Analysis of borehole water accessibility in Samaru Community, Zaria Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Abdulkadir Muhammed Yahaya ◽  
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Hajara Salahudeen ◽  
Adenike Moriliat Saliu ◽  
Salamatu Suleiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Hand Pump ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Water Accessibility ◽  
Borehole Water ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Per Capita

Abstract Purpose: This study is aimed at analyzing the water accessibility in Samaru Community, Zaria Metropolis, in Nigeria with a borehole as the center for attraction. Research methodology: Questionnaires, interview, and observation methods were applied in data collection and systematic sampling was adopted in selecting the respondents. The questionnaires were administered from January 2021 to August 2021. Results: The results revealed that the hand pump borehole was the major source of water supply in the study area with 71%. The consumption of water per capita of the majority of respondents, 61%, was less than 30 liters against WHO standards. Then, 59% of respondents cover a distance of between 1-2 km to get access to their water supply. Findings further revealed that cooking use of borehole water was 38% against drinking that is 24%. Additionally, some water-borne diseases like typhoid fever and cholera were reported in some cases. Limitation: The issue at hand virtually affects the whole of the metropolis but eight researchers could not cover all sections because of the limitation of time. Contribution: Research on the provision of clean water and sanitation cannot be overemphasized as they are objective six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because of their importance in life.

scholarly journals Food Waste of Italian Families: Proportion in Quantity and Monetary Value of Food Purchases

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1920
Author(s):  
Vittoria Aureli ◽  
Maria Luisa Scalvedi ◽  
Laura Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Food Purchases ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Capita Food ◽  
Per Capita

Halving per capita food waste (FW) is one of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. This study aims to evaluate the weight and monetary values of food waste among a sample of Italian families. In a representative sample of 1142 families, the adults responsible for food purchases and in charge of preparing meals were assessed with a self-administrated questionnaire measuring quantity and typology of FW. These data were linked with food purchases figures measured as an average of four weeks. Italian families wasted 399 kg of food per week (4.4% of the weight of food purchased), which correspond to a monetary value of €1.052 (3.8% of the overall food expenditure). Clustering the food groups according to waste quantity, typology, and monetary value made it possible to show that price has a role in the generation of food waste, as the lower the unitary cost, the higher the quantity of waste. Consequently, foods with high unitary costs were less wasted. The results of this study showed that Italian consumers are sensitive to the economic impact of waste and this should be considered in sensitization campaigns.

scholarly journals U.S. Aid and Moving Towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Aid Recipient Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Maria Beletskaya
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Per Capita

The article examines the connection between international development assistance provided by the United States and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the recipient countries. It shows the change in approaches to international development aid and SDGs during the presidencies of Obama, Trump and Biden. Author discusses the problems of assessing the results and effectiveness of aid at the macro level and makes a quantitative assessment of the relationship between indicators of international aid, the index of sustainable development and macroeconomic indicators of countries receiving US assistance. The article concludes that no relationship could be identified between the indicators of the provision of international assistance provided by the United States and the indicators of the sustainable development index of the countries receiving this assistance. At the same time, there is a relationship between the indicators of GDP per capita and the Sustainable Development Index. There are also signs of a relationship between the Sustainable Development Index and the volume of US aid per capita, of the recipient country - a lower Sustainable Development Index of a country is usually accompanied by a higher level of aid per capita.

scholarly journals Dynamics of Public Spending on Health and Socio-Economic Development in the European Union: An Analysis from the Perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Antonio Rafael Peña-Sánchez ◽  
José Ruiz-Chico ◽  
Mercedes Jiménez-García
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Per Capita

In recent years, healthcare has become a fundamental pillar of the level of well-being of any society. With the aim of improving the lives of countries and societies, in 2015 the United Nations (UN) approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the Agenda are health and well-being (O3) and the reduction of inequalities (O10). The general objective of this paper is to analyse the impact that the level of socioeconomic development, as well as the evolution of inequalities, have had on public spending on health in European Union countries. The research methodology is based on the application of a regression model and statistical techniques such as sigma convergence, beta convergence and the Gini index. We can see that the levels of public spending on health per capita, the level of socio-economic development and the degree of inequality are closely related in these countries. For this reason, we suggest maintaining sustainable economic growth to reduce the economic disparities between EU countries, and also the current differences in public spending on health per capita.

scholarly journals Will Africa have most of the world’s largest cities in 2100?

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Satterthwaite
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Dangerous Climate Change ◽  
Urban Population Growth ◽  
Economic Future ◽  
Mega Cities

This paper responds to the article by Daniel Hoornweg and Kevin Pope, on predictions for the world’s largest cities in the 21st century, in this issue of Environment and Urbanization. It recognizes the value and importance of this article in highlighting the very large likely scale of urban population growth up to 2100 and in initiating a discussion on what this might imply for the scale and distribution of the world’s largest cities. But it raises some concerns about the extent to which very large cities will grow in what are currently nations with very low per capita incomes. Mega-cities need to be underpinned by mega-economies. The world’s largest cities up to 2100 will mostly be those where private capital has chosen to invest, and much of this may not be in the cities identified in the Hoornweg and Pope article as likely to be the largest. The economic future, the development future (including whether the Sustainable Development Goals get met) and the ecological future (especially whether dangerous climate change is avoided) will so powerfully influence future city sizes.

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