scholarly journals GREENING OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1110-1122
Author(s):  
Yu. G. Lavrikova ◽  
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O.N. Buchinskaia ◽  
E. O. Wegner-Kozlova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Green Finance ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainable development was chosen by the United Nations as the key concept of the future in the 21st century, which led to the emergence of other economic concepts, such as green and blue economy, seen as contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). In Russia, despite the ongoing processes of green transformation in some economic sectors and certain improvements in the green legislation and green finance, not all businesses and regions are ready to embrace sustainable development. This paper discusses two interconnected aspects of regional economic systems — their economic efficiency and environmental impact. The analysis focuses on the regions of the Ural Federal District and explores these regions’ transition to sustainable development by looking at their eco-intensity. Methodologically, the study relies on the methods of analysis and synthesis, statistical, comparative and causal analysis. Conceptually, we use the theoretical framework of sustainable development as a point of departure for our discussion. The results have shown, on the one hand, a decrease in the industrial pressure on the natural environment, related primarily to the enhanced resource efficiency of certain industries. On the other hand, less effort is now invested into minimising the negative impact on the environment in Ural regions. We have also identified those areas of sustainable development that hold most promise in the Russian context. Our findings can serve as a basis for the strategies of regional sustainable development and may be used for further research on socio-environmental and economic sustainability.

scholarly journals Targeting adaptation to safeguard sustainable development against climate-change impacts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Fuldauer ◽  
Scott Thacker ◽  
Robyn Haggis ◽  
Francesco Fuso Nerini ◽  
Robert Nicholls ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Global Priority ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Systems Framework ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The international community has committed to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and to enhance climate action under the Paris Agreement. Yet achievement of the SDGs is already threatened by climate-change impacts. Here we show that further adaptation this decade is urgently required to safeguard 68% of SDG targets against acute and chronic threats from climate change. We analyse how the relationship between SDG targets and climate-change impacts is mediated by ecosystems and socio-economic sectors, which provides a framework for targeting adaptation. Adaptation of wetlands, rivers, cropland, construction, water, electricity and housing in the most vulnerable countries should be a global priority to safeguard sustainable development by 2030. We have applied our systems framework at the national scale in Saint Lucia and Ghana, which is helping to align National Adaptation Plans with the SDGs, thus ensuring that adaptation is contributing to, rather than detracting from, sustainable development.

scholarly journals Interstate green standards of formation sustainable built environment vital activity

Vestnik MGSU ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 438-462
Author(s):  
Valeriy I. Telichenko ◽  
Andrey A. Benuzh ◽  
Elena A. Suhinina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Technical Committee ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Environmental Legislation ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Development Goals

Introduction. Due to the negative environmental situation on Earth, the necessity to use “green” standards in construction, regulated by environmental standards, to reduce the negative impact on nature and create favorable living environment for humans was determined. It was revealed that eleven of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals approved at the United Nations General Assembly are interrelated with construction. At the same time, “green” design standards are a mechanism for achieving Sustainable Development Goals as well as regulatory tool for creating an environmentally friendly environment for living and working. Materials and methods. The stages of the formation of environmental legislation in construction are studied. Specific features of the formation of regulatory documents in the field of environmental protection and environmental design (mid 20th – early 21st centuries), as well as the transition to the creation of National Russian “green” standards are reviewed. The mechanism of development of interstate standards on the basis of the Technical Committee is being studied. Results. National environmental legislation and Russian national “green” standards regulatory requirements are studied. The advantages and disadvantages of current environmental certification systems and core aspects of buildings environmental assessment are highlighted. The necessity for the use of interstate environmental standards in design and construction is determined along with the allocation of strategy for further development in the urban planning field. Specific features of the formation of “green” construction in Russia, as a driver for the Eurasian Customs Union are revealed. Conclusions. The priority of formating “green” living environment on the basis of the introduction of new regulatory framework on environmentally sustainable design to promote the National “green” standard in construction at the interstate level is outlined.

Assessing the food security of the Russian Federation in the sustainable development goals monitoring system

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-92
Author(s):  
Tat'yana P. LISKOVETSKAYA ◽  
Radima G. MAL'SAGOVA
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Information Support ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Food Security Indicators ◽  
Security Indicators

Subject. This article discusses the issues related to information support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and food security indicators. Objectives. The article aims to determine ways to improve Russia's food security policy. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of analysis and synthesis, and statistical techniques. Results. The article describes the stages of the SDGs information support system formation and determines areas to improve the country's food security. Conclusions. The article concludes that further ensuring and improving the country's food security requires taking into account current global influences, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

scholarly journals INNOVATION, A PILLAR OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-9
Author(s):  
Alina RĂDOIU ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Current Position ◽  
Future Evolution ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Negative Side Effects

The whole world is constantly changing. We are going through a period marked by challenges that will directly influence humanity. The phenomenon of globalization has come with benefits but also with negative side effects, creating uncertainties and inequalities in social, economic, political and environmental. The great crisis of 2008-2009 had a major negative impact on the economies of the world, and it is still difficult to recover the losses caused. At present, there is an increased emphasis on social and environmental issues, aiming as much as possible towards a sustainable society. With a decade left, the world is working to meet the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. But the challenge is huge, given the current difficult geopolitical and geoeconomic context. The requirements for sustainable development need excellence in innovation. This paper aims to present Romania’s current position on the European map of innovation, as well as perspectives that can influence the future evolution of the national economy in the context of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Dashboard and Composite Indicator for Monitoring Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 316-327
Author(s):  
Bruna A. Branchi ◽  
Marina Pedrini Feltrin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Composite Indicator ◽  
Multidimensional Index ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Monitoring Progress ◽  
Made In

Monitoring progress made in attaining sustainable development is a highly debated issue. Starting from the framework defined by the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in this paper dashboard and multidimensional index were chosen as instruments for assessing and communicating progress made in implementation of SDG. Their contributions have been discussed for Brazil in the years 2000s. Brazil is a federation of 26 States and a Federal District. To take into consideration local differences, data were collected and examined on a State base. By using a dashboard of 13 dimensions, one for each of the selected SDG, as well as a multidimensional index, it was possible to outline a better description of progress made in each Brazilian State over the selected period, as well as to identify specific obstacles to sustainable development.

scholarly journals The Geophysical Sustainability Atlas: Mapping geophysics to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-24
Author(s):  
Maria A. Capello ◽  
Anna Shaughnessy ◽  
Emer Caslin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Collaboration Strategies

Geophysics is enhanced if the value it adds to society, economic systems, and the environment is assessed, understood, and communicated. A clear value proposition can inspire new generations of scientists to pursue careers in geophysics and motivate current geophysicists to expand their activities and utilize their skills in ways that could enable their long-term employability or entrepreneurship. One way to position geophysics and geophysicists as value creators is to map geophysical applications and practices to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. A Geophysical Sustainability Atlas was developed to illustrate how geophysics contributes to each of the SDGs and to provide examples of specific applications and collaboration strategies. The atlas aims to facilitate an understanding of the value geophysics brings toward achieving each SDG, providing geophysicists and stakeholders with a sense of being frontline contributors in the pursuit of these objectives and, at the same time, providing a visualization of current and future opportunities related to the sustainability of our world and our profession.

Importance of Green Finance for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Energy Security

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey D. Sachs ◽  
Wing Thye Woo ◽  
Naoyuki Yoshino ◽  
Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Green Finance ◽  
Development Goals

Tantangan Technopreneur Bagi Umkm Di Kota Bogor Sebagai Strategi Bertahan Di Era Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ani Mekaniwati ◽  
Yulia Nurendah ◽  
Dwi Maulina ◽  
Nadia Sabila Hanifah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Economic Foundation ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
New Jobs

The creation of entrepreneurs (entrepreneurs) is an alternative solution to various problems in society such as poverty and social inequality, increasing unemployment of productive age and depletion of energy supply reserves, all of which require creative and innovative actions. Technopreneur, one part of the development of entrepreneurship (entrepreneur) provides an overview of entrepreneurship by using technology-based innovation. With the technopreneurship development model, it can provide benefits or impacts, both economically, socially and environmentally. Technopreneurs can be interpreted as job creators who will actively encourage Indonesia to have a strong and competitive economic foundation. Inclusive economic growth and sustainable development need to continue to receive attention and support from various groups, namely the support of the government, the private sector, the community and of course support from academics in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The economic impact is increasing efficiency and productivity, increasing income, creating new jobs and moving other economic sectors.   Keywords: Entrepreneur, Technopreneur, MSME

Rolle von Entwicklungsbanken in der internationalen Finanzierung

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Joachim Nagel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Green Finance ◽  
Development Goals

Zusammenfassung: Entwicklungsbanken wie die KfW unterliegen nicht dem Gebot der Gewinnmaximierung, sondern haben das Mandat zur Förderung der wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Entwicklung. Sie helfen Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern, Unzulänglichkeiten des Marktes zu überbrücken, mit dem Ziel, diese in ihrer Entwicklung zu unterstützen. Das findet häufig durch die Bereitstellung langfristiger konzessionärer Finanzierungen für volkswirtschaftlich sinnvolle Vorhaben statt, die unter den jeweiligen Rahmenbedingungen ansonsten nicht realisiert werden könnten. Dabei mobilisieren sie über differenzierte, teils innovative Finanzierungsinstrumente privates Kapital. Gerade in Zeiten von Rezessionen sind sie mit ihren antizyklischen Finanzierungen gefragt, wie die aktuelle Corona-Krise belegt. Somit tragen Entwicklungsbanken zur Erreichung der Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) und des Paris Agreements bei. Zudem dienen sie als Standardsetzer in Bereichen wie Umwelt- und Sozialverträglichkeit und Green Finance.

scholarly journals Synergies and Trade-Offs in the Sustainable Development Goals—The Implications of the Icelandic Tourism Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4223
Author(s):  
David Cook ◽  
Nína Saviolidis ◽  
Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir ◽  
Lára Jóhannsdóttir ◽  
Snjólfur Ólafsson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cruise Ships ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Governance Institutions ◽  
And Performance

The development of major economic sectors can provide the bedrock on which long-lasting national economic prosperity is formed. Iceland’s tourism sector is an example of a rapidly expanded industry in recent years, to the extent that it has become the largest sectoral contributor to the nation’s economy. The growth of the sector has led to a number of sustainability impacts, thus presenting opportunities and challenges in terms of meeting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Using the case study of Iceland, this paper aims to advance the conceptual understanding of the synergies and trade-offs between a nation’s tourism sector and performance across the 169 targets of the SDGs. Empirical results were derived from four theme-based focus groups comprised of expert participants, who were tasked with completing scoresheets concerning their perception of the extent of synergies and trade-offs for each target. The majority (126 in number) of the mean scoresheet outcomes for the SDG targets revealed neither synergies nor trade-offs. However, 32 synergies and 11 trade-offs were identified. Many of the target synergies related to new economic opportunities, such as jobs, employment, and training for young people. Target trade-offs tended to be environmental and social. In particular, concern was voiced about the greenhouse gas emissions of the Icelandic tourism sector, which derives from international aviation, cruise ships, and rental car usage. The outcomes of this study are of particular relevance to tourism companies, policy-makers, and governance institutions, all of whom are increasingly endeavouring to link their activities with the fulfilment of the SDGs, maximising synergies, mitigating the extent of any potential trade-offs, and potentially transforming trade-offs into synergies. Furthermore, the results are likely of interest to academics focused on researching the broad sustainability impacts of economic sectors and their contribution to meeting the visionary goals of the SDGs.

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