Impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and population on sustainable development in Ethiopia

2014 ◽  
pp. 94-121
Author(s):  
Mekete Bekele Tekle
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

scholarly journals What Can Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Teach Us About Changing Our Approach to Human Activity and Environmental Stewardship in Order to Reduce the Severity of Climate Change?

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
John G Hansen ◽  
Rose Antsanen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Environmental Stewardship ◽  
Fundamental Assumption ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Many Indigenous communities living on traditional lands have not contributed significantly to harmful climate change. Yet, they are the most likely to be impacted by climate change. This article discusses environmental stewardship in relation to Indigenous experiences and worldviews. Indigenous knowledge teaches us about environmental stewardship. It speaks of reducing the severity of climate change and of continued sustainable development. The methodology that directs this research is premised on the notion that the wisdom of the Elders holds much significance for addressing the harmful impacts of climate change in the present day. This article's fundamental assumption is that Indigenous knowledge offers practical and theoretical recommendations to current approaches to human activity and environmental issues. We share findings from interviews with Cree Elders who discussed their worldviews and knowledge systems. Findings revealed that Indigenous knowledge offers a philosophy and practice that serve to reduce the severity of climate change.

scholarly journals Global Climate Change and Solutions for Urban Sustainability of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Phan Dao ◽  
Nguyễn Thuy Lan Chi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Urban Sustainable Development ◽  
Standard Construction ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Mega Cities ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the largest city in Vietnam, is steadily growing, certainly towards a mega city in the near future. Like other mega cities at the boom stage, it has to face with serious environmental matters insolvable for many years. The situation may be worse under the effects of global climate change, geological subsidence due to non-standard construction and sea level rise. The situation of HCMC can be damaged or even broken by resonant effects of unsolved environmental matters and latent impacts of climate change. This article shows the challenges to the urban sustainable development under the duo effect of urban environmental matters and climate change in Ho Chi Minh City. Opportunities and strategic directions to overcome the challenges are also analyzed and recommended.

scholarly journals La necesidad de incorporar el cambio climático en las políticas de desarrollo

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 97-113
Author(s):  
Julio García Vargas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Hyogo Framework For Action ◽  
Climate Systems ◽  
Global Threat ◽  
Emission Of Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate change is considered the most important global threat facing the human race in this century. Due to the excessive emission of greenhouse gases, the global average temperature is increasing thus altering climate systems and raising the sea level. Although developing countries do not contribute signifi cantly to these emissions, they suffer most of their effects. Peru is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because most of its resources and productive factors such as fi shing, agriculture and transport are climate sensitive. Combined with the challenge and opportunity of ensuring sustainable development in a complex territory in terms of land and population, this vulnerability forces us to include considerations in national policies aimed at reducing the risk of disasters and climate change adaptation. We now have the Hyogo Framework for Action approved by 168 countries.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Countries' Performance According to SDG Indicators based on Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Souza ◽  
Julian Santos ◽  
Gabriel SantClair ◽  
Janaina Gomide ◽  
Luan Santos
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are part of a global effort to reduce the impacts of climate change, promoting social justice and economic growth. The United Nations provides a database with hundreds of indicators to track the SDGs since 2016 for a total of 302 regions. This work aims to assess which countries are in a similar situation regarding sustainable development. Principal Component Analysis was used to reduce the dimension of the dataset and k-means algorithm was used to cluster countries according to their SDGs indicators. For the years of 2016, 2017 and 2018 were obtained 11, 13 and 11 groups, respectively. This paper also analyses clusters changes throughout the years.

An Analysis of Water Policies and Strategies of Bangladesh in the Context of Climate Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Tahmina Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
The Government ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Water sector is crucial to sustainable development. It sustains the natural resources, livelihood of the people and facilitates to operate economic activities of the country. Currently, the water sector of Bangladesh is under severe threats particularly due to impacts of climate change. The Fourth Assessment Report of International Panel on climate change confirms that the water sector will be one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change. Climate change impacts are being manifested in the form of extreme climatic events and sea-level rise followed by salinity intrusion into the groundwater and wetlands. The Government of Bangladesh has formulated policies to address the climate-induced water vulnerabilities. However, the existing policies are heavily leaned towards strategising adaptation options to address short-run climate-induced water vulnerabilities. Implementation of long-term approaches to combating climate change require laying groundwork which include extensive research on determining the future impacts of climate change on water resources. The article aims to assess some of the major policies, including National Water Policy, Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, National Strategy for Water Sanitation and Hygiene, The National Sustainable Development Strategy, National Adaptation Programme of Action and Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, through the lens of climate change to determine that up to what extent these policies have addressed the climate-induced water vulnerabilities. The article has recommended to emphasise on conducting a comprehensive research with proper institutional setup on the long-run impacts of climate change on water resources and undertake subsequent water adaptation strategies to address the water-related problems.

scholarly journals Edible Insects and Sustainable Development Goals

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
Roberta Moruzzo ◽  
Simone Mancini ◽  
Alessandra Guidi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Edible Insects ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Development Goals

The insect sector can become an important component of sustainable circular agriculture by closing nutrient and energy cycles, fostering food security, and minimising climate change and biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to SDGs. The high levels of the interaction of the insect sector with the SDGs is clearly illustrated inside the review, analysing all of the SDGs that can have direct and indirect effects on insects. Mapping the interactions between the SDGs goals and insect sector offers a starting point, from which it could be possible to define practical next steps for better insect policy.

scholarly journals Mindsponge culture: the culture of progress

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minh-Hoang Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Business Sectors

The Mindsponge culture can be defined as a set of thinking processes, beliefs, and behaviors that is result- or target-driven. It is an entrepreneurship culture that urges me to overcome hardship with a transparent mind about my target. Adopting this culture is a tough process, but its fruitful results are worth the cost. Especially in the next decades, humanities have to acquire two crucial targets for sustainable development: curbing climate change and reducing biodiversity loss. To accomplish these targets, shifting the eco-deficit mindset to the eco-surplus mindset at the individual level and building eco-surplus culture at the organization level (e.g., business sectors) are required. Obtaining the Mindsponge culture can help us progress and actualize these objectives through creative performance.

scholarly journals Hydroponic Training to Improve Community Living Standards in Densely Populated and Weak Economies

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1569-1577
Author(s):  
Bob Foster ◽  
Fitriani Reyta ◽  
Muhamad Deni Johansyah
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Service ◽  
International Student ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Additional Income ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Simple hydroponic technology plays a role in increasing human capacity and capacity to deal with the impacts of climate change and contribute to sustainable development. Dealing with the impacts of climate change means reducing significantly or eliminating negative effects on society and the natural environment, this activity can be started through simple things such as reforesting the immediate environment in the community. The principle of sustainable development is an important guide to ensure that the use of simple technologies such as hydroponics to reduce climate change by recycling materials also has an impact on increasing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. I Green Project, We Grow Communityis a community service initiated by LPPM Universitas Informatics and Bisnis Indonesia in collaboration with the International Student Organization AIESEC focuses on the role of academics in mitigating climate change by adopting actions to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Because climate and environment are interrelated, this community service also considers the role of hydroponics as greening the environment in helping individuals understand the environment around them, which is a prerequisite for overcoming the problem of climate change. Pengabdian located in Baranang Siang, Bandung City, West Java, 2018 has provided an understanding of the steps needed to reduce climate change, including several policy issues that need to be addressed, changing environmental conditions to be greener and activating community participation to have additional income from the program. Hydroponics so that people with weak economies are more helped to be independent. This program is implemented for 1 month in August with the number of community members as executors of 30 (thirty) people.

scholarly journals Advers Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Natural Disasters

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Tamaz Patarkalashvil ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change ◽  
Warming Process

Reserved areas play vital role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating threats to climate change at local and world levels. Climate change that is already observed in many parts of the planet is the biggest and most horrible perspective facing our planet in near future. Adverse climate change processes are observed in Georgia too. In last decades biodiversity loss and increased natural disasters frequently take place. Scientists warn that if we will not be able to stop warming process at 1.50C we cannot be able to avoid unpredictable and irreversible consequences. Ecologists agree that enlargement of the existed reserved areas and creation of new ones will help to preserve biodiversity and mitigate climate change. They propose to enlarge the existed reserved areas up to 30% by 2030 and designate 20% of territory under strict monitoring [1]. At the same time we are sure that most of the local governments will not be happy by implementation of this idea and we believe that it must be supported and monitored by international nongovernmental organizations.

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