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From economic visions to healthier nations: the role of Gulf Cooperation Council countries national development visions in shaping noncommunicable disease policies. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Alfawaz R   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Towards Responsible Mining in Africa: Problematising the Environmental and Public Health Concerns of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been emerging media reports on the impact of cyanide and mercury use in artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) operations on community health, especially among pregnant and non‐pregnant women, ASGM miners, and children in rural Africa.
Francis Arthur‐Holmes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secure Enough? Sufficiency and Security in the New Geological and Geopolitical Reality

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article advances sufficiency theorizing by examining its relationship with security in the contemporary geopolitical context. It engages three contextually situated discourses: sustainable development, ecological civilization, and degrowth, to explore how concerns over ecological limits intersect with emerging geopolitical and security ...
Pasi Heikkurinen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phasing Out Coal Power Through Cross‐Border Renewable Energy Trade in the Asia‐Pacific

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coal remains the backbone of electricity generation in the Asia‐Pacific region, accounting for half of total regional output and two‐thirds of global coal‐fired capacity. The substantial environmental and public‐health externalities of coal highlight the urgent need to accelerate the renewable energy transition.
Bin Lu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probabilistic Projections of Country‐Level Trajectories Toward UN SDG Indicator 4.1.1: Attaining Minimum Proficiency in Reading and Mathematics

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As of this writing, there are 4 years remaining for countries to reach their Sustainable Development Goals deadline of 2030 as agreed to by the member countries of the United Nations. Countries are, therefore, naturally interested in projections of progress toward these goals.
David Kaplan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trade‐Offs in Sustainable Development? The Relationship Between the Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy Outcomes in the European Union

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Countries around the world have committed to a range of sustainable development initiatives aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and promoting the circular economy. However, the implementation of these sustainability initiatives entails substantial costs and resource requirements which may result in potential trade‐offs.
Jeremy Galbreath   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Justice Coherence in Climate Legislation: A Design‐Level Evaluation of South Africa's Climate Change Act 22 of 2024

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT South Africa's Climate Change Act 22 of 2024 was enacted amid escalating climate risk, entrenched inequality, carbon‐intensive development, and uneven state capacity. This article evaluates the Act at the level of policy design rather than implementation outcomes.
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

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