Improving Rural Sanitation in Challenging Contexts

Factors Affecting ◽

Left Behind ◽

Last Mile ◽

Key Informant ◽

Basic Sanitation ◽

Of the two billion people worldwide lacking access to at least basic sanitation, seven out of ten live in rural areas. Progress has been made on increasing rural sanitation and access levels are rising, but barriers remain in reaching the ‘last mile’ or some 10 to 20 per cent of the population who live in the most challenging contexts. The factors affecting the ability of households to construct and use toilets, as well as the challenges sanitation programmes face in reaching specific groups, are highly diverse. Applying one-size fits all approaches has been proven not to work; therefore, we need more nuanced, adapted, and targeted approaches to capture the universality element of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensure that no one is left behind. However, we recognise that challenges can be persistent and there are limited documented examples of how to overcome these challenges at scale. The Sanitation Learning Hub, UNICEF, and WaterAid commissioned this study to map rural sanitation approaches in challenging contexts and the guidance currently being used, drawing out emerging experiences and lessons. It involved key informant interviews (KIIs) with 44 interviewees, and consulting over 180 documented resources. This Learning Brief provides an overview of the study findings.

Green Tourism in the Context of Sustainable Development and the Challenges Posed by the Global Economic Crisis

THE PROBLEMS OF ECONOMY ◽

10.32983/2222-0712-2020-3-11-17 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (45) ◽

pp. 11-17

Author(s):

T. O. Zinchuk ◽

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T. V. Usiuk ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Global Economy ◽

Tourism Development ◽

The Face ◽

Green Tourism ◽

The articles aims to substantiate the socio-economic, environmental, historical and cultural role played by green tourism and its contribution to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals based on current innovative trends and capabilities of tourism in the face of challenges posed by the ongoing crisis in global economy caused by the latest pandemic. The objectives of the research were to detail the theoretical, methodological and applied approaches to the development of green tourism, which is a market sector providing travel services. The definition of green tourism has been made more profound through connecting it with the Sustainable Development Goals, which is rather logical. The motivating factors for the development of green tourism have been analyzed taking into account the model of multifunctionality in agriculture and its importance in rural development policy. The nature of changes in the green tourism sector has been identified with respect to the peculiarities of the current global situation, when a pandemic is restraining the world tourism intensity, on the one hand, and is stimulating local tourism, on the other. It is worth adding that local tourism is mostly green and focused on the conservation of the environmental and natural resources, as well as sustainment of mostly rural areas. The research carried out shows that green tourism can become a driving force for economic growth in rural areas, a motivator for employment, a factor in preserving rural culture and traditions in a particular area. At the same time, the results of the research prove the existence of a link between green tourism and national economic, environmental, socio-cultural, intellectual, energy security due to the most typical development priorities of such tourism. On analyzing the experience of the countries that suffered the pandemic most, we have found some prospects for green tourism development. It is a new system of partnership between the state, business and civil society which can become an additional incentive to preserve the potential of green tourism. Thus, strategic guidelines for green tourism development based on institutional priorities, with the current economic crisis challenges in mind, have been designed.

Attaining the sustainable development goals in Africa: The new CSR for multinational corporations

Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (The) ◽

10.4314/jsdlp.v11i1.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 86-105

Author(s):

Nojeem Amodu

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Multinational Corporations ◽

Social Services ◽

Regional Integration ◽

Left Behind ◽

State Actor ◽

Development Goals ◽

Corporate Social

The fact that Africa is one of the worst performing regions in global audits about long-term development trends is longer news. The continent has repeatedly missed targets set by the United Nations and there are concerns it might just be left behind in the attainment of the latest 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development set by world leaders in 2015. With a view to complementing states’ responsibilities towards the provision of public goods and social services useful to actualize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, this article interrogates the nature of multinational corporations (MNCs) and juxtaposing the non-state actor responsibilities within wider societal contexts with state duties in advancing the SDGs. The article not only sets the tone for a “new corporate social responsibility” in terms of improved pursuit of sustainability within business communities in corporate Africa, it also recommends workable measures, integrating progressive roles for both the state and MNCs towards the realization of the SDGs on the continent. Keywords: Corporate Responsibility; MNCs; SDGs in Africa; New CSR Roles; Regional Integration.

University collaboration for co-designing sustainable urban areas

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202130103002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 301 ◽

pp. 03002

Author(s):

Peter Čajka ◽

Veronica Grebennikova ◽

Hoang Manh Trung Vu ◽

Van Tran Ngo

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Labour Force ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Development Goals ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

Our article tackles the timely and important issue of the university collaboration aimed at shaping up the sustainable urban areas and contributing to their development through the teaching and research. Universities provided qualified labour force, yield novel research solutions and act as hubs for entrepreneurial activity in urban areas. In this article, we show that even though most of the universities are concentrated in large urban centres and capital regions, many of them are located in small rural areas and have a profound effect on them. We also demonstrate the impact of universities on the sustainable development which is done through the sustainable education as well as the R&D approaches. These effects are very relevant for the co-designing of sustainable rural areas that can follow the principles of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the green policies imposed by the majority of the local and central governments around the world.

Modeling the regional agro-elite’s social position in rural areas’ sustainable development system

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202125805029 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 258 ◽

pp. 05029

Author(s):

Tamara Bulygina ◽

Evgeniy Tufanov ◽

Sergei Yanush ◽

Inna Kravchenko ◽

Valentine Ivashova

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Social Position ◽

The Social ◽

Development Goals ◽

Agricultural Organizations ◽

Main Components

The article concretizes the social position of the regional agrarian elite in the system of sustainable development of rural areas on the basis of factor analysis carried out by the method of principal components. A survey of 73 leaders and chief specialists of successful agricultural organizations in the South of Russia, traditionally represented by rural areas, was carried out in October-November, 2020 using Google Forms. The data was processed in SPSS Statistics (version 21) and used the Sustainable Development Goals proclaimed by the UN in 2015 as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals were assessed on a five-point scale of significance in terms of relevance for agricultural organizations in rural areas of southern Russia. The assessments show the social position of the regional agrarian elite regarding the goal-setting in the field of sustainable development, both in rural areas and agricultural organizations. Factor analysis was carried out by the method of separation of the main components with Varimax Rotation with Kaiser Normalization. We present the models of the regional agrarian elite’s social position in the system of sustainable development of territories.

Energy Strategy for Sustainable Development of Rural Areas Based on the Analysis of Sustainable Digital Economy

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.788026 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Zhuonan Wang ◽

Yan Zhao

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Vital Role ◽

Digital Economy ◽

Energy Resources ◽

It Professionals ◽

Technology has played a vital role in modifying the lifestyle of individuals and the emerging countries are progressing so fast as no one has ever thought before. With the progression of technology boosting, the pattern of energy resources consumption has also been the center of attention for researchers in this decade. China has been one of those countries that have adopted such energy strategies in its industrial regime. The economists and information technology (IT) working together have done wonders in digitalizing and sustaining the economies that will lead to sustainable development goals. This study has been an effort to understand the role of technology and the availability of affordable energy resources in obtaining a sustainable digital economy with the mediating role of sustainable development. The population of this study was IT professionals and economists. The survey data were collected from 285 respondents selected based on purposive sampling. The software adopted for data analysis was SmartPLS 3.3.3. This study showed that technology utilization had been an important predictor of sustainable development, contributing to a sustainable digital economy. Similarly, low operational cost also moderated the relationship of sustainable development and sustainable digital economy that has been the major focus of developing countries. Moreover, the strategy of cutting down the operation costs to bring it down to the level of affordability is a major challenge for the economies such as China that have been among the low production cost. Studies on the sustainable digital economy with respect to technological use are very limited. Hence, this study will find many advantages for economists and IT professionals in the future with respect to devising the strategies taking into account the sustainable development goals and the achievement of a sustainable digital economy.

THE ROLE OF GERONTOLOGISTS IN ACHIEVING THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.298 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S76-S76

Author(s):

Carole Cox ◽

Carole B Cox

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Protection ◽

Well Being ◽

Left Behind ◽

The Status ◽

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) developed by the United Nations in 2015 are global benchmarks for all countries to meet by 2030 to ensure well-being and prosperity while protecting and promoting human rights and freedoms. The underlying pledge is that no one will be left behind Globally, older adults are one of the most vulnerable populations, suffering from poverty and poor health and little social protection. Social workers can play key roles in assuring that the concerns and interests and rights of older adults are recognized in the SDGs and in the policies developed to meet them. This paper focuses on 6 of the SDG’s that are most pertinent to the status and inclusion of older people and the implications they have for specific social work involvement.

Grassroots organisations and the sustainable development goals: no one left behind?

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.l2269 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. l2269 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Walter Flores ◽

Jeannie Samuel

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Left Behind ◽

Complex emergencies: overcoming barriers to health care

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1403494821993693 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 140349482199369

Author(s):

Morten Tønnessen-Krokan ◽

Anette Bringedal Houge

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Access To Healthcare ◽

Red Cross ◽

Health Coverage ◽

Last Mile ◽

Development Goals ◽

Barriers To Healthcare ◽

Universal Health

Background: At the intersection of the Sustainable Development Goals, humanitarian assistance and health, the umbrella term ‘health in the last mile’ has gained traction. In August 2019, the Norwegian Red Cross commissioned a global report to conceptualise and assess what ‘health in the last mile’ refers to, in terms of access, needs and structural and geographical barriers and vulnerabilities, and describe how these vulnerabilities overlap in different humanitarian settings and regions. Aims: The purpose of this commentary article is to highlight the report’s most important findings for an academic audience, from the perspective of the Norwegian Red Cross. Discussion: The aim of the report was to propose a definition and create a methodology to help identify people and populations living in the last mile of healthcare; acknowledging that these go far beyond those affected by armed conflicts and sudden onset disasters. As the report reveals, last-mile populations are not adequately reached by current universal health coverage strategies. The report highlights the key role played by local humanitarian actors in reducing barriers to access to healthcare. Local stakeholders have first-hand knowledge of the needs of populations in the last mile and on how they navigate the barriers to healthcare access. The report also addresses questions such as: Who are the people with least access to healthcare? What are their health needs and what barriers do they face? Not least, when many live without access to healthcare services, how do we determine where the last mile begins? The report proposes a definition of ‘the last mile’ involving converging factors that exacerbate barriers to healthcare and identifies 18 groups that are considered potential last-mile populations. Global epidemics, such as the latest COVID-19, have shown that the concept of vulnerability is continually changing. These situations can bring new vulnerable populations to the edge of the last mile which were already vulnerable and ignored before the outset of the outbreak. Conclusions: Millions of people do not and will not benefit from the global progress in universal health coverage under current health systems. To reach the Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 16, we need solutions to overcome the barriers they face to access basic healthcare.

The sustainable development goals in two sustainable development reserves in central amazon: achievements and challenges

Discover Sustainability ◽

10.1007/s43621-021-00065-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Leonardo Capeleto de Andrade ◽

João Paulo Borges-Pedro ◽

Maria Cecilia Rosinski Lima Gomes ◽

Daniel Joseph Tregidgo ◽

Ana Claudeise Silva do Nascimento ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Central Amazon ◽

2030 Agenda ◽

Central Amazonia ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Many ◽

Large Research

AbstractThe 2030 Agenda was set in 2015 by the United Nations, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Amazonian riverine people are recognized as traditional communities that have their own culture and use the local natural resources of their territories in an ancestral and traditional way. The Sustainable Development Reserve is a Brazilian protected area category which aims to ensure the protection of the natural environment while allowing the residence and the use of these lands by traditional populations. This article reports and discusses the achievements and challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals in two sustainable development reserves in Central Amazonia. The goals were evaluated in the Mamirauá and Amanã Sustainable Development Reserves, due to the large research programs developed in those areas along the past 20 years. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals have a clear connection with the mission of these sustainable development reserves in Central Amazon. Despite the many achievements conquered over the years, there are many challenges yet to overcome; and while striving to achieve the goals from the 2030 Agenda, new challenges will emerge. The current main challenges to reach the Sustainable Development Goals in the Mamirauá and Amanã Sustainable Development Reserves, in Central Amazon, are connecting to the reality of rural areas.

Rural Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals. A Study of the Variables That Most Influence the Behavior of the Tourist

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.722973 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

José María López-Sanz ◽

Azucena Penelas-Leguía ◽

Pablo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez ◽

Pedro Cuesta-Valiño

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Destination Image ◽

Predictive Capacity ◽

Tourist Satisfaction ◽

Tourism is an activity that contributes directly and indirectly to the development of rural areas. But this development needs to be sustainable. To do this, appropriate policies that positively influence these areas from an economic, social and cultural point of view must be implemented. All this in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals. This study will analyze the contribution of rural tourism to develop and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products. The variables that most influence the tourist behavior, motivation, the destination image, and the satisfaction obtained by the tourist will be analyzed. After an exhaustive review of the literature, an empirical investigation was carried out with 1,658 valid surveys among rural tourists in Soria, a Spanish province with one of the highest levels of depopulation. A structural equation model was drawn up to discover the relationships between the variables. The results demonstrated the importance of the motivation in the formation of the destination image, as well as satisfaction with the trip. In the same way, we will verify which component of the image of the destination (affective or cognitive) has the most influence on their formation, and how the image of the destination, like motivation, influences tourist satisfaction. The proposed model could be used in many studies that analyze the different variables that influence consumer behavior since its reliability and predictive capacity have been proven. The results of the study can also be used by the authorities to design or modify the most appropriate strategies that influence rural tourism, specially promoting the destination image as a variable that positively influences tourist satisfaction.