scholarly journals Slum Upgrading: Can the 1.5 °C Carbon Reduction Work with SDGs in these Settlements?

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafu Assefa Teferi ◽  
Peter Newman
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Slum Upgrading ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Zero Carbon ◽  
Development Goals

The need to improve slum housing is a major urban planning agenda, especially in Africa and Asia. This article addresses whether it seems feasible to do this whilst helping achieve the 1.5 °C agenda, which requires zero carbon power along with enabling the Sustainable Development Goals. Survey data from Jakarta and Addis Ababa on the metabolism and liveability of slums are used to illustrate these issues. The article shows that this is possible due to advances in community-based distributed infrastructure that enable community structures to be retained whilst improving physical conditions. The urban planning implications are investigated to enable these ‘leapfrog’ technologies and a more inclusive approach to slums that enables in situ redevelopment instead of slum clearance, and which could be assisted through climate financing.

scholarly journals A STUDY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION IN INDIA UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2030

2019 ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Dr. Basanta Kalita
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Paris Declaration ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Development Goals

The SDGs agenda is the outcome of a series of international conferences on the issue of environmental sustainability. A principle of common and differentiated responsibility was endorsed by the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992) and the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20 (2012). The political commitments from the world leaders were confirmed during the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development held in Addis Ababa in July 2015 for a common policy on sustainable development. The goals are broad based and interdependent. Finally the Paris Declaration on Climate Change (2016) paved the way for the adoption of a comprehensive list of goals to be achieved by 2030. Each of the 17 sustainable development goals has a list of targets which are measured with indicators and are interdependent. The present study will be confined to the 6th goal which is ensuring “Clean water and Sanitation” in the Indian context. KEYWORDS: SDGs agenda, Climate Change, employment, sanitation services

scholarly journals Soil Erosion as an Environmental Concern ... for Everyone?

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
And Diffusion

Nowadays, the scientific community is aware of the negative environmental impacts of soil erosion on ecosystem services. Soil erosion is one of the most important causes of land degradation because of its immediate influence of the most fertile topsoil parts. It is well-known that questions related to who, what, why, where and when soil erosion causes negative impacts must be considered by stakeholders and policymakers. However, why do the Sustainable Development Goals tell anything about soil erosion? In this keynote, we will try to show the importance to develop tools which can be used to assess soil erosion to obtain convincing results for stakeholders and policymakers. According to this fact, we present some studies related to in situ soil erosion measures and assessments of human perception and economical approaches. We fully agree that these kinds of studies will greatly benefit the visibility, trust and diffusion of our results. What do you think about this question? Let me know your opinion.

scholarly journals Ecological and Health Risk of Soils, Sediments, and Water Contamination

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2867
Author(s):  
Zeng-Yei Hseu
Keyword(s):  
Water Contamination ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Soil Nutrient ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
In Situ Stabilization ◽  
Green Remediation ◽  
Soil Cadmium ◽  
Development Goals

Soils, sediments, and water require careful stewardship for the planet’s security to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) set from the United Nations. However, the contamination of these natural resources can damage ecological and human health, and thus we need a comprehensive approach to provide a remediation reference for the SDGs. The aim of this Special Issue (SI) was to gather the papers emphasizing different aspects and findings of the contamination processes, remediation techniques, and risk assessment of soils, sediments, and water. The Guest-Editor of this SI collected seven papers dealing with biochar application for the reduction in soil nutrient leaching by Kuo et al. and for the immobilization of soil cadmium by Chen et al. Their works contributed to not only sustain soil functions but also to prevent sediments and water from contamination. Moreover, in situ stabilization by environmentally compatible approach is a green remediation of sediments such as thin-layer capping for freshwater and estuary sediments by Ou et al. and Ch’ng et al., respectively. Bioassays including microbiological response and enzyme activities were used to test water quality by Martín et al. and Aljahdali et al., in addition to the finding of antibiotic-degrading bacterial strains reported by Yang et al. in sewage sludge. These papers may aid to update and incorporate new views and discussion for the SDGs.

scholarly journals An Inclusive Approach to Partnerships for the SDGs: Using a Relationship Lens to Explore the Potential for Transformational Collaboration

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leda Stott ◽  
David F. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Narrow View ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Impossible Task ◽  
Conceptual Paper

Partnerships are positioned as critical for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations transformational agenda for 2030. The widespread use of terms such as ‘collaboration’, ‘partnership’ and ‘cooperation’ has, however, led to debates about the expectations of such relationships and calls have been made for more rigorous clarification and classification of these related concepts. Drawing upon a comprehensive literature review, we argue in this conceptual paper that the broad spectrum of personal and organizational interactions within, between and across different sectors, domains, disciplines and contexts makes the quest to delineate and categorize these diverse forms of collaboration a seemingly impossible task. We further suggest that such efforts advance a narrow view of partnership as little more than a means to an end, thus limiting understanding of the integrative and intrinsic value of working in this way. We believe that a more inclusive understanding of partnerships may be achieved by exploring them through a relationship lens that acknowledges the importance of inter-personal connections in partnerships more deeply. In doing so, the capacity of partnerships to generate the systemic change that is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development may be enhanced and ultimately realized.

Addis agenda lays down funding task for multilaterals

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Multilateral Development Banks ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Illicit Financial Flows

Subject Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Significance After a year of intensive negotiations, on July 16 the third UN conference for Financing for Development (FFD) culminated in 193 countries signing the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The document sets out broad principles on how to mobilise finance in sufficient quantities to achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be agreed in September in New York. The negotiations generated consensus around new norms on tax cooperation and illicit financial flows (IFFs), but also set ambitious expectations for multilateral development banks (MDBs). Impacts Addis begins a key year for development finance, culminating in December's Conference of the Parties (COP21) on climate change in Paris. The goal of COP21 is to draft the first universal climate agreement, which should take effect by 2020 at the latest. However, COP21 must also aim to map out a credible path towards mobilising 100 billion dollars per year in climate finance.

scholarly journals The Commitment of Spanish Local Governments to Sustainable Development Goal 11 from a Multivariate Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1222
Author(s):  
Pedro-José Martínez-Córdoba ◽  
Víctor Amor-Esteban ◽  
Bernardino Benito ◽  
Isabel-María García-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Graphic Representations ◽  
Slum Upgrading ◽  
Development Goals

The commitment of governments to sustainable development was materialised in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and later in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the latter being a more ambitious project that positions local governments as the main agents for its implementation. With the aim of improving the sustainability of cities, this research analyses the commitment of Spanish local governments to the SDG-11, indicating possible improvements with the aim of complying with Agenda 2030. We use the X-STATIS study technique with graphic representations. The results indicate a positive trend towards achieving SDG-11, in which progressive governments are concerned with issues of inclusive and sustainable urbanisation as a result of increased citizen participation, and conservative governments focus on slum upgrading and safety in inclusive and accessible public spaces. In addition, the ideological coincidence between different administrative levels is an impetus to the fulfilment of SDG-11.

scholarly journals Financial role in supporting the sustainable development goals in ASEAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osangthammanont Anantachoke
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Lower Priority ◽  
Development Goals

Financial sector plays a crucial role in helping a country attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as Financial Means of Implementation (MoI) in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA). This report seeks to study sources and uses of fund for the SDGs and evaluate whether the role of the financial sector in ASEAN complies with the AAAA. The study shows that available sources of funds and the level of national incomes or the level of a country’s economic development are closely related. Overall, ASEAN gives the highest priority to economic development, creation of innovation and infrastructure investment (SDG 8 and SDG 9), while environmental development and earth conservation appear to receive lower priority (SDG12- SDG15). Furthermore, low-income countries, such as CLMV countries, cannot afford to finance their SDGs initiatives and hence make slow progress in the SDGs. The per-capita SDGs fund, a proxy for quality of investment in sustainable development, is also differed by the level of country’s incomes. The report also proposes a set of policy recommendations for the development of the financial sector’s role in the SDGs as well as possible innovative financing for development.

scholarly journals WGV: An Australian Urban Precinct Case Study to Demonstrate the 1.5 °C Agenda Including Multiple SDGs

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Wiktorowicz ◽  
Tanya Babaeff ◽  
Jessica Breadsell ◽  
Josh Byrne ◽  
James Eggleston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Zero Carbon ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The One

The WGV project is an infill residential development in a middle suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its urban planning innovation is in its attempt to demonstrate net zero carbon as well as other sustainability goals set by urban planning processes such as community engagement and the One Planet Living accreditation process. It is a contribution to the IPCC 1.5 °C agenda which seeks to achieve deep decarbonization while also delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Solar photovoltaics and battery storage are incorporated into the development and create net zero carbon power through an innovative ‘citizen utility’ with peer-to-peer trading. The multiple sustainable development features such as water sensitive design, energy efficiency, social housing, heritage retention, landscape and community involvement, are aiming to provide inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable living and have been assessed under the SDG framework.

scholarly journals Detection of REEs with lightweight UAV-based hyperspectral imaging

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
René Booysen ◽  
Robert Jackisch ◽  
Sandra Lorenz ◽  
Robert Zimmermann ◽  
Moritz Kirsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Field Work ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
First Time ◽  
Public Opposition

Abstract Rare earth elements (REEs) supply is important to ensure the energy transition, e-mobility and ultimately to achieve the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Conventional exploration techniques usually rely on substantial geological field work including dense in-situ sampling with long delays until provision of analytical results. However, this approach is limited by land accessibility, financial status, climate and public opposition. Efficient and innovative methods are required to mitigate these limitations. The use of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provides a unique opportunity to conduct rapid and non-invasive exploration even in socially sensitive areas and in relatively inaccessible locations. We employ drones with hyperspectral sensors to detect REEs at the earth’s surface and thus contribute to a rapidly evolving field at the cutting edge of exploration technologies. We showcase for the first time the direct mapping of REEs with lightweight hyperspectral UAV platforms. Our solution has the advantage of quick turn-around times (< 1 d), low detection limits (< 200 ppm for Nd) and is ideally suited to support exploration campaigns. This procedure was successfully tested and validated in two areas: Marinkas Quellen, Namibia, and Siilinjärvi, Finland. This strategy should invigorate the use of drones in exploration and for the monitoring of mining activities.

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