimum Standard ◽  
Seafloor Topography ◽  
Minimum Requirement ◽  
Seabed Topography ◽  
Multispectral Satellite Imagery ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Water Depths

Precise and accurate bathymetric measurements are conventionally acquired by means of ship-based acoustic equipment. Nevertheless, recent multispectral satellite imagery has been utilised as a substitute source to map the seabed topography which indicates new revolution in hydrographic surveying. This study assesses the satellite bathymetric depth’s accuracy based on the vertical uncertainty as stated in the Standards for Hydrographic Surveys issued by the International Hydrographic Organization. Two empirical algorithms, namely, Dierssen’s and Stumpf’s approaches have been adopted to model the seafloor topography over the coastal and shallow water at Tanjung Kupang, Malaysia. The outcomes demonstrate a decent correlation between the derived water depths and the sounding values acquired from a ship-based acoustic survey. For instance, a total of 1,215 out of the 1,367 generated water depths by Stumpf’s model have hit the minimum standard of survey in S-44. Similarly, out of the 1,367 samples from Diessen’s model, 1,211 samples have met the minimum requirement listed in the survey standard. The results demonstrate both imageries derived bathymetry models convey promising results which can be ultilised for bathymetric mapping application. Therefore, this imagery derived bathymetry can be considered as an alternative bathymetric surveying technique to supply cost-effective solution and survey data to support the Blue Economy and Sustainable Development Goals 14.

scholarly journals Alcohol care teams: where are we now?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kieran John Moriarty
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Treatment Pathways ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

Alcohol consumption affects the risks of approximately 230 three-digit disease and injury codes in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-10th Revision. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprise 17 challenging goals with 169 targets, which the 193 Member States aim to achieve by 2030. Action to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, especially addressing global health inequalities, will contribute to achieving many of the health-related goals and targets. Alcohol care teams, mainly developed in acute UK hospitals, reduce acute hospital admissions, readmissions and mortality, improve the quality and efficiency of alcohol care, and have 11 key evidence-based, cost-effective and aspirational components. A clinician-led, multidisciplinary team, with integrated alcohol treatment pathways across primary, secondary and community care, coordinated alcohol policies for emergency departments and acute medical units, a 7-day alcohol specialist nurse service, addiction and liaison psychiatry services, an alcohol assertive outreach team, and consultant hepatologists and gastroenterologists with liver disease expertise facilitate collaborative, multidisciplinary, person-centred care. Quality metrics, national indicators, audit, workforce planning, training and accreditation support research and education of the public and healthcare professionals. Hospitals should collaborate with local authorities, public health, clinical commissioning groups, patients and key stakeholders to develop and disseminate cost-effective prevention and treatment strategies. Globally, alcohol care teams can support the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and should be advocated and implemented through the WHO global alcohol strategy. This requires collaborative care planning by key stakeholders, a skilled workforce, targeted financial resources and dedicated political commitment.

scholarly journals Selective Universalism: The Paradoxical Strategy to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanchan Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Selective Approach ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Disease Study ◽  
Universal Health

Universal health coverage (UHC), goal three of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has been on the agenda for some time now. However, India has not been able to achieve the less ambitious targets of Health for All (HFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this context, this article identifies inefficiency as one key factor affecting progress towards UHC. One of the key contributors to inefficiency is lack of evidence-informed decisions in India. Using evidence from economic evaluation and global burden of disease study, seven cost-effective targets have been identified for prioritization in the Indian context. It is proposed that a selective approach targeting these seven targets would be a more efficient way of addressing the challenge of UHC in India.

Model-based estimation of small area food insecurity measures in Ethiopia using the Fay-Herriot EBLUP estimator

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 177-187
Author(s):  
Yegnanew A. Shiferaw
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Sample Surveys ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Monitoring Survey

In many countries, including Ethiopia, sample surveys are designed to produce estimates of variables of interest at the national and regional levels due to cost and operational considerations. For example, household food insecurity estimates are needed down at least at the zone level in Ethiopia to offer targeted solutions. However, the sample sizes of sample surveys are often not large enough to produce reliable estimates at the small area (zone) level. This paper remedies some of these shortcomings by estimating household food insecurity in each zone of Ethiopia by linking data from the 2015/16 welfare and monitoring survey and the 2007 population census using a small area estimation (SAE) approach. The results show the zonal level household food insecurity estimates generated by SAE were more efficient and precise compared to the survey-based estimates. Besides, accurate and cost-effective food insecurity statistics at the zonal level were produced without more resources through combining the available data sources. Finally, zonal level household food insecurity estimates could be the recommended tools for monitoring the progress of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Ethiopia. Because, in the final 2030 Agenda, SDG 2 concentrates entirely on food security, recognizing much of its complex and multi-faceted nature.

Single-Pile Offshore Structures as a Cost-Effective Alternative to Small Fixed Platforms in Shallow Water

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabir Kumar Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Single Pile ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Environmental Loads ◽  
Working Stress ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative ◽  
Water Depths

Abstract The present paper proposes an alternative to small offshore platforms with tripods and four-legged jackets by a single-pile structure for shallow water depths. The pile will be driven into seabed without a jacket and stability of the structure against environmental loads will be ensured by a few tie members connected to seabed with the help of specially-designed small concrete foundations. Tie members will be bolted to both the pile and the foundation. Four different cases of single-pile structures in three different water depths (20.0m, 31.5m and 15.0m) are presented. Omnidirectional waves of 10.0m height along with wind and current are considered in the study. Analytical method is suggested to simulate interaction of concrete foundations with soil that can be easily implemented in structural analysis. Structural design is performed as per API RP 2A working stress design method. The results indicate that the proposed single-pile structures have considerable reserve strength against failure due to extreme environmental loads and impact from medium sized boats.

scholarly journals Radio as a Tool for National Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ibikunle Olayiwola Ajisafe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
One Health ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
National Development ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Community Radio ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government

The significant role radio plays in the development of any nation can never be overemphasized, most especially community radio. The general opinion about community radio is favorable; it has been identified as a powerful medium capable of promoting rapid change among various communities across the globe. Community radio is a cost-effective, non-formal learning medium, which can be used to reach many hitherto unreached and uneducated across vast geographic distances, communities in the most remote and isolated regions. CR has also been identified as vital in the delivery of vital developmental information to all members of the community irrespective of age, gender, or beliefs. Uninformed individuals are subjected to the tyranny of those who are informed because, without a voice, they cannot participate in the management of their land, their region, and their country, until they can understand precisely what the issues are and how they could contribute their quota to the attainment of the set goals in their environment. The transition of the "voiceless" to alert and active communities, most especially as one-health informed persons begins with community enlightenment of the benefits of both sustainable development goals and the one health policy. Community radio is identified in this work as vital to disseminating information on health and SDGs education, most especially in African communities where oral customs and indigenous languages are still distinct signatures. The work will examine the importance of community radio which its credo is information and education and the valuable contribution it can give to the attainment of sustainable development goals and its vital place in the promotion of animal-human health in African hard-to-reach communities. It will also serve as a proposal to the government on the need to implement community radio considering its impacts on the health and wellbeing of rural people in other African countries where it is in use.

scholarly journals A Framework to Evaluate the SDG Contribution of Fluvial Nature-Based Solutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11320
Author(s):  
Tatiana Andrikopoulou ◽  
Ralph M. J. Schielen ◽  
Chris J. Spray ◽  
Cor A. Schipper ◽  
Astrid Blom
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Water Project ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Nature-based solutions (NBSs) are measures reflecting the ‘cooperation with nature’ approach: mitigating fluvial flood risk while being cost-effective, resource-efficient, and providing numerous environmental, social, and economic benefits. Since 2015, the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda has provided UN member states with goals, targets, and indicators to facilitate an integrated approach focusing on economic, environmental, and social improvements simultaneously. The aim of this study is to evaluate the contribution of fluvial NBSs to the UN 2030 Agenda, using all its components: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets, and indicators. We propose a four-step framework with inputs from the UN 2030 Agenda, scientific literature, and case studies. The framework provides a set of fluvial flooding indicators that are linked to SDG indicators of the UN 2030 Agenda. Finally, the fluvial flooding indicators are tested by applying them to a case study, the Eddleston Water Project, aiming to examine its contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda. This reveals that the Eddleston Water Project contributes to 9 SDGs and 33 SDG targets from environmental, economic, societal, policy, and technical perspectives. Our framework aims to enhance the systematic considerations of the SDG indicators, adjust their notion to the system of interest, and thereby enhance the link between the sustainability performance of NBSs and the UN 2030 Agenda.

scholarly journals Jute Plant- A Bio-Degradable Material in Making Sanitary Pad for Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (06) ◽  
pp. 162-170
Author(s):  
Comfort Afi Agbaku ◽  
Alimatu Sadia Yahaya ◽  
Feng Junhua ◽  
Shi Chengqi ◽  
Wangkung Linda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Biodegradable Materials ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Shed Light

This Purpose: Achieving Environmental Sustainability by increasing access to affordable, bio-degradable, and healthy sanitary napkins, the paper aims to shed light on the use of the Jute Plant in place of the chlorine-bleached wood pulp or cotton and packaging. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research is developed based on results drawn from a survey on women (both workers and student) and secondary data collected from researches, papers written on female hygiene, Sustainable development goals, and Research Institute on Jute Plant. Findings: The jute plant can be used to replace the non-biodegradable materials used in making sanitary napkins and that many women are ready to change their napkins for many cost-effective and biodegradable ones. Value: Creating a platform for women to have access to affordable sanitary napkins and conserve the environment. Contributing to sustainable development by positioning the environment in its original state after use.

scholarly journals Open Scholarship as a mechanism for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Tennant ◽  
Wojciech Francuzik ◽  
Daniel J. Dunleavy ◽  
Benedikt Fecher ◽  
Monica Gonzalez-Marquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Open Collaboration ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

Traditional methods of scholarly publishing and communication are ineffective in meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has demonstrated that, in times of need, the global research community can activate and pool its knowledge and resources to collaborate on solving problems. The use of innovative Web-based technologies, including open source software, data-sharing archives, open collaboration methods, and the liberation of thousands of relevant research articles from proprietary sources show us that the fundamental components of a fully open system are readily available, technologically efficient and cost-effective. If we are to achieve the SDGs by 2030, systematic reform and explicit adoption of open scholarship strategies at scale is necessary. We propose that the United Nations and parallel entities take a position of leadership by creating or funding an organisation or federated alliance of organisations to implement these reforms.

Restructuring Educational Systems and Promoting Social Justice for Young People Involved in Drug Trafficking in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽  
Linda Liebenberg ◽  
Dorothy Bottrell ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Young People ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .

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