scholarly journals Yagan Heritage in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): The Politics of Balance

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 3790-3805
Author(s):  
Danae Fiore ◽  
Ana Butto ◽  
Victor Vargas Filgueira
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Tierra Del Fuego ◽  
Full Time ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Budget Strategy ◽  
Guided Tour ◽  
Academic Discourses

This paper analyses the tangible and intangible Yagan heritage contents exhibited by the Museo del Fin del Mundo (MFM, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) and presented during its guided tour led by Yagan Community Counsellor Victor Vargas Filgueira. We show how the critical outlook of Fuegian history offered in the latter challenges the traditional past-only fossilized view of the Yagan, building past–present links and helping to overcome biased hegemonic discourses. We also discuss how employing a member of the Yagan Community at the MFM has been an efficient and low-budget strategy that helps to comply with some Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which are difficult to attain in developing countries. Significant outcomes of this process include: (a) providing a full-time formal job to a member of an Indigenous Community who has been traditionally dispossessed of/in their own territory; (b) acknowledging him as a knowledge holder and valuable member of society; (c) moving the role of Yagan People from subject to agent of the MFM. This process has fostered the dialogue between Yagan voices and academic discourses, challenging traditional Western dichotomies-ecology/economy, natural/cultural heritage, and so forth, and contributing to the discussion of key concepts on sustainability and engagement.

The role of communities in Uganda’s mother tongue-based education: Perspectives from a literacy learning enhancement project in Arua district

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willy Ngaka
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Learning Enhancement ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Medium Education

AbstractThis paper explores some of the factors that limit the effectiveness of Uganda’s mother tongue-based education policy, where instruction in lower primary classes is provided in the mother tongue. Using socio-cultural and ethnographic lenses, the paper draws from the experiences of a study implemented by a Ugandan NGO in one primary school in Arua district. Findings revealed weaknesses in implementation of the MTBE policy, highlighting deficiencies in the training of teachers, and lack of sensitization of local communities to the value of MTBE. The study also highlights the need for greater involvement of many kinds of stakeholder, and in particular, it focuses on how communities can be encouraged to work together with schools. A clearer understanding of what literacy involves, and how subjects can be taught in poorly-resourced communities, can be gained by considering the contribution of funds of local knowledge and modes of expression that build on local cultural resources. However, the strategies proposed are insufficient given the flawed model of primary education that the present MTBE policy embodies. A reenvisioning of how MTBE articulates with English-medium education is also needed. Substantial rethinking is needed to address target 4.6 of SDG 4 (UNDP, Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld (accessed 30 November 2015), 2015) which aims to ensure that “all youth and a substantial proportion of adults achieve literacy and numeracy by 2030”.

scholarly journals Brazilian Hydropolitics under the United Nations 2030 Agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabela Battistello Espindola ◽  
Maria Luisa Telarolli de Almeida Leite ◽  
Luis Paulo Batista da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

The global framework set forth by the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) include water resources in their scope, which emphasizes how water assets and society well-being are closely intertwined and how crucial they are to achieving sustainable development. This paper explores the role of hydropolitics in that Post-2015 Development Agenda and uses Brazilian hydropolitics set to reach SDG6 as a case study.

scholarly journals A Structural Model for the Antecedents of Sustainable Project Management in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8013
Author(s):  
Mehfooz Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Waris Ali Khan ◽  
Lee Chia Kuang ◽  
Ammar Hussain ◽  
Faisal Rana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Isomorphic Pressures

Sustainable development is the core agenda item of the 21st century to be addressed simultaneously by societies, businesses, and academia. Likewise, sustainability research in the project context is fragmented and still at a nascent stage with less attention directed towards the key antecedents particularly in developing countries. Using institutional theory, this paper analyzes the role of normative and mimetic isomorphic pressures as external enablers for integrating sustainability in project processes. Additionally, it aims to empirically validate a structural model for predictors of sustainable project management (SPM). Data were collected from 146 large construction firms in Pakistan which were then analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. The results show that mimetic isomorphic pressures assert more influence than normative pressures in predicting the sustainability performance of construction projects. The inferred implications suggest that large construction firms will tend to improve their sustainable performance under isomorphic pressure from professional bodies and from those competitors who are early adopters of sustainable project practices. This paper contributes to the literature by explaining the role of non-coercive isomorphism as an important enabler of SPM in developing countries. The model presented will enrich our current understanding of SPM by studying its juxtaposition with institutional theory and sustainable development research.

scholarly journals The Role of Megacities in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Vestnik NSUEM ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 233-243
Author(s):  
A. V. Loseva ◽  
M. V. Pudova ◽  
D. A. Samus
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Regional Centers ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the role and nature of the impact of the urbanization process and, in particular, the development of megacities in sustainable development of territories in the context of the aims set out by «Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development» adopted by the member States of the UN on 25 September 2015.We highlighted both positive and negative aspects of the impact of large urban agglomerations on the achievement of prosperity in their regions and in the global community as a whole. The interregional comparison of the subjects of the Russian Federation with million-plus cities as regional centers was carried out in order to identify common features and patterns of territorial development.

Universal Access to Modern Energy Services

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinka Omorogbe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Key Concepts

This chapter examines the role that law plays in the enablement and empowerment of the world’s energy poor, with a particular focus on Africa, and in doing so, provides the rationale for the research. Against the background of contemporary measures to promote universal access to modern energy services, it critically analyses key concepts such as energy poverty, sustainable development and access to energy. The role of the law as a critical component for achieving this goal and the need for its centrality to be recognized as a necessary ingredient for success is ultimately reinforced. Further, the chapter discusses key concepts such as energy poverty, sustainable development, and access to energy, which underpin most of the contributions, and then highlights the indispensability of modern energy as an essential component of sustainable development. It highlights the need for complementary pro-energy-poor policies and critical success factors of energy planning and finance.

The Legal Aspects of Activities Taken by Local Authorities to Promote Sustainable Development Goals: Between Global and Regional Regulations in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1043-1063
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Orzeszyna ◽  
Robert Tabaszewski
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Solutions ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

This article examines the role of local authorities in promoting the sustainable development goals set out in the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The main aim was to analyse the legal aspects of activities taken by local authorities obliged to promote SDGs with the use of global and regional regulations, using the example of Poland. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda has damaged the current, ineffective model of Implementation of Sustainable Development. The present study discusses the Polish approach to sustainable development, including the experience and tasks of Polish municipalities, poviats, and voivodships in the field of sustainable development strategies as well as the prospects of implementing the goals of the new 2030 Agenda. The critical analysis of the legal aspects of activities taken by local authorities confirmed the thesis that the global solutions proposed in the 2030 Agenda are at least partially compatible with local legal regulations.

scholarly journals The G20’s Role in Fulfilling the UN 2030 Agenda

2016 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 311-326
Author(s):  
Zhang Chun
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Behavioral Rules ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common But Differentiated Responsibility

Thanks to their huge potential and effective toolkit, the Group of Twenty (G20) countries have exhibited strong resolve to implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN 2030 Agenda). Their joint endeavor will, in turn, facilitate the transition of the G20 from an ad hoc mechanism to a long-term institution for sustainable development. With regard to the remaining gap of political willingness among countries and the absence of behavioral rules in implementing the Agenda, the coordinating authority of the G20 should be strengthened and the existing institutions reformed. Specific measures must be taken, which include: (a) strengthening the coordinating capability of the Development Working Group under the G20 (G20-DWG); (b) making the G20 an example for the rest of the world in realizing the Agenda; (c) calling for an upgraded version of the common but differentiated responsibility (CBDR) principle; (d) strengthening coordination with related organizations for the follow-up and review mechanisms of the Agenda; (e) enhancing public awareness of those post-MDG targets and lost-targets to strengthen the central role of the G20 in implementing the Agenda; and (f) making the G20 a long-term leader in supporting development rights of the developing world.

scholarly journals ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: A PARADIGM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Okoye Victor O ◽  
Okoye Chinasa R.
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
Powerful Means ◽  
The Way

The paper attempts to highlight the importance of entrepreneurship education in the quest for sustainable development and the role of tertiary institutions in promoting sound entrepreneurship education. In Nigeria, just like other developed and developing countries, tertiary institutions, through research and innovation, have been saddled with the responsibility of integrating sustainable development into their teachings and learnings. As societies look for solutions that could lead to sustainable development, entrepreneurship education, being offered in tertiary institutions, is becoming increasingly more appealing. Thus, given their primary role as knowledge producers, tertiary institutions, through research and innovation, can serve as powerful means to help create a more sustainable future by engaging in entrepreneurship education. Going forward, this paper also highlights the role of tertiary institutions in this very important subject of sustainable development, the reasons why people choose to be entrepreneurs as well as the importance of entrepreneurship education. The paper concludes by proffering suggestions on the way forward.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development and Multinational Enterprise Operations in Developing Countries: Role of Institutional Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rabi Narayan Kar ◽  
Amrita Kaur ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Multinational Enterprise ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Emerging And Developing Countries ◽  
Institutional Mechanism

The role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) for sustainable development, particularly in developing countries, has become a topic of debate among environmental, business, and economic researchers. In that context, we try to explore the compatibility and congruence of the business operations of MNEs vis-à-vis sustainable development in the developing part of the world. By using a multitheoretical framework followed with a multicase analysis concerning emerging and developing countries, we investigate how MNEs are addressing regional requirements of sustainable development where environment, local culture, and institutional mechanism are the key concerns. The adherence to evolving institutional mechanism over the years along with willful ethical steps taken by MNEs are found to be important in improving the state of affairs in the developing nations.

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