scholarly journals The concept of sustainable development in the mediterranean : emergence and recurrence

1999 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Chabason
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
United Nations Environment Programme ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
First Results ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Barcelona Convention

Abstract. The history ofthe relationship between man and nature, since time immemorial, sets the scene for studying issues related to sustainable development. Concepts of «carrying capacity» and «ecological impact» are not new, as is illustrated by the example of the use of water resources in Ancient Greece. The Mediterranean region is particularly sensitive to such problems, and the protection of the Mediterranean sea was one of the first results to emerge from the Stockholm Conference in 1972. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), born after the Conference, gave birth to the Mediterranean Action Plan, leading to the Barcelona Convention linking together twenty coastal states, as well as the European Union. In this framework, the Blue Plan was set up and designed to study the impacts on the environment of development and population growth. Several possible scenarios were set up, providing background material for the Earth Summit in Rio. The period between 1990 – 1995 saw the newly set up Mediterranean Commission dealing with issues relating to water (management, pollution), tourism (colonisation of natural sites, pressure on the environment) and sustainable management of coastal regions. Other points were also raised recently, such as sustainable urban development. However, this institutionalisation of environmental problems that happen at both the national and international levels, should not lead to a compromise Statement achieving nothing concrete. Indeed, the maintenance of environmental achievements and the definition of new concepts should allow sustainable development to move forward.

scholarly journals HOLOTIPUS IN MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Holotipus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Daniela Pessani
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Fragile Environment ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The oceans are a vast yet fragile environment, and one of the biggest issues scientists have to tackle today is the conservation of marine biodiversity. In 1975, to try to address the physical, chemical and biological alteration of these delicate ecosystems, 16 Mediterranean States together with the European Union, implemented the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). The aim was to safeguard the marine environment and promote its development in the Mediterranean basin.

scholarly journals United Nations' sustainable development goals review: Dual analysis of Romania and Denmark

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1309-1336
Author(s):  
Vlad Turcea
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Investment Behavior ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Dual Analysis ◽  
Development Goals

The present paper aims to highlight the discrepancies between two countries of the European Union, Romania and Denmark, in the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals. As Denmark is seen as a primer European and Global nation in achieving the United Nations' targets, Romania can use this example as a guideline on how to act and to obtain the most notable results. The article proposes some key principles that Romanians could follow in order to successfully fulfill the 2030 Action Plan having, as an example, the strategies and indicators reached by Denmark. The current work paper is structured as a review of the two reports that voluntarily summarize the situation of the Sustainable Development Goals in each state, followed by a statistical analysis of investment behavior and concluded with an analysis of the most notable differences between the states based on the dataset published by Eurostat.

scholarly journals Moving (Reflexively within) Structures. The Governance of Education for Sustainable Development in Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy Singer-Brodowski ◽  
Janne von Seggern ◽  
Anika Duveneck ◽  
Nadine Etzkorn
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Policy Networks ◽  
Relational Agency ◽  
Case Comparison ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

The educational governance discourse aims at capturing how different actors, participating in a specific political process, coordinate their actions while working together within multi-actor policy networks. In Germany, such multi-actor policy networks have set up ambitious political goals on the implementation of education for sustainable development (ESD) that has resulted in the National Action Plan. The current domestic slogan “From Project to Structure” reveals the overall aim of scaling ESD. In this article, a governance perspective is used to examine how the actors involved in ESD in Germany coordinate their actions with each other. Six focus group discussions for different educational areas were conducted and analyzed with a structuring content analysis in MAXQDA. Additionally, an in-depth case comparison of the actors from different sectors (administration, politics, academia, civil society, and educational practice) was carried out. The results show sector-specific boundary work—the way in which actors construe, maintain, or even bridge boundaries when coordinating their actions in scaling ESD. Actors from the various sectors positioned themselves in patterns of more structure-immanent or more structure-transcending positionings. The conclusion shows that reflection and relational agency is pivotal for cooperation within multi-stakeholder governance networks and for moving strategically within structures.

Recent Developments of Corporate Governance in the European Union and their Impact on the German Legal System

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 1275-1294
Author(s):  
Athanasios Kouloridas ◽  
Jens von Lackum
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Company Law ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Eu

The collapses of several US-businesses like those of Enron and Worldcom and a number of scandals in the EU – in the recent past that of Parmalat – have strongly affected public confidence in the operation and governance of large entities trading their shares in organized capital markets. The European Commission reacted by issuing the Action Plan on Modernizing Company Law and Enhancing Corporate Governance in the EU on 21 May 2003. The Action Plan contains measures which the Commission wants to implement over the short term (until 2005), medium term (until 2008) and long term (until 2010). The key issues set up in the Action Plan concern corporate governance, capital maintenance, recapitalization as well as decreasing capital, groups of companies, international corporate restructuring and the introduction of a new legal form of incorporation. The fact that the big rating agencies have begun to rate the corporate governance performances of major companies, can well be seen as a further indicator that good corporate governance has an important concern for managers, shareholders and for policy makers. As part of the Action Plan, the Commission has recently launched consultations on board responsibilities and improving financial and corporate governance information, on directors’ remuneration and on the role of (independent) non-executive or supervisory directors. In the light of these recent consultations and the results of the public consultation on the Action Plan, this Article offers an overview and assessment of the corporate governance measures planned at Community level.

Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward: Societal Capacity and Israel's Implementation of the Barcelona Convention and the Mediterranean Action Plan

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Weinthal ◽  
Yael Parag
Keyword(s):  
International Institutions ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Environmental Ngos ◽  
Israeli Government ◽  
Societal Actors ◽  
Improve Compliance ◽  
Emergence Of Cooperation ◽  
One Step ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Barcelona Convention

A large literature exists regarding explanations for the emergence of cooperation in the Mediterranean basin, but there is less information regarding the effectiveness of Mediterranean cooperation and its programs. Through a case study of Israel's implementation and compliance with the Barcelona Convention and the Mediterranean Action Plan, we evaluate the effectiveness of these international institutions. We find that international institutions and their efforts to target state capacity as the mechanism to improve compliance and effectiveness are often misguided unless their efforts are also directed towards enhancing societal capacity. We then explicate the way in which societal actors such as environmental NGOs can improve domestic compliance and effectiveness. These findings are illuminated through an assessment of the activities of several environmental NGOs in Israel to target Mediterranean pollution and coastal management policies. Where NGOs have taken action, they have often proved successful in forcing the Israeli government and the business sector to honor its environmental commitments.

scholarly journals The Coronavirus Crisis, Sustainable Development and the Incentive State Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (Special edition 2020/2) ◽  
pp. 86-115
Author(s):  
Gusztáv Báger ◽  
Bianka Parragh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
First Results ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Dynamic Version

To combat the coronavirus crisis and to deal with the challenges of sustainable development state should be more active and more efficient than before. This study presents the “philosophy”, directions, and first results of research aiming to define the new role of the state. By examining the effects of the positive and negative synergies of financial and ethical incentives on market participants, we may contribute to define new objectives and to implement them efficiently. Based on this approach and the related impact analysis, it can be stated that Hungary’s crisis management proved to be the most effective in June 2020 and the third most effective in October in the European Union. Another avenue of our research is to implement a complex, fourdimensional model supplemented by financial sustainability for analysing development, with a special focus on environmental sustainability and competitiveness. In this model, especially in its dynamic version, economic development is determined by the global megatrends and the Hungarian policies supporting the fulfilment of UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Vietnam and the sustainable development of the Mekong river basis

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 261-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Nhan Quang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Mekong River ◽  
Mekong River Basin ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Mekong River Commission ◽  
Set Up

Vietnam is a riparian country located in most downstream area of the Mekong river basin which is also shared by other states namely China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. While the Central Highlands of Vietnam has a great potential for hydropower development in tributaries of Mekong river, the Mekong delta in Vietnam territory is rich in natural resources which are favorable for agricultural development. However, besides local constraints which have being gradually remedied by Vietnam, the development of the Mekong delta is subject to, in both terms of quantity and quality, availability of water resources which relates to the water use of or discharge into the river of upper riparians. With a view to co-developing these resources in a sustainable and mutual benefit manner, Vietnam has cooperated with other states through framework of the Mekong River Commission set up by the 1995 Mekong Agreement. This paper describes the strategy and action plan applied by Viet Nam National Mekong Committee to reach the sustainable development of the Mekong river basin in general and of Vietnam parts located in the Mekong basin in particular.

DEVELOPMENT OF 222RN IN AIR SECONDARY STANDARD IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 191 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-165
Author(s):  
Pavol Blahušiak ◽  
Matej Krivošík ◽  
Jarmila Slučiak ◽  
Andrej Javorník ◽  
Michaela Zálešáková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Secondary Standard ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Technical Parameters ◽  
Council Directive ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract Slovak Institute of Metrology received in 2016 funding for realisation of a set up of a radon chamber with AlphaGUARD as a secondary standard of 222Rn in air as one part of the project. This secondary standard will serve to provide the traceability for laboratories that deal with 222Rn measurements in environmental samples. This project is a response to the European Union legislation and provides metrological support for the development and implementation of the national radon action plan, which the member states of the European Union are committed to fulfil in accordance with Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom. During development of the radon chamber, the determination of its basic technical parameters, such as the exact determination of the container volume and the area of the inner walls of the radon chamber, many tightness tests of the chamber, the definition of homogeneous radon atmosphere parameters and bilateral comparisons, were realised.

Environmental Standards in the BRICS: An Analysis of Vehicular Pollution

2021 ◽  
pp. 002088172110280
Author(s):  
Krishnendra Meena
Keyword(s):  
United Nations Environment Programme ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Vehicular Pollution ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
Global North ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Vehicle Market ◽  
Nations Environment

Since its inception, the BRICS has received attention as a geopolitical challenger to the already established institutions of the Global North. BRICS members have also been vocal on issues concerning global environment. Brazil, India, China and South Africa have raised important issues at international conferences on Climate Change. The article looks at the specific issue of vehicular pollution in the BRICS countries. Vehicular pollution standards already in existence through the United Nations Environment Programme and the most cited and practised standards of the European Union remain the yardstick to be followed around the world. The article looks at the standards set up by the individual BRICS countries. Subsequently efforts of the BRICS as a group are explored through their joint statements. The article argues that despite important players in global vehicle market, the BRICS as a grouping has not been able to formulate any viable alternative standards for vehicular emissions.

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