Benefits of Cross-Border Cooperation for Achieving Water-Energy-Land Sustainable Development Goals in the Indus Basin

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Vinca ◽  
Simon Parkinson ◽  
Keywan Riahi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Indus Basin ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

<p>The Indus Basin, a densely irrigated area home to about 300-million people, has expected growing demands for water, energy and food in the coming decades.  With no abundant surface water left in the basin and accelerating use of groundwater, long-term strategic and integrated management of water and its interlinked sectors (water-energy-land) is fundamental for the sustainable development of the region. Cooperation among riparian countries is an alternative to current situation that could help achieving water-energy-land related Sustainable Development Goals, maximizing socio-environmental benefits and minimizing costs. We show a scenario-based analysis using numerical models (The Nexus Solution Tool) where we link local issues and policies to the Sustainable Development Goals, showing magnitude and geographical location of required investments to meet SDG and the associated impacts. Finally, we discuss the barriers to cross-border cooperation and explore cases of partial cooperation, which confirms significant environmental and economic benefits.</p>

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

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.

scholarly journals Linking ecosystem services and the Sustainable Development Goals in Small Island Developing States: the case of Aruba

One Ecosystem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Palacios ◽  
Pieter van Beukering ◽  
Boris van Zanten ◽  
Francielle Lacle ◽  
Stijn Schep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

The economy and well-being in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other Subnational Island Jurisdictions (SNIJ) highly rely on marine and coastal ecosystem services (ESS). Moreover, SIDS and SNIJ share common challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building a fact-based solution to demonstrate the link between ESS and SDGs is essential for nature conservation and sustainable development in SIDS and SNIJ. In this study, we developed a 5-step approach to capture the contribution of ESS to the achievement of SDGs in Aruba by means of a shortlist of indicators, with the aim to provide information for optimal policy investments to implement the Aruba 2030 roadmap. The results numerically and spatially demonstrate the contribution of fisheries, nature-based tourism and local cultural recreational ESS to achieve SDG targets 14.7 (increase SIDS' economic benefits from sustainable use of marine resources), 8.9 (devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism) and 3.4 (promote mental health and well-being); and how investing in these key ESS could lead to multiplying co-benefits for other SDGs. This paper also discusses how the 5-step approach and the outcomes can be used to assist other SIDS and SNIJ in their ambitions to meet the SDGs.

scholarly journals Transnational and Cross-Border Cooperation for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Baltic Sea Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2111
Author(s):  
Elena Kropinova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Baltic Sea Region ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

This article highlights policy in the field of sustainable tourism development being implemented at various institutional levels with particular attention to Russia as one of the participants in this cooperation. The author of this paper examines the processes aimed at achieving sustainable development goals in tourism at each of these levels. The initial focus of this article is to investigate how the territorial cooperation programs operating in the Baltic Sea Region in 2014–2020 contributed to sustainable development of tourism. There were more than 1000 projects investigated within the research area and the author found that 155 of them contribute to sustainable tourism development. The programs with the highest number of projects are in Latvia–Russia, Poland–Russia and Lithuania–Russia. They are mostly targeted at ecotourism development (35) or historical and cognitive projects (28). This supports our hypothesis regarding the importance of cross-border cooperation programs in implementing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Analysing the Outcomes of the Forestry Sector on the Sustainable Development Goals for Rural Communities: A Case Study of Cabrero, Chile

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Veronica Gonzalez-Navarro ◽  
Julia Tomei ◽  
Gabriela Flores-Oyarzo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Many

The forestry sector will play a key role in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The forestry sector is a pillar of many countries’ economies, including Chile. Despite the many economic benefits of the sector for the country, its contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not clear, especially for rural communities that co-exist with the sector. This study therefore aimed to identify the impacts of the sector on the sustainable development of rural communities in a Chilean commune, Cabrero, and link these impacts to the SDGs. Based on a mixed-method approach that considers key stakeholders perspectives, the paper finds that the forestry sector has multiple and complex impacts on sustainable development, with both positive and negatives outcomes for rural communities, generating synergies and trade-offs with all of the 17 SDGs. It concludes that while companies play a key role in delivering the 2030 Agenda, the achievement of the SDGs will require collaboration amongst people, government and the private sector to understand and support the delivery of a forestry sector that contributes to the sustainable development of communities in Cabrero and, more generally, in Chile.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals

10.1596/27533 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Mills ◽  
Carla Abouzahr ◽  
Jane Kim ◽  
Bahie M. Rassekh ◽  
Deborah Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Development Goals
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