scholarly journals Governance and Auditing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Challenges of the Preparedness Phase

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Saleh Ali Alagla
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Subject

This paper aims to perform an in-depth analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which have been implemented by the United Nations in the year 2015. The research is based on performing an audit of the design and structured framework in order to understand the level of its successful implementation along with highlighting the grey areas and potential threats which require a proactive and strategic move. All the presentations and discussions which happened in the 15th General Auditing Bureau (GAB) Annual Seminar, being held in Saudi Arabia in the year 2018, have been assessed and evaluated to draw a conclusion. This study has adopted an exploratory paradigm which is termed as interpretivism followed by qualitative research and analysis approach where secondary data set has been used. The main sources of data were the deliberations and discussions of the GAB seminar along with relevant information sources concerning SDGs such as the UN reports and recommendations of other conferences coupled with symposia on the subject. There are certain limitations of the study which include limited availability of literature which weakens the theoretical foundation of the subject of the present research. The analysis of the data set has revealed the presence of institutional and professional preparedness intending the smooth implementation of SDGs. However, analysis of the discussion on the seminar has highlighted specific gaps which might challenge the efficacy of the program and hence requires a necessary action.

scholarly journals Mathematics Applied to the Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: A Necessary Relationship of Dependence

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 339
Author(s):  
Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga ◽  
Javier Cifuentes-Faura ◽  
Úrsula Faura-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mathematical Techniques ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Academic Year

Higher education must include training in sustainability to make all actors aware of the serious problems our planet is facing. Mathematics plays an important role in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and at the same time these allow working with real situations in the subject of mathematics, providing the student with active learning. Sustainability is used to make the student see the usefulness of mathematics while instilling values and attitudes towards it. A set of problems have been raised during the academic year that are solved with the developed mathematical techniques, and through a survey, the students’ perceptions about the usefulness of mathematics to reach the goals established in the SDG has been evaluated. The results show that, regardless of the student’s gender, the student’s assessment of the usefulness of this subject in solving real problems improved. It has been observed that this teaching methodology has helped to motivate students and even those who do not like this subject have improved their appreciation of it.

scholarly journals Regional Status Report 2020: Preventing and Responding to Violence against Children in the Americas

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Status Report ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
First Time ◽  
Global Strategies

Violence against children is widespread in the Region of the Americas and it takes many different, equally unacceptable forms. This report is a major milestone for the Region, because it is the first of its kind. It specifically builds on and is informed by the momentum of INSPIRE: Seven Strategies to End Violence Against Children, a technical package of seven strategies based on the best available evidence and with the highest potential to end violence against all children. The report provides a more in-depth analysis of strategies and approaches to prevent and respond to violence against children in the Americas. Being in line with the commitment made by Member States to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and multiple regional and global strategies, attention to this topic is timely. Its importance is further underlined by the fact that it is the first time that governments are self-reporting on their work to address violence against children in line with the evidence-based strategies of INSPIRE. The report comes at unprecedented times, as the COVID-19 pandemic has created a new urgency for action on violence against children. This report offers a baseline of effort in the Region to prevent and respond to violence against all children everywhere.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Goals and Physical Education. A Proposal for Practice-Based Models

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvador Baena-Morales ◽  
Daniel Jerez-Mayorga ◽  
Pedro Delgado Floody ◽  
Jesús Martínez-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a global strategy that aims to obtain a more equitable and just world. These objectives are organized in 17 SDGs, which are detailed in 169 targets. Different international institutions have emphasized education's relevance to developing citizens who contribute to the SDGs' achievement for 2030. However, a review focused on Physical Education exclusively has not been performed yet. Therefore, the objective of this work is double. First, to analyze and select the specific goals of the SDGs that can be implemented in the subject of Physical Education. And second, to relate these specific goals to the different models based on Physical Education practices. This review showed how three institutional documents have previously related sport, physical exercise and physical education to the specific goals of the SDGs. Based on the search done, this document selects those goals that could be integrated into the educational context through Physical Education. The bibliographic and narrative analysis carried out in this research shows that of the 169 specific goals proposed in the SDGs, only 24 could be worked on in Physical Education. In addition, after this previous analysis, a proposal for the relationship between the practice-based models and these 24 goals is presented. The contributions made in this paper will allow teachers to establish links between PE sessions and SDGs while raising awareness to develop students who contribute to a more sustainable world.

scholarly journals Fisheries in the Context of Attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh: COVID-19 Impacts and Future Prospects

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9912
Author(s):  
Atiqur Rahman Sunny ◽  
Mahmudul Hasan Mithun ◽  
Shamsul Haque Prodhan ◽  
Md. Ashrafuzzaman ◽  
Syed Mohammad Aminur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Culture Techniques ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

Fisheries and the aquaculture sector can play a significant role in the achievement of several of the goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development agenda. However, the current COVID-19 situation can negatively impact the fisheries sector, impeding the pace of the achievement of development goals. Therefore, this paper highlighted the performance and challenges of the fisheries sector in Bangladesh, emphasising the impact of COVID-19 and the significance of this sector for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through primary fieldwork and secondary data. The total fish production in the country has increased more than six times over the last three decades (7.54 to 43.84 lakh MT) with improved culture techniques and extension services. Inland closed water contributions have increased to 16%, while inland open water has declined to 10%, and marine fisheries have dropped to 6% over the past 18 financial years (2000–2001 to 2018–2019). COVID-19, a significant health crisis, has also affected various issues associated with aquatic resources and communities. Transportation obstacles and complexity in the food supply, difficulty in starting production, labour crisis, sudden illness, insufficient consumer demand, commodity price hikes, creditor’s pressure, and reduced income were identified as COVID-19 drivers affecting the fisheries sector. The combined effect of these drivers poses a significant threat to a number of the SDGs, such as income (SDG1), nutrition (SDG2), and food security (SDG3 and SDG12), which require immediate and comprehensive action. Several recommendations were discussed, the implementation of which are important to the achievement of the SDGs and the improved management of the aquatic sector (SDG14—life below, and SDG16—life above water).

scholarly journals Crime and victimisation in the era of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Robert Peacock
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

Crime and victimisation have reached epidemic proportions. By fostering sustainable development within the social, economic and environmental spheres, the United Nations envisaged the strengthening of crime prevention and justice. However, within the global North/South divide there is little reason to assume that criminological and victimological interventions, development programmes or economic reforms can ever fully resolve the underlying causes of many victimological harms that affect developing or developed countries, unless and until they lead to greater freedom, equality and justice. Intersecting inequalities and social and economic exclusion highlight the importance of context and the complex geopolitical, institutional and ideological landscapes that gave rise to this global agenda. Together with the associated challenges for the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a critical appraisal of the nexus between crime, victimisation, justice and sustainable development on account of the gravest threat to humanity, namely climate change and environmental degradation, remains a functional imperative for research, policy and practice.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Far from Achievement for Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
HADSON SITEMBO
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

Sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a global agenda consisting of 17 goals which are to be achieved in 2030 by all member states. SDGs are more holistic goals i.e. these goals are closely interrelated and they affect the progress of one another. Sub-Saharan Africa countries are, once more lagging behind in the implementations of SDGs despite the efforts by governments, non-government organisations and international agencies. Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia where the three Sub-Saharan Africa countries on which the study focused. The three countries in this study were chosen on the basis that they cater to the general overview of African countries performance on SDGs. To conduct this study, a desk research method was adopted and secondary data was utilised. An in-depth analysis was done on the on three subs Saharan African countries i.e. Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia. Those goals where serious attention is needed are goals 1-9, 16 and 17. Most Sub-Saharan African countries performed better on goals 11, 12 and 15. It was concluded that the achievement of Sustainable development goals remains a mere dream for Sub Saharan Africa unless serious interventions are made.

Conclusion: Key Challenges for Global Governance through Goals

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Biermann ◽  
Norichika Kanie
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Setting Process ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Development Goals

This chapter summarizes some key findings of the book, discuss the challenges for, and opportunities of, the Sustainable Development Goals by identifying several conditions that might determine their successful implementation, and also suggest some possible avenues for further research. The approach of “global governance through goals”—and the Sustainable Development Goals as a prime example—is marked by a number of key characteristics, including its detachment from the international legal system, weak institutional arrangement, global inclusion and comprehensive goal-setting process, and granting much leeway to national choices and preferences. Those characteristics are reflected in the challenges for implementation, including those of developing indicators and institutional arrangements, tailoring implementation at national or stakeholder levels, and securing policy integration. Further research is needed in addressing these challenges, which requires inter- and transdisciplinary research development.

scholarly journals Factors Facilitating the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Regional and Local Planning—Experiences from Norway

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4282
Author(s):  
Kjersti Granås Bardal ◽  
Mathias Brynildsen Reinar ◽  
Aase Kristine Lundberg ◽  
Maiken Bjørkan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Suitable Framework ◽  
Insight Into

Successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on regional and local authorities’ ability to implement the goals in their respective contexts. Through a survey and interviews with informants in Norwegian municipalities and county councils, this paper explores and offers new empirical insight into (1) which factors can be identified as facilitating the implementation of the SDGs in Norwegian local and regional planning; (2) how the facilitating factors are conditioned by the different local and regional institutional contexts; and (3) how these factors from the Norwegian context correspond or differ from those in the international literature. We find that the existing Planning and Building Act is considered a suitable framework for the implementation of the SDGs in the Norwegian context, and that the SDGs are high on the national and regional governmental agendas. However, work remains in integrating the SDGs into underlying governmental activities. They must be incorporated into action plans and planning tools, which will require involvement, collaboration and development work across sectors and authority levels, and the development of guidelines for how this can be done. Allocating enough resources for this work will be crucial, and smaller municipalities may need other types and degrees of support than larger ones.

scholarly journals Overview of the challenges to achieve sustainable development goals in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 4453-4460
Author(s):  
Mohammed Jashim Uddin ◽  
Md. Nezum Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
United Nations General Assembly

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2015 are a universal consensus to end poverty, eradicate inequality, protect the globe, tackle the climate change and make sure that all people of the planet enjoy peace and prosperity. Most of the goals are present in Bangladesh. This paper’s aim is to overview the challenges having faced by Bangladesh to acquire the recent phenomenon sustainable development goals.  The National Preliminary Report, FAO analysis, the sustainable Development Goals Report 2016, various articles, and newspaper writings have been scrutinized and secondary data have been used to complete the present study. The study finds that the goals are interconnected with one another. Eradicating all challenges will be daunting task for government alone. Sincere and fruitful policy agenda’ taken and implementation can be supportive and successful way to this idealistic wishes and utopian dreams. The policy makers, politicians, philanthropists, Financial Institutions etc can find it easy to solve SDGs related problems. Further analysis can be done on each and separate target and goal of SDGs in the context of the country.

scholarly journals Medición de la Responsabilidad Social Universitaria en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración de la Universidad del Azuay

UDA AKADEM ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 374-417
Author(s):  
María Elena Castro-Rivera ◽  
Eduardo Fabricio Solís-Gallegos ◽  
Juan Francisco Álvarez-Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University

En el documento se presenta el diagnóstico de los factores clave, considerados mediante el modelo de RSU- URSULA y su relación con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración de la Universidad del Azuay, mediante investigación exploratoria- descriptiva con un enfoque mixto. Contiene, además, una revisión de fuentes de datos secundarios, investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa; en la parte cualitativa, se realizaron entrevistas a expertos y entrevistas a profundidad; para la investigación cuantitativa, se desarrollaron encuestas con los cuestionarios del modelo ya elaborado, dirigido a estudiantes, docentes, investigadores, docentes involucrados con proyectos de vinculación y personal administrativo, con cuyos resultados se propuso un modelo basado en una ponderación de factores, en el cual, se determinó qué acciones son las emergentes a realizar, en respuesta a los resultados determinados para la investigación. El resultado fue que, para la Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración, los ámbitos: gestión organizacional, formación estudiantes y docentes, cognición, participación social y formación, se encuentran en proceso de mejora en cuanto a sus acciones de Responsabilidad Social Universitaria.Palabras clave: Modelo URSULA, Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, Responsabilidad Social Universitaria. Abstract Social responsibility arises when an organization becomes aware of itself, what surrounds it and its role with its surroundings, an ethical will and interest in doing the “right thing” so that the internal and external beneficiaries of the organization’s services are “ well”. Ca- rrying out “the good” will depend on the consensus and / or negotiation between the company and its actors, according to this, actions of what is known as Social Responsibility will be generated.The document presents the diagnosis of the key factors considered by means of the URSULA MSW model and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals, in the Faculty of Administration Sciences of the University of Azuay, through exploratory-descriptive research with a mixed approach, which contains a review of secondary data sources, qualitative and quantitative research, in the qualitative part, interviews with experts and in-depth interviews were conducted; For quantitative research, surveys were developed with the questionnaires of the model already prepared, aimed at students, teachers, researchers, teachers involved with outreach projects and administrative staff; With whose results a model based on a weighting of factors was proposed in which it was determined which actions are the emergent ones to be carried out in response to the results determined for the investigation; As a result, for the Faculty of Administration Sciences, in the areas: organizational management, student and teacher training, cognition, social participation and training, it is in the process of improvement in terms of its University Social Responsibility actions. Keywords: URSULA model, Sustainable development goals, University Social Responsibility

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