Fostering Infrastructure Development Aligned With Sustainable Development Goals

PurposeThe contribution of the public–private partnership (PPP) model towards the achievement of the United Nation (UN)'s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been widely acknowledged. However, limited studies have shed light on the connection between PPPs and the achievement of these coveted goals in Ghana. In this study, the authors aimed at analysing and synthesising the existing literature on the use of PPP to achieve sustainability in infrastructure projects in the country.Design/methodology/approachA three-step approach was used to retrieve and review 60 selected articles aided by content analysis.FindingsThe analysis showed that all existing relevant publications on the application of the PPP model to attain UN’s SDGs in the country are organised around dominant themes, such as poverty alleviation, urban development, waste management and risk management. However, the review revealed little studies exist on pertinent issues relating to PPPs and sustainable development goals, such as climate action, critical resilience, sustainable finance and clean energy.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the study is limited to 60 articles in Ghana, the results reveal pertinent gaps for further research studies to achieve sustainable infrastructural development in Ghana and other countries.Practical implicationsHolistically, the outcome of this study will serve as a guide to project managers to understand essential issues on attaining sustainability on public projects.Originality/valueThis article contributes to the literature and practice on the significance of PPP in mainstreaming UN's SDGs in public infrastructure projects.

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Artificial Intelligence in the Industry 4.0, and Its Impact on Poverty, Innovation, Infrastructure Development, and the Sustainable Development Goals: Lessons from Emerging Economies?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13115788 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 5788

Author(s):

David Mhlanga

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Emerging Economies ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Innovation Infrastructure ◽

Development Goals

Artificial intelligence in the fourth industrial revolution is beginning to live up to its promises of delivering real value necessitated by the availability of relevant data, computational ability, and algorithms. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influence of artificial intelligence on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals with a direct focus on poverty reduction, goal one, industry, innovation, and infrastructure development goal 9, in emerging economies. Using content analysis, the result pointed to the fact that artificial intelligence has a strong influence on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals particularly on poverty reduction, improvement of the certainty and reliability of infrastructure like transport making economic growth and development possible in emerging economies. The results revealed that Artificial intelligence is making poverty reduction possible through improving the collection of poverty-related data through poverty maps, revolutionizing agriculture education and the finance sector through financial inclusion. The study also discovered that AI is also assisting a lot in education, and the financial sector allowing the previously excluded individuals to be able to participate in the mainstream economy. Therefore, it is important that governments in emerging economies need to invest more in the use of AI and increase the research related to it so that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to innovation, infrastructure development, poverty reduction are attained.

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Framework for Management of Post-Conflict Waste in Libya

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2017.v13n5p32 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 32

Author(s):

Ashraf Ali ◽

Chukwunonye Ezeah

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Waste Management ◽

Sustainable Management ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Medium Term ◽

Post Conflict ◽

Development Goals ◽

Development Objectives

An important aspect of the Libyan conflict since the 2011 Arab Spring is the generation and management of huge volumes of construction and demolition (C&D) type waste, arising from conflict-related damage to the built environment. Estimates put the amount of Post-Conflict Waste (PCW) at about 82 million tonnes, much of which comprises potentially useful materials that could be reused or further processed and used in construction and other sectors of the economy. This paper presents and discusses the challenges that affect the use, reuse and recycling of such materials. To validate findings from literature, a pilot questionnaire survey of 70 professionals working in the waste management sector was carried out to identify the barriers constraining sustainable management of solid waste stream in three major Libyan cities. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 20.0. Based on the identified barriers, a framework for sustainable management of post-conflict waste arising in Libya has been designed in line with the medium-term infrastructure development objectives of the Libyan government. The paper recommends an urgent revision of applicable legislation and the formulation of new ones to address identified gaps in sustainable waste management. It is envisaged that results from this study will help underpin post-conflict sustainable development goals in Libya.

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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through indigenous group protection in Indonesia

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/921/1/012074 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 921 (1) ◽

pp. 012074

Author(s):

R Ramli ◽

Wahyudin

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Human Rights ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Oil Companies ◽

Indonesian Government ◽

Left Behind ◽

Indigenous Groups ◽

Indigenous Group ◽

Development Goals

Abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals SDGs with its universal, integration, and inclusivity principles, is a commitment to promote sustainable development in accordance with human rights and equality to encourage social, economic, and environmental development and ensuring that “no-one left behind”. SDGs also promotes six pivotal elements: planet, people, dignity, prosperity, justice, and partnership. This research examines that since Indonesia has committed to reach and implement SDGs into the National Medium-Term Development Plan, the number of environmental and human rights issues has increased. In particular, the issues of the arrest of indigenous groups that try to protect their lands from land clearing for palm oil companies or infrastructure development that build their business by destroying the natures or homes of the indigenous groups. The issues are closely related to Goal 5, 10, 11, and 13-16. This shows the inconsistency of the Indonesian government in implementing the SDGs. Thus, this paper argues that to reach the goals, the Indonesian government has to acknowledge indigenous groups that play pivotal roles in preserving the environment, through local regulation

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Childhood vs adulthood health and cleanliness on educational outcome in Indonesia: moving towards Sustainable Development Goals

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20187408004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 74 ◽

pp. 08004

Author(s):

Restananda Nabilla Yusacc ◽

Irfani Fithria Ummul Muzayanah

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Well Being ◽

Early Years ◽

Educational Outcome ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Current Health ◽

Early Health ◽

Development Goals

As a key indicator in Sustainable Development Goals, good health and well-being, also clean water and sanitation is studied in this research. In Indonesia where infrastructure development is still advancing, the difference of those infrastructure when people are in childhood and adulthood could be very different. It is also interrelated to their health status. Early health is considered as important, if not more, to current health as in early years there are primary development happened to an individual, whether it is internal or external. Health is also linked to productivity such as educational outcomes. This study aims to explain the relationship of health and cleanliness between childhood and adulthood on educational outcomes. Using IFLS 5 data and multinomial logistic, the result is while cleanliness and infrastructure in childhood is found to be more important for higher education, current health and early health is just as strong.

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Integrating Sustainable Development Goals into the Belt and Road Initiative: Would It Be a New Model for Green and Sustainable Investment?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11246991 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (24) ◽

pp. 6991 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Wei Yin

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Sustainable Growth ◽

Development Model ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Belt And Road Initiative ◽

Belt And Road ◽

Sustainable Investment ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Belt And Road

Given the challenges presented by climate change and related environmental pressure, a sustainable, investment-led development model, i.e., aligning investment with social and sustainability objectives, is needed to ensure long-term prosperity and generate sustainable growth. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was released to guide nations towards green and sustainable development and address governance deficits. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched by China, a development strategy involving investment in infrastructure development, intends to enhance regional connectivity, integration, and stimulate economic growth. These two agendas share the notion of ‘sustainable development’ and are growing increasingly relevant. Although various studies have analysed the sustainability of the BRI, the implementation of SDGs and the similarities and complementarities between the two initiatives, few of them touched on the possibility of the BRI to be a green and sustainable investment-led model by aligning the SDGs. This paper, thus, aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on sustainable development and infrastructure investment by exploring the possibilities and challenges of the BRI to be a sustainable, investment-led development model. By comparing these two agendas and seeking the linkages between them, this article recognises the potential of the BRI to play such a role while there are issues and risks of BRI that hinder the achievement of infrastructure development and sustainable investment. The paper recommends that, to exert the synergies from aligning the BRI and SDGs to seize substantial development benefits, it is necessary to enhance the sustainability of BRI projects, provide effective cooperation and communication with stakeholders, and adapt BRI to the national development policies of each partner country. Joint efforts taken by both state and non-state actors are indispensable.

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Psychological Work on the Sustainable Development Goals

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000371 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 227 (2) ◽

pp. 160-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rainer K. Silbereisen

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Development Goals

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Restructuring Educational Systems and Promoting Social Justice for Young People Involved in Drug Trafficking in Brazil

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000366 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 227 (2) ◽

pp. 139-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽

Linda Liebenberg ◽

Dorothy Bottrell ◽

Silvia Helena Koller

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Justice ◽

Young People ◽

Latin American ◽

Drug Trafficking ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Educational Systems ◽

Economic Changes ◽

2030 Agenda ◽

Development Goals

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .

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