scholarly journals Ocean Diplomacy: The Pacific Island Countries’ Campaign to the UN for an Ocean Sustainable Development Goal

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve Quirk ◽  
Quentin Hanich
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Global Ocean ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

In this article we examine how Pacific Island Countries (pics) successfully championed a stand-alone Ocean Sustainable Development Goal (sdg) goal at the United Nations (un). We analyse how the un Post-2015 development process provided pics with a unique opportunity to use their experience with collective diplomacy and regional oceans governance to propose this international goal. In this article we establish how pics’ national and regional quest to strengthen their sovereign rights over marine resources motivated their diplomatic efforts for an Ocean sdg. The campaign was a significant political achievement, positioning these Large Ocean Island States (lois) as global ocean guardians. We critically evaluate the effectiveness of the pics’ diplomatic campaign to secure an international commitment for an Ocean sdg. The pics’ advocacy for Goal 14 under Agenda 2030 has enhanced their political effectiveness in the un by improving their recognition by other States as leaders in oceans governance. We suggest their Ocean sdg campaign forms part of a distinct and continuing brand of oceans diplomacy from Oceania.

scholarly journals China contributes to the ISID in Pacific Island Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 2254-2256
Author(s):  
Hongfei Yue
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Pacific Island States ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

As we know, the Small Island Developing States face special challenges to their development. This is particularly true for the Pacific Island States, scattered as they are over a huge area of ocean.More specifically, the 22 Pacific Island countries are scattered over one third of the globe (thirty million sq. km. mostly ocean). The total population of the South Pacific excluding Australia and New Zealand is about 8 million; half of which reside in Papua New Guinea.Many stakeholders have been involving in assisting the development of Pacific Island Countries for a long time. In recent years, China has become one of the active players in the inclusive and sustainable development of Pacific Island Countries.

scholarly journals Leveraging CSR for Sustainability: Assessing Performance Implications of Sustainability Reporting in a National Business System

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5987
Author(s):  
Labrini Sideri
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Business System ◽  
National Business

In the light of Agenda 2030 awareness of sustainability is steadily growing all over the world. Devastating phenomena like pandemics (Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)), poverty (Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)) as well as climate change (Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)) threaten humanity, calling for more sustainable solutions. Although economic growth (Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)) is one of the principal goals for a sustainable future, little research has been devoted to the interface of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability and their contribution to the financial sector, in view of sustainable banking. Even fewer are the studies concerning sustainable banking in Greece. This paper attempts a comparative overview of sustainability integration into businesses, focusing on the banking industry. The current theoretical analysis initially provides an extended review of the CSR and sustainability concepts, which is followed by a comprehensive analysis of non-financial disclosures (NFDs) and their business value, providing some evidence from Greece. The following sections refer to the performance implications and sustainability integration in the banking industry. Eventually, sustainable banking seems to enhance banking performance in a national business system. This is a very important deduction for sustainability to be both the cause and effect of corporate banking. Along with the discussion, some avenues for future research are highlighted.

A Sustainable Development Goal for the Ocean and Coasts: Global ocean challenges benefit from regional initiatives supporting globally coordinated solutions

Marine Policy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 87-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Visbeck ◽  
Ulrike Kronfeld-Goharani ◽  
Barbara Neumann ◽  
Wilfried Rickels ◽  
Jörn Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Ocean ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal

scholarly journals Achieving results for Pacific Island children: UNICEF's analysis of and response to Pacific Millennium Development Goal progress

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Will Parks
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Goal Progress ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Reduce Child Mortality ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Pacific Island Countries

The Pacific Island countries are home to some 2 million people, of whom just over 900,000 are under 18 years of age (UNICEF, 2007). In this article I briefly review the progress Pacific Island countries have made towards their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with a particular focus on MDG4 (reduce child mortality) and MDG5 (improve maternal health). I then highlight some of the support being provided by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with many agencies across the region to assist countries to advance their child-related MDGs. Finally, I consider some of the challenges to sustaining MDG progress for children in Pacific Island countries, especially the current global economic crisis.

scholarly journals ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TARGETS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL NO. 14 IN THE RUSSIAN PART OF THE CASPIAN SEA REGION

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
E. A. Kostianaia ◽  
E. V. Kostyanaya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Caspian Sea ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Russian Part ◽  
Regions Of Russia

Based on the results of the project “Sustainable Development Goal #14 of Agenda 2030 – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development - in the southern coastal regions of Russia”, analysis of the achievement of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal #14 “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development“ was carried out for the Russian part of the Caspian Sea region. The article presents the results of activities and actions carried out by various organizations, as well as recommendations for the successful achievement of the SDG14 targets.

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