COVID-19 Impact on SDGs and the Fiscal Measures: Case of Indonesia

The implications of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have stretched far beyond human health and wellbeing, causing serious setbacks for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although governments worldwide have implemented different fiscal stimulus measures to mitigate the implications of COVID-19, it is important to develop a precise understanding of their focus areas to ensure if the progress of SDGs is on track. For a specific case of Indonesia, this study establishes a thorough understanding of the COVID-19 implications on SDGs, and its fiscal stimulus package through a literature review and semi-formal interviews with the core stakeholders in Indonesia. The study results highlighted that COVID-19 has varyingly affected the progress of all SDGs in Indonesia. Amongst the four pillars of sustainable development in Indonesia, the SDGs on the social and economic development pillars are stated to be the most impacted. As for the fiscal stimulus, it is perceived that it can help maintain the SDGs’ attainment progress to a certain extent, although there are several concerns on its implementation. Deriving lessons from the conducted research, the study puts forward key suggestions for the effective implementation of SDGs in the post-COVID-19 era.

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Toward Sociocultural Indicators of Sustainable Healthy Diets

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13137226 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 7226

Author(s):

Jill Nicholls ◽

Adam Drewnowski

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Food Systems ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Social Dimension ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

Sustainable Diets ◽

The Social ◽

Healthy Diets ◽

Development Goals

Balancing the social, economic and environmental priorities for public health is at the core of the United Nations (UN) approaches to sustainable development, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The four dimensions of sustainable diets are often presented as health, society, economics, and the environment. Although sustainable diet research has focused on health and the environment, the social and economic dimensions of sustainable diets and food systems should not be forgotten. Some research priorities and sociocultural indicators for sustainable healthy diets and food systems are outlined in this report. The present goal is to improve integration of the social dimension into research on food and nutrition security.

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Trade and Investment Accords for Sustainable Development Goals 1–5

10.1093/oso/9780198831341.003.0019 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 267-276

Author(s):

Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Quality Education ◽

Economic Recovery ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Development Goals ◽

Investment Agreements ◽

Trade And Investment

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set aspirational objectives for governments, international organizations and other stakeholders seeking to support sustainable development to achieve by 2030 or before, as well as indicators to facilitate measurement of attainment levels. Chapter 19 is the first of three chapters exploring provisions from over 110 innovative bilateral and regional economic treaties that could facilitate achievement of certain SDGs and their associated targets, to enable countries to maximize opportunities for their economic accords to assist in effectively contributing towards achievement of the SDG targets, particularly in a time of post-pandemic economic recovery. This chapter addresses trade and investment agreements provisions relevant to a first set of SDGs which target ‘basic needs’ challenges: eradicating poverty (SDG 1); ending hunger (SDG 2); promoting health and wellbeing (SDG 3); ensuring quality education (SDG 4) and achieving gender equality (SDG 5). The chapter canvasses the requirements of each goal and provides examples of treaty provisions that address each SDG.

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Household Land Allocations and the Youth Land Access Nexus: Evidence from the Techiman Area of Ghana

Land ◽

10.3390/land8120185 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 185 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joseph Kwaku Kidido ◽

Monica Lengoiboni

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Building Block ◽

Economic Life ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Land Access ◽

Sense Of Security ◽

The Social ◽

Development Goals ◽

Household Heads ◽

And Control

Building inclusive societies that reflect the needs of all categories of people within the social spectrum is critical to achieving sustainable development. This is reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which among things seek to ‘by 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex. This places enormous tasks on all governments especially in developing countries like Ghana to ensure that the youth are not left behind in access and control over land as a building block for economic empowerment. This task is particularly critical in view of the sheer numbers of the youth and yet economically marginalized underpinned by high levels of unemployment and underemployment. This case study investigates the youth land rights within the context of household landholdings and allocations dynamics. The study took place in the Techiman area in Ghana. The study sampled 455 youth and 138 household heads. The study revealed that household lands are important building block for majority of the youth in the Techiman area. It gives them a sense of security in the usage. However, the youth’s ability to depend on this source to kick start independence economic life is beset with land scarcity, non-allocation and accumulation by the lineage heads who have prerogative over household lands. The study underscores the need for social welfare scheme for the aged farmers so that they can timely release land to the younger ones without fearing for what to sustain them. There is also the need for government to create land banks to support the willing youth to engage in agriculture.

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Perception of Social Gender Roles in Medical Faculty Students

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz187.057 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽

Author(s):

H Aygar ◽

B Isıktekin Atalay ◽

S Akbulut Zencirci ◽

A Unsal ◽

D Arslantas

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Medical Students ◽

Gender Roles ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Study Group ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

The Social ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Mean

Abstract Background “Gender equality’’ is the fifth of the Sustainable Development Goals put forward in order to ensure the development in all areas. Medical faculty students, who will be a doctor, should practice with a gender equality perspective and shape their views and attitudes with equality in mind which will have an important part in the adoption of equality by society. The aim of the study was to evaluate the perception of social gender roles in medical students. Methods This cross - sectional study was performed with all students in Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine. The questionnaire includes sociodemographic characteristics and Gender of Perception Scale(PCS) to measure perception of social gender roles. The scores that can be taken from the scale are ranged from 25 to 125, and high scores indicate that perception of gender is positive and equality. Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis were used in univariate analysis; multivariate linear regression was used in multivariate analysis. Results The study group consisted of 1023 (84.3%) students in the study group, 52.8% were females and their ages ranged from 17 to 30 and the mean was 21.36 ± 2.06. The PCS scores ranged from 32 to 125 and the mean was 108.07±16.58. Multivariate linear regression analyzes were performed to determine the factors associated with the PCS. According to the results of last model sex, living with grandparents until the age of 18, region of the majority of life and parental attitudes were found to be related to perception of social gender roles (F = 29.602, R2=0.170, p < 0.001). Conclusions The perception of gender of medical students was found to be positive. Sex and the characteristics of the social environment were related to perception of gender. In order to raise awareness on gender equality, it might be useful to ensure integration in the medical education curriculum. Key messages Factors that can be changed, such as the social characteristics of the living environment, were found to be related to perception of social gender roles. Ensuring gender equality, one of the Sustainable Development Goals, is important for medical students who will be a role model for society.

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Combining the characteristics of sustainability, frugal innovations and washing machines in the industrial nations – A literature-based analysis of the common features for future sustainable developments

Journal of Economic Development Environment and People ◽

10.26458/jedep.v9i2.659 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

Sandra Schneider

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Industrialized Countries ◽

Frugal Innovation ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Common Features ◽

Washing Machines ◽

The Social ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Common ◽

Frugal Innovations

Sustainability is an internationally discussed topic in the development of products and services. Frugal innovations aim to conserve resources in the manufacture and use of such products and services. It can therefore be assumed that the areas of sustainability and frugal innovation overlap. This work is intended to show the connection between sustainability, frugal innovations and household appliances in the form of washing machines in industrialized countries. For the analysis, the characteristics of frugal innovations are compared with the requirements of washing machines in industrial nations and then the parallels to the social development goals (SDG) are determined as characteristics for sustainability. The existing literature will be reviewed for evaluation. The aim of the work is to show the connection and give an indication of the sustainable development of an everyday product as a frugal innovation in the industrialized countries.

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The strategy of institutional reform of the supreme audit institution: the case of Ukraine

Independent Journal of Management & Production ◽

10.14807/ijmp.v10i7.916 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 872

Author(s):

Yulia Slobodyanik ◽

Lesia Kondriuk ◽

Yuliia Haibura

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Control System ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Good Governance ◽

Institutional Reform ◽

Effective Implementation ◽

The Social ◽

State Audit ◽

Strategic Goals ◽

Development Goals

The paper aims to define the strategic goals of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine’s institutional reform. Securing the social confidence towards a public audit institution is the fundamental of its effective implementation. As a result of the proposed strategy realization the transforming the control system according to world standards and good governance requirements must take place focused on economic development maintenance and Sustainable Development Goals achievement.The analysis is based both on directives of the United Nations, INTOSAI and OSCE ruling documents in regard to state audit development and on empirical data obtained under the questionnaire survey among the Accounting Chamber experts and independent accountants in Ukraine.

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Reimagining Our Menu for Sustainable Development

10.1007/978-3-030-80791-7_11 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 225-246

Author(s):

Adam Rogers

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Good Health ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Responsible Consumption ◽

Climate Action ◽

Development Goals ◽

Zero Hunger

AbstractThis chapter examines the pivotal role of food in realising the ambitions of the global agendas of climate change adaptation (CCA), disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The chapter advocates for a reduction in red (mammal) meat consumption and provides evidence that doing so will directly contribute to the achievement of seven of the 17 SDGs: Goal 2) Zero hunger; Goal 3) Good health and wellbeing; Goal 6) Clean water and sanitation; Goal 12) Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13) Climate action; Goal 14) Life below water, and Goal 15) Life on land. The chapter plots out a path to improved global sustainability, with greater societal resilience through changes in global food consumption choices. Citing the EAT-Lancet Commission, the chapter proposes that government policies and subsidies will need to be redirected away from harmful agricultural practices and towards ones that are better for our health, for our environment and for our economies.

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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 ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Social Position ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

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.

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Panorama of the sustainable development civilization

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae ◽

10.21697/seb.2020.18.5.04 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 23-34

Author(s):

Antoni Skowroński

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Global Strategy ◽

Global Perspective ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Strategy Of Development ◽

The Social ◽

Social And Economic Development ◽

Mental Problems ◽

Opening Up

The article is about the conception of sustainable development settled in the context of cultural and civilization changes. It can be taken as an alternative to further civilization development and a new panorama, opening up perspectives for the further sustainable development of civilization. The conception is a global strategy of development. It relies on the including of the natural environment into the social and economic development of a region, country or, from a global perspective, of the whole world. It assumes a long-lasting improvement of the quality of life of the present and future generations which is integrally associated with environmental improvement. It also shows the necessity of the spiritual growth and changes of the material aims of the development into immaterial ones. In all these aims and assumptions, there are a lot of practical and mental problems in the sphere of sustainable development which retard and even make it impossible to put these conceptions effectively into life.

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Cooperatives of Mexico: Their Social Benefits and Their Contribution to Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci10050149 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 149

Author(s):

Denise Díaz de León ◽

Omar Díaz Fragoso ◽

Igor Rivera ◽

Gibrán Rivera

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Mexico City ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Social Benefits ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

The Social ◽

Development Goals

Cooperatives are considered an organizational alternative based on principles and values. These organizations seek the fulfillment of social and economic benefits for their members as well as for the community in which they develop. Their nature allows them to solve problems such as social and labor exclusion as well as environmental issues. However, although their benefits to society have been extensively studied, little is known about how these organizations contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of this study is to analyze the way in which the social benefits generated by cooperatives contribute to the fulfillment of the SDGs in Mexico City. This qualitative study uses interviews and thematic analysis to identify and define the different social benefits generated by 134 cooperatives in Mexico City. These benefits were analyzed to identify whether they contribute to the fulfillment of the SDGs. The results stimulate the theoretical and empirical discussion about the role of cooperatives and their contribution to solving current social problems, as established by the United Nations. The article presented is of scientific interest and it is also relevant for the elaboration of public policies aimed at producing better results for these types of organizations.

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