scholarly journals Development cooperation in water and sanitation: is it based on the human rights framework?

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 2247-2256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Brown ◽  
Léo Heller
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Coordinated Development ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
International Development Cooperation ◽  
The Way

Abstract The water and sanitation sector is verifiably receiving increased attention and funding through international development cooperation. Not least because of the way that it affects incentives and institutions in partner countries, development cooperation can have either positive or negative effects on human rights though. The consolidated frameworks for the human rights to water and sanitation is becoming linked to the international community’s coordinated development efforts, as evidenced notably in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, a review of major funders’ official policies for development cooperation in the sector suggests that many only partially endorse the frameworks for the human rights to water and sanitation. An observation of development cooperation flows to the sector allows the hypothesis to be advanced that worldwide inequalities in access to these services may be reduced through a full and clear application of the human rights framework in development cooperation activities. The article presents findings of this research and explores key stakes for development cooperation in the water and sanitation sector that are relevant for their ability to either negatively or positively contribute to the realization of human rights.

scholarly journals International Development Cooperation in the Fields of Water and Sanitation: A Comparative Study of the United States and the Spanish Approaches in Latin America and the Caribbean

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Sergio Colina Martín
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Latin America ◽  
International Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
International Development Cooperation

In the last decade, the access to drinking water and sanitation have been acknowledged as human rights by the international community; they have also been recognized as a crucial goal for achieving sustainable development for all, in the framework of the 2030 Agenda. The need for international cooperation in those fields has gained new attention, and several multilateral actors and development agencies (including USAID and AECID) have consolidated or amplified their support to the WASH sector in developing countries. A comparative analysis of the different ways in which the United States and the Spanish cooperation conceive, design and implement their development programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean can contribute to a better understanding on the strategies to effectively protect and promote those human rights and to achieve SDG 6.

scholarly journals La cooperación solidaria como metodología de aprendizaje: un caso en la universidad / The International Development Cooperation in the Universal Human Rights System: Human Rights as a Frame for Understanding the International Development Cooperation

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Estrada Guillén ◽  
Diego Monferrer Tirado ◽  
Juan Carlos Fandos
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Transmission Of Knowledge ◽  
Universal Human Rights ◽  
Promotional Campaign ◽  
The University ◽  
International Development Cooperation

ABSTRACTThe subjects of Management (Bachelor of Business Administration) and Promotion (Bachelor of Advertising and Public Relations) perform charity market promotional campaign organized by the students of nursery and primary public school in Castellón (Spain). The objetives and competences defined in the project were successfully achieved, improving teamwork, communication, critical capacity and social awareness of the university. The cooperative methodology significantly increased motivation to effectively manage the transmission of knowledge from classroon to society.RESUMENLas asignaturas dirección comercial (licenciatura de administración y dirección de empresas) y promoción comercial (licenciatura de publicidad y relaciones públicas) realizan la campaña promocional del mercadillo solidario organizado por los alumnos de infantil y primaria de un colegio público en la localidad de Castellón (España). los objetivos y competencias definidas en este proyecto fueron alcanzados de forma satisfactoria, mejorando el trabajo en grupo, la comunicación, la capacidad critica y la concienciación social de los universitarios. la metodología cooperativa incrementó notablemente la motivación al aconseguir gestionar de manera eficaz la transmisión del conocimiento de las aulas a la sociedad.

scholarly journals China’s Belt and Road Initiative 2.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 233-248
Author(s):  
Jiahan Cao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Development Goals

As China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) quickly evolves into an updated version for realizing high-quality development, its long-term success will increasingly depend on how well it can earn international legitimacy and credibility. Since sustainability is a critical source of credibility for the BRI, it is necessary to move the BRI forward by amplifying its role as a development agenda and tapping its potential to support global sustainable development and facilitate implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) through delivering more public goods to other developing countries. The BRI projects designed to strengthen infrastructure inter-connectivity can greatly fit the developmental needs of countries along the routes and expedite their achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), both explicitly and implicitly. Besides, the growing alignment between the BRI and the 2030 Agenda will generate more strengths and opportunities for China to be recognized as an indispensable player in international development cooperation, enhance the capacity of the BRI to manage environmental, social and governance risks in host countries, promote social cohesion and inclusiveness along the routes, and ultimately transcend short-term economic and political interests for China to win the hearts and minds of other stakeholders involved in the BRI.

Post-2015 Development Agenda: From Concept to Practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550015
Author(s):  
Ying CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Global Partnership ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
International Development Cooperation

The latest progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) shows that MDGs have made a profound difference in people's lives, which is the most important achievement of international development cooperation in past 15 years. Based on experience of formulation and implementation of MDGs, United Nations launched international processes of the Post-2015 Development Agenda including negotiations to define Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this paper, comparing processes defining MDGs and SDGs, some new characteristics were identified and some key issues were analyzed. It seems difficult to balance interests of developed and developing countries and there are also great challenges to implement SDGs effectively in the future especially in developing countries. It required building a new global partnership for sustainable development to promote transformation.

scholarly journals Evolution of Partnerships for Sustainable Development: The Case of P4G

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6485
Author(s):  
Gayoung Choi ◽  
Taeyoung Jin ◽  
Yoonjeong Jeong ◽  
Sue Kyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
International Development Cooperation

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 with a universal call for action to achieve a better and global sustainable future by 2030. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been recognized as an innovative mechanism for achieving UN SDGs because they help the public sector provide basic goods and services by enabling the use of the experience and funds of the private sector. This study examines the PPP network by visualizing the relationship among stakeholders through social network analysis. Considering the case of the Partnership for Green Growth and Global Goals 2030 (P4G), this study investigates the actors and the relationship between the actors by stage and year. As a result, the study visualized the network of PPPs in P4G, thereby revealing that the partnerships were evolving since the participants’ relationships became stronger each year. Moreover, the role of each actor became clearer at each stage. The findings provide practical guidance for practitioners interested in promoting international development cooperation through PPPs in the future.

scholarly journals Should China Join the GPEDC? Prospects for China and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation

2020 ◽  
pp. 393-407
Author(s):  
Xiaoyun Li ◽  
Gubo Qi
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
First Century ◽  
Global Partnership ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
Emerging Powers ◽  
International Development Cooperation

AbstractThe Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) is regarded as being the twenty-first-century epitome of a partnership within a polycentric world in the arena of international development cooperation. The chapter argues that, among the group of emerging economies, the GPEDC is considered to be just another form of the DAC’s recent transformation. That is why the emerging powers are sceptical—they are not a part of it; hence, they are reluctant to join it. However, we also explain why the GPEDC is a valuable platform for continuing the role of development cooperation for global development and implementing the 2030 Agenda. The chapter suggests how different stakeholders—including the emerging ones, particularly China—can work together to make the GPEDC a genuine partnership.

China’s Implementation of Goal 9 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: International Capacity Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative

2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1940004
Author(s):  
Yanhong LIU
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Industrial Cooperation ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

The experience in reform and opening up shows that China’s achievements in industrialization are largely attributed to its industrial openness towards the outside world and the international cooperation. As it enters the second decade of the 21st century, China’s industry has stepped into a new era of leading international development cooperation and promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in global industry, namely a period of developing international capacity cooperation supported by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As vigorously driven by the BRI, the international capacity cooperation has not only pushed forward the creation of new industrial cooperation models among developing countries, but also opened new paths and contributed Chinese approaches to regional and global industrial cooperations under the new situation, in particular for the implementation of the inclusive and sustainable industrial development goal set in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This mainly manifests as: dovetailing the top-level design with planning to build new mechanism-based capacity cooperation models, achieving cross-border infrastructure connectivity to promote trade, investment and industrial cooperation, constructing cooperation zones as an important platform for small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in capacity cooperation, breaking the financial bottleneck of regional development through diversified and open financial cooperation, and leading the leapfrog development of countries along the Belt and Road through technological cooperation and collaborative innovation.

scholarly journals South-South Development Cooperation as a Modality: Brazil’s Cooperation with Mozambique

2020 ◽  
pp. 543-566
Author(s):  
Jurek Seifert
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
International Development Cooperation

AbstractThis chapter investigates the widespread claim that South-South development cooperation (SSDC) differs from North-South cooperation, as it is said to be based on horizontality, to be demand-driven, to create mutual benefits, and to provide “Southern” solutions to development challenges through knowledge exchange. Based on an analysis of Brazil’s cooperation with Mozambique, the chapter shows that cooperation practices do not always follow the narrative around SSDC as a modality contesting established cooperation. The chapter further assesses what this means for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and for the growing relevance ascribed to SSDC providers in international development cooperation.

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