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Competitiviness and Sustainable Development Goals [PDF]
, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the UN Member States, have been specifically proposed to address some of the main socio-environmental and economic problems affecting developed and developing countries.
ANDREONI Valeria, MIOLA Apollonia
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global conservation efforts intensify, balancing environmental protection with social sustainability has become increasingly urgent. This study employs a comparative case study approach to examine two natural resource management interventions in northern Benin: one led by African Parks in an insecure zone, and another by TMG Research in a ...
Ramoudane Orou Sannou +1 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study examines the extent to which industry‐led quality improvement projects contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). The objective is to map these contributions to the UNSDGs, targets and indicators to provide a detailed understanding of sustainability alignment through quality management (QM) projects.
Shreeranga Bhat +7 more
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Incentive and crowding out effects of foodassistance: Evidence from randomizedevaluation of food-for-training project inSouthern Sudan [PDF]
Food assistance is one of the most common forms of safety net programs in postconflictsituations. Besides the humanitarian and promotional roles, there arewidespread scepticisms of food assistance regarding its possible influence ondisincentive to work ...
Munshi Sulaiman
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A Report on Sickle Cell in Sierra Leone [PDF]
, 2019 Sierra Leone is thought to be one of the West African countries most affected by sickle cell disorders. Estimates state that one in four people carry the gene for sickle cell and between 1 to 2% of births are of children with the condition. Despite this,
Berghs, Maria +5 more
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Social Sustainability in Circular Bioeconomy Business Models: Insights From Argentina
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on circular bioeconomy business models (CBEBM) has largely prioritised environmental and economic aspects, leaving out the social pillar. To address this gap, this paper analyses to what extent and in what ways social sustainability is integrated into CBEBM, based on 12 cases from northern Argentina, a region with high potential for ...
Celina N. Amato +2 more
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Taking our future in our hands - storytelling from Uganda to inspire action [PDF]
, 2019 This book aims at telling about our common learning in projects in different parts of Uganda, where farmer families and local communities have worked since 2009 to improve their livelihoods and environments based on common learning about organic and ...
Dissing, Aage +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There are increasing calls for a place‐based approach towards the Sustainable Development Goals that show their territorial diversity at subnational level. Based on 33 indicators, covering 13 SDGs and aggregated in three sub‐indexes (economy, social and environment), this paper develops a Sustainable Development Index for Rural and Urban Areas
Lucas Olmedo +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires transparent and accountable local governments, yet little is known about the structural drivers of municipal transparency. This study introduces a machine learning approach to predict municipal transparency using the Bidimensional Transparency Index (BTI), which measures both the ...
Ana M. Plata‐Díaz +3 more
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