scholarly journals A Comment on the Ethics Statements of Global Non-Governmental Organizations and their Relation to Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avshalom M. Adam ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Regulatory Issue ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Development Goals

Human endeavors can be understood at the levels of evaluating what is good (values identification) and judging what is right (norms identification). These ethical considerations ideally find expression by becoming embedded in daily activity, with the ideal often buttressed by formal laws and regulations. Commitments to a strategy of sustainable management remain principally an ethical (rather than a regulatory) issue and are addressed primarily by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rather than states. The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a blueprint for a more sustainable future. Faced with the consequences of climate change, natural disasters, environmental degradation, armed conflicts, and mass migration, NGOs’ commitments to the SDGs may be expressed in their engagement with meeting the immediate basic needs of present generations (e.g., for clean air, clean water, food, clothing, and shelter) and by humanitarian or developmental actions (which are part and parcel of sustainability development strategy and its implementation). In the present paper, I will offer a preliminary exploration of the question, to what extent do NGOs’ ethical commitments encompass strategy-led sustainable development capable of contributing to improving the likelihood of survival of a vulnerable population?

scholarly journals Axiology of the Phenomenon “Sustainable Government Administration” and Interaction of Ukraine with International Organizations in the Field of Environmental Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 940 (1) ◽  
pp. 012067
Author(s):  
A Lelechenko ◽  
O Lebedinska ◽  
S Somin ◽  
T Derun ◽  
M Ivanisiva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Government Administration ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract The purpose of the article is to present empirical research on the study of the axiology of the phenomenon of “sustainable government administration”, the identification of its role and place in the system of value priorities for the development of modern human civilization, as well as the justification of new approaches to international cooperation towards the achievement of global Sustainable Development Goals. A new scientific term has been formulated and a separate scientific and practical direction in the field of science “State administration” - “sustainable government administration”, its subject, object, exclusive features, and methods of implementation have been determined. The author’s model of a criterion comparative analysis of state governance of sustainable development, public administration sustainable development and sustainable government administration features is proposed. Particular attention is paid to the issue of enhancing Ukraine’s participation in the activities of international governmental and non-governmental organizations in the field of environmental safety. The article is a logical continuation of previous scientific studies of the author’s team. The analysis allows to assume that in the case of the introduction of state regulation of sustainable development at the global, national and regional levels, has every reason to achieve a significant part of the Sustainable Development Goals without waiting for 2030.

scholarly journals Inclusive Education as a Tool For Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals on the Basis of Humanization of Society

2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-122
Author(s):  
Oksana Zhukova ◽  
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Larysa Platash ◽  
Liudmyla Tymchuk ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

The technogenic civilization, despite significant scientific and technical achievements, unfortunately, continues to face problems that entail irreparable consequences. Human activity based on the principle of immeasurable consumption produces an increase in inequality, poverty, hunger, diseases, armed conflicts, and global environmental changes. Weapons of mass destruction pose a global socio-environmental threat. All these trends indicate the need to move to a new level of progress based on sustainability, which in turn requires the formation of a new personality focused on the system of environmental values, and not on the values of the consumer society. Only a society consisting of people with a new worldview will be able to develop sustainably. In this regard, the author’s vision of inclusive education is formed in the study, which is understood as a system with a high integration ability, the role of which is reduced to creating a sustainable society with rational moral foundations. A doctrinal model of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals is proposed, the core of which is the humanization of society, contributing to moral, economic, social, cultural changes and influencing the life of society, while becoming the driving force of the economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development. The author’s approach allows us to expand the scientific vision of the essence and content of inclusive education, to determine the role of humanization in ensuring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The conceptual provisions of the article can be used as the basic foundations of a sustainable development strategy.

scholarly journals Managing sustainability of national security: Implications for Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 307 ◽  
pp. 09001
Author(s):  
Ihor Todorov ◽  
Nataliia Todorova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
National Security ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Clear Idea

The article studies the interrelated categories of national security and sustainable development, which are currently the object of special attention of government institutions, civil society, political parties, territorial communities, etc. The purpose of the study is to specify the topical issues associated with sustainable development of the national security, building on the international experience in this area, and to determine the locally adaptable ways of ensuring sustainability of the national security of Ukraine. The process of sustainable development of national security is to be more effective when there is a clear idea of its structural and functional elements, direct and indirect ties among them. The synergy of national security with the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals is able to ensure comprehensive modernization in accordance with today’s requirements and strengthen the level of welfare and security of citizens. The integrated level of national security of Ukraine correlates with the goals of sustainable development. The country’s stability and its resistance to national security threats is a necessary condition for implementing a purposeful sustainable development strategy for 2030. Successful implementation of sustainability tasks for Ukraine is possible provided there exist unity and capacity of state power and society.

Building Community Resilience Through Environmental Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Mphemelang Joseph Ketlhoilwe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

The call for collaborative efforts to respond to climate change is heeded through bilateral and multilateral agreements. The UN Sustainable Development Goals bears testimony to the call. Environmental education is one of the vehicles to raise awareness, understanding, and assessment of sustainable development goals at a community level to build resilience for sustainability. Environmental education enhances the accomplishment of the key competencies for sustainability. Climate change is a complex environmental problem that is not only naturally induced, but made more stressful by anthropocentric capabilities in the quest for a better lifestyle. Although climate change causes and impacts are known, its mitigation strategies are compounded by human wants at the expense of their own sustainable survival. This chapter explores ways of building sustainable development in communities. Environmental education is a core development strategy in local communities against the adverse impact of climate change, especially in vulnerable areas.

scholarly journals Outlook for clean air in the context of sustainable development goals

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Rafaj ◽  
Gregor Kiesewetter ◽  
Timur Gül ◽  
Wolfgang Schöpp ◽  
Janusz Cofala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Ecological Efficiency” as a Value Criterion of the Sustainable Development Strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Karina Gunzenova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Ecological Efficiency ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
A Value ◽  
Sociocultural Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Legal Frameworks

The current legal frameworks of the Russian Federation, which intermediate socio-natural relations, may contradict the course set towards sustainable development due to their dependence on the formerly dominant technocratic view of the world leading to various systemic destructions. Not always do the quantitative indicators contribute to finding the best way of environmental-economic development. In this connection, the issue of a high-quality assessment of the effectiveness of strategies, plans, and other regulatory and legal documents in achieving sustainable development goals is analyzed. This paper considers the “ecological efficiency” assessment of the legislation as a value criterion measuring the relevance of the planning and strategic documents to the essence of sustainable development. The paper aims to expose the essence of the “ecological efficiency” concept and its role in the harmonization mechanism for socio-natural relationships. The dialectical method, which determines interconnections between the values existing earlier and the character of socio-natural development on the one hand, and the emerging environmental ethics-based comprehensive worldview and sustainable development on the other, was used as the primary research instrument. Research results showed the existing potential for the use of “ecological efficiency” as a value criterion to assess the relevance of state plans and strategies to the declared sustainable development goals. “Ecological efficiency” helps to resolve the current contradictions in social development management thus contributing to the formation of the sustainable development legislation relevant to the level of public consciousness and behavior. Keywords: ecological efficiency, strategic development, sustainable development legislation, sociocultural development factor.

Building Community Resilience Through Environmental Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Mphemelang Joseph Ketlhoilwe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

The call for collaborative efforts to respond to climate change is heeded through bilateral and multilateral agreements. The UN Sustainable Development Goals bears testimony to the call. Environmental education is one of the vehicles to raise awareness, understanding, and assessment of sustainable development goals at a community level to build resilience for sustainability. Environmental education enhances the accomplishment of the key competencies for sustainability. Climate change is a complex environmental problem that is not only naturally induced, but made more stressful by anthropocentric capabilities in the quest for a better lifestyle. Although climate change causes and impacts are known, its mitigation strategies are compounded by human wants at the expense of their own sustainable survival. This chapter explores ways of building sustainable development in communities. Environmental education is a core development strategy in local communities against the adverse impact of climate change, especially in vulnerable areas.

scholarly journals IGU-YECG Special Issue: Geospatiality And Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
Gaurav Sikka ◽  
Komali Yenneti ◽  
Ram Babu Singh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

The rapid human development and the conflicts between society, economy and environment has greatly hindered the implementation of sustainable development strategy. The ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provides a universal framework for addressing the issues identified in previous development agendas and achieving policy goals in social, economic and environmental spheres. However, the governments and decision-makers across the world have been facing challenges related to monitoring and assessing the progress of SDGs. The use of geospatial science and spatial data architectures can address these challenges and support holistic monitoring and evaluation of SDGs. This editorial paper discusses the role of geospatial science in implementation of SDGs by drawing on the scholarly works published in the special issue titled ‘Geospatiality and Sustainable Development Goals’. The issue provided a platform for research publications by young and early career geographers from across the world. Several papers in the issue were drawn from different IGU conference sessions organised by the IGU-Task Force for Young and Early Career Geographers (IGU-YECG) since from its establishment (Beijing, 2016) to the upcoming 34th IGC at Istanbul (2021). By bringing the debates on SDGs to the forefront explicitly, this editorial paper reinstates interest in the topic.

scholarly journals Role of education in implementing the sustainable development strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 07008
Author(s):  
Raisa Krayneva ◽  
Aleksandr Rudenko ◽  
Roman Motylev
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
Nations Development

Our paper aims at assessing the role of education in implementing the strategy for sustainable development. We show how education might be used to promote the provisions set out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We argue that sustainable education might help to give the young people necessary knowledge and skills that are required to understand what the SDGs represent and to take part in implementing the necessary changes and mitigating the climate change and the global warming as well-informed and concerned citizens. Understanding and embracing the concept of sustainability represents one of the main issues of the society and education plays a key role in that process. Thence, we think that the role of education is sustainable development strategy is crucial which requires additional support for education from the governments and private actors.

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