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"International trade and foreign investment are important pathways to realise the ambitious set of Sustainable Development Goals finalised as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To evaluate the promises and limits of these vectors, we invited leading scholars from political science, law and economics to Florence to participate in the World Trade Forum in September 2018. The focus of our attention is the manner in which the SDGs have found their way into international trade and investment agreements, together with the problem of interactions and trade-offs across Goals. We hope this volume will offer a valuable guide for scholars and policy makers in identifying and evaluating the complex challenges related to sustainable development. We benefited greatly from the exchange among the participants and wish to thank all of them for their contributions, which resulted in this volume. This volume would not have been possible without the support of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute (EUI) and the World Trade Institute (WTI) at the University of Bern, and of Manfred Elsig and Bernard Hoekman in particular. We wish to thank the EUI for financial support and hosting the World Trade Forum conference that provided the basis for this book. We are also grateful for the financial support of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the CEPR Trade Policy Research Network, the WTI, and the European Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under Grant Agreement No 770680 (RESPECT). Damian Raess acknowledges the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation under Grant Agreement No PP00P1 163745). We further wish to thank Maria Fanou of the EUI for her excellent editorial support, as well as Marianne Nield and Finola O'Sullivan from Cambridge University Press for their guidance throughout the entire process and continued support for the World Trade Forum."

Imaginary and real strangers : constructing and reconstructing the human in human rights discourse and instruments / Mickaella Perina -- Rise of the global human rights regime : challenging power with humanity / Darren Kew, Malcolm Russell-Einhorn, and Adriana Rincon Villegas -- Between nothingness and infinity : settlement and anti-blackness as the overdetermination of human rights / Andrés Fabian Henao-Castro -- Human rights, Latin America, and left internationalism during the Cold War / Steve Striffler -- Women, gender, and human rights : the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women / Nada Mustafa Ali -- The US-Mexico border and human rights / Luis Jimenez -- Unintended consequences in the postcolonies : struggling South Africans experiencing rights discourse as disempowering / Sindiso Mnisi Weeks -- The mysterious disappearance of human rights in the 2030 development agenda / Gillian Macnaughton -- Addressing General Recommendation No. 35 from an intersectional perspective on violence, gender and disability in Mexico / Ana Maria Sanchez Rodríguez -- Global lgbtq politics and human rights / Jamie Hagen -- Refugee camps and the (educational) rights of the child / Rajini Srikanth -- Persistent voices : a history of indigenous people and human rights in Australia, 1950s-2000s / Maria John -- So you want to work in human rights? / Jean-Philippe Belleau -- Migrant workers in the Gulf : theoretical and human rights dilemmas / Amani El Jack -- Ethical reckoning : theorizing gender, vulnerability and agency in Bangladesh Muktijuddho film / Elora Halim Chowdhury -- Right now in no place with strangers : Eudora Welty's queer love / Avak Hasratian -- On the human right to peace in times of contemporary colonial power / Adriana Rincon -- Beyond dignity : a case study of the mis/use of human rights discourse in development campaigns / Chris Bobel -- Teaching health and human rights in a psychology capstone : cultivating connections between rights, personal wellness and social justice / Ester Shapiro, Fernando Andino Valdez, Yasmin Bailey, Grace Furtado, Diana Lamothe, Kosar Mohammad, Mardia Pierre and Nick Wood.

Urban regeneration policies are today also oriented towards environmental sustainability and energy consumption containment. Attention is today addressed to policies aimed at promoting active mobility, reducing polluting emissions, cost savings, improving the relations between people, social inclusion and accessibility, to the expansion of green spaces. The paper proposes a research approach in which two thematic areas are associated in an integrated way: the regeneration of land and the accessibility to the same land, topics that are relevant today and that are part of Goal 11 of the 2030 Agenda which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The approach is part of a more general framework of research focusing on "transport/land use" relationships, with its specific connotation based on quantitative indicators and measures. It is applied in particular to a port area affected close to large industrial settlement which has never come into operation and is characterised by evident damage. Measures aimed at the regeneration of the territory, the reorganisation of the facilities system, and the enhancement of the port infrastructure in an eco-sustainable perspective are outlined. The accessibility analyses underline in quantitative terms, through appropriate models, one of the key elements useful for measuring the impact of the seafront regeneration action. Rigenerazione e accessibilità in città di mare. Saline Joniche come caso studioLe politiche di rigenerazione urbana sono oggi orientate anche alla sostenibilità ambientale e al contenimento dei consumi energetici. E' ormai consolidata l'attenzione alle politiche finalizzate alla promozione della mobilità attiva, alla riduzione delle emissioni inquinanti, al risparmio, al miglioramento delle relazioni fra le persone, dell'inclusione sociale e dell'accessibilità, all'espansione degli spazi verdi. Nel paper è proposto un approccio di ricerca in cui sono associate due aree tematiche in forma integrata: la rigenerazione di ...

A key aim of BE-Rural is to increase awareness and understanding of bioeconomy, sustainability and circular economy through education. This report includes a variety of educational resources that can be used by teachers. It is possible to envisage that geography, biology, environmental studies, technology and/or business classes could integrate some of these resources as part of their teaching, but it is up to the teachers to decide how they are best used. The bioeconomy is the production of goods, services or energy using biological material as the main resource, instead of the use of fossil resources. As the bioeconomy uses renewable and biodegradable resources, it can avoid the depletion of resources and waste is often completely designed out of the system. The European Union is taking steps towards a sustainable bioeconomy and has a strategy to promote the bioeconomy and to avoid reaching ecological limits. The sustainability implications of the bioeconomy, and of specific bio-based products, permeates all the learning materials and explicit reference is often made to the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The material covered in this report is mostly aimed at teachers of high school pupils (in the 12-18 age range) in Bulgaria, Latvia, North Macedonia, Poland and Romania to help them teach their pupils on bioeconomy, circular economy and sustainability. To facilitate this, the material in this report is translated into Bulgarian, Latvian, Macedonian, Polish and Romanian. The educational materials in this report also aim to promote the participation in the development of regional bioeconomy strategies, which is the overall aspiration of BE-Rural. The educational resources build upon a "strong sustainability" approach, with avoidance of trade-offs between social, economic and environmental issues. This fits with the ecological limits advocated by the European bioeconomy strategy. This report presents the four main outputs in terms of high school education ...

Introduction: The "Linguistic mediation for development cooperation" (MELINCO: 2019-2020) project is focussed on protecting linguistics rights in development cooperation through quality linguistic mediation between non-governmental development cooperation organisations (hereinafter referred to as NGDO) and users and recipients of their social cooperation activities. MELINCO is funded by the Xunta de Galicia's Directorate-General for External Relations and the European Union through its call for research in development cooperation within the framework of the UN's 2030 Agenda. It is coordinated by the University of Vigo (multidisciplinary academic research team: translation and interpreting, sociology, anthropology and pedagogy), with participation from the universities of A Coruña, Alicante, Granada, Jaume I (Castellón) and Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal). MELINCO firstly aims to identify any linguistic and cultural barriers that may exist between the NGDO staff and the foreign migrant population they assist, by paying special attention to standard practices and possible linguistic rights violation of the persons assisted and thereafter identify the training needs in interpreter-mediated professional linguistic mediation. The plan was to create the following resources after the (oral and written) translation needs had been detected: 1) Specialised training in oral linguistic mediation (interpreting) for NGDO staff by taking into account the research findings in this report; 2) A good practices guide for working with interpreters in the third sector, taking into account previous experiences: research findings and experience in development of relevant training; and 3) Culturally adapted translations of texts provided by participating NGDOs, mostly used in their social projects to assist people. This research project therefore has a clear applicability: the elimination of linguistic and cultural barriers experienced (during NGDO assistance) by these most vulnerable persons. The report provides a comparative analysis of the results obtained after analysing the activity carried out by the following two connected groups: NGDO technical staff, and translators & interpreters. ; Xunta de Galicia

Evidence-based policies are crucial to maximize well-being. In recent years, governments, international development organizations and academia have mainstreamed the need for data and evidence in the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies. The 2019 Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Duflo, Banerjee and Kremer is another clear example of the relevance of policy evaluation to tackle many global and local development issues. While randomized experiments appear to be one of the most precise ways to identify the causal effect of policies, a wide range of government programs are not designed in a way that ensures their ex-post evaluation – as this can be costly and often requires human resources and capacity that tend to be scarce particularly in developing countries and regions. Yet policy makers need evidence to adjust policies, re-allocate budget and adapt actions in order to maximize people's well-being given the available resources.This thesis presents three cases where ex-post policy evaluation is possible either by exploiting geographical discontinuities in implementation of the policy (Chapters 1 and 3) or regional discontinuities created by policy regulations (Chapter 2). Each chapter focuses on different (but highly interrelated) issues of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While Chapter 1 assesses the impact of universal healthcare on maternal and perinatal mortality, Chapter 3 explores the effect of decentralization on outcomes related to the global goal to end hunger, notably on food security. Chapter 2 studies how funds stimulate business creation and productivity, which is part of the SDGs for economic prosperity. ; Fonder les politiques sur des preuves scientifiques est crucial pour maximiser le bien être. Ces dernières années, gouvernements, organisations internationales et recherche académique ont généralisé la nécessité d'utiliser des données et des preuves pour la conception, la mise en place et l'évaluation des politiques publiques. Tandis que les ...

To operationalize the vision described in the Senegal's reference document titled "Plan Senegal Emergent", several public policies are being implemented. For sectors that at first hand concerned with childhood, the objective is to improve the well-being of children based on the national and international guidelines. In fact, the following programs: Universal Health Coverage, Free Child Care (-5 years), Family Security Scholarships and Equal Opportunities Card are to be highlighted. In the education and training sector, the Program for Improving Quality, Equity and Transparency (2018-2030), fights inequality in education. The main objective of the Ministry of education is to apply the government's policies that maintain consistency with the international perspective, in particular the roadmap of the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals.However, in 2016, statistics revealed that for children from 6 to 16 years old, which represent 4,022,229, there are 1,174,077 children ever in school, including 43% girls and 23,425 children with disabilities without formal education (USAID Study, 2016). We are very conscious about the theory of an inclusive society (Gardou, 2012) that stipulates that no one has the right to grasp for himself the common heritage of Mankind. Then,, this large number of children is a key booster to mobilize for a research of mechanisms capable to adapt worldwide orientations to inclusive public education policies. Indeed, this research aims to enrich existing knowledge in a participatory strategy of common understanding of globalized issues with a vision for realities as disparate as those of children with disabilities.To do this, key concepts are reviewed and interviews conducted and based on the principles of positivism of Augustus Comte, whose ultimate goal is the establishment of a new social, political and moral order. In terms of results, the main challenge to be faced is the strict alignment with international policy regulations that could probably lead to absurd ...

The 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development has highlighted the key role of energy in addressing poverty worldwide. Within this framework, its Goal 7 "ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy" is linked to other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by three fundamental dimensions: human development, sustainable economic growth, and environmental sustainability. However, achieving the SDG7 is not an easy task, considering, for example, the great political differences among countries and the limitations in accessing funding by the least developed regions. Even though the tracking of the SDG7 shows great progress, governments still remain far from fulfilling their targets. The global renewable energy share is only 11% and 840 million people still lack access to electricity. These indicators show that the energy transition process is below expectations and commitments. In this regard, special attention is needed for the most disadvantaged environments such as small islands and rural areas in developing countries. Both contexts face great challenges to guarantee the provision of goods and services such as electricity, which, in turn, frustrates their opportunities for sustainable development. In general terms, small islands are highly dependent on fossil-fuel-based generation systems which increases electricity costs; and, rural areas, where an electrical grid extension is often infeasible, thus the areas lack an electricity service. Furthermore, even though small islands and rural areas contribute least to climate change, they are severely impacted by its negative consequences. The objective of this PhD thesis is to study off-grid renewable energy systems to support the increase in renewable energy share on islands and access to electricity in rural communities. This research is focused on the islands from the Pacific Ocean and the Latin America region, respectively. This thesis aims to prove the feasibility of mature renewable energy technologies to reduce energy vulnerability in these ...

Comunicació presentada a Sustainable City 2019 13th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (1–3 October 2019 Valencia, Spain) ; The 11th Sustainable Development Goal (UNO, 2030) for Sustainable Cities and Communities highlights the role of urbanisation in development and poverty reduction. Accomplishing this goal and promoting the implementation of the New Urban Agenda are crucial for local governments. Within the stated framework, we herein present some strategies of urban regeneration in the area Castalia-La Guinea in Castellón de la Plana (East Spain). The analysed area presents an old urban fabric with high immigration levels and heterogeneous characteristics, and constitutes an urban environment to be regenerated in a broader context. This area was previously defined in one of the complementary studies to develop the new Land-Use Plan in the city. This report defined the areas of rehabilitation, regeneration and urban renewal, which fall in line with Law 5/2014, of 25 July, on Territorial Planning, Urban Planning and Landscape for the Valencian community (Spain). They are considered vulnerable areas that should be prioritised to undertake urban interventions. The approach to revitalise the area was followed by implementing the "Guidelines for the Development of Strategies of Urban Regeneration for Municipalities of the Valencian Community" (Regional Valencian Government, Spain), which permits an in-depth diagnosis and the presentation of some proposals for its regeneration. The aforementioned guidelines aim to help interventions in the city that move towards a sustainable urban regeneration model. These interventions should focus on the protection, conservation and improvement of the urban fabric by the innovative use of integrated approaches in sustainable urban policies (socio-economic and environmental perspectives) in vulnerable areas. The guide uses the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) methodology by means of a detailed diagnosis of the area, followed by the CAME (Correct, Adapt, Maintain and Explore) methodology, to propose effective intervention strategies.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development explicitly recognizes the critical role of gender data in monitoring progress toward all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, gaps in gender data vis-à-vis availability, granularity, timeliness and adherence to international standards, compromise the ability of countries to design gender-responsive policies and meet the commitment enshrined in the SDGs to leave no one behind. Administrative data systems are increasingly recognized as an important source for filling gender data gaps, but there has been limited unpacking of what this means at a system level in terms of 1) prioritization, 2) restructuring data flows to ensure data can be appropriately disaggregated, 3) how data needs can be best supported within current systems structures, and 4) key opportunities for national statistical offices and gender specialists to engage administrative data systems.
The work aims to identify the specific opportunities, challenges and value of using administrative data more effectively to improve gender-equitable development outcomes; and translate this into practical guidance for national statistical offices and line ministries. While focused primarily on developing countries, the intent is to understand these elements across contexts and levels of system maturity.
Issues will be explored through literature review, key informant interviews from government and stakeholder groups, and detailed case studies for three countries at different levels of data system maturity. Work will be undertaken by UNICEF with support of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS). This body, comprising national statistical systems and international agencies, is the coordinating body of the United Nations Global Gender Statistics Programme.
Guidance developed through this work is anticipated to build on existing initiatives to improve cross-sectoral data for development and ensure we "leave no one behind" as we move forward to achieving the SDGs.

South Africa is one of the digital economy leaders on the African continent, but lags developed countries. In this context, the digital economy for Africa targets appear within reach for South Africa, although efforts need to be maintained. Launched in 2018 through a collaboration between the African Union (AU) and the World Bank, the digital economy for Africa initiative aims to ensure that every individual, business, and government in Africa will be digitally enabled by 2030. South Africa can also play a leading role for regional digital development, particularly within the context of the recently signed continental free trade area (CFTA) agreement, as well closer to home in the Southern Africa development community (SADC) and common market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) context, following on the East Africa single digital market as an example. South Africa can assist by leading the agenda to harmonize customs, disseminating best practices to other countries around issues such as data regulation, improvement in the ecommerce environment, promotion of Africa wide payment systems, and the provision of an even stronger regional hub for tech entrepreneurs. In this context, the South African government is aiming to pass several reforms across core elements of the digital economy, recognizing the need for new policy directions and preparing for the fourth industrial revolution (4iR). While South Africa's wealthy households have broad access to quality and relatively affordable internet, people earning less than South African rand (ZAR) 7000 a month are largely unconnected. This report reviews how the digital divide affects the foundations of the digital economy and provides policy options for bridging the divide. This report will provide a diagnostic and offer recommendations on the five foundations of the digital economy in South Africa. The report will examine challenges concerning digital infrastructure, public digital government platforms, digital financial services, digital entrepreneurship, and digital skills.

Master's thesis of Urban Engineering ; The challenges resulting from urbanization growth lead to a continuous need for innovation, regarding a wide approach of sustainable development, when both planning and managing the cities. Once the transportation sector is one with the largest impacts concerning pollutants and greenhouse gases emissions, it is peremptory that governments consider this sector as a target to work in order to achieve the global decarbonization goals set by 2030 Agenda. Therefore, the importance to act in the cities, concerning climate changes, implies a creative capability of interdisciplinary technicians to develop feasible methods to guide governments and citizens towards sustainable solutions of urban planning applied in short periods for long-term changes. The Municipal Council of Braga, a city in the north of Portugal, launched in 2018 the project BUILD – Braga Urban Innovation Laboratory Demonstrator, which is a Living Lab that intended to promote the city decarbonization. To achieve a behavioral change allowing a transition towards sustainable mobility, through a collaborative and co-created model between interdisciplinary technical team and stakeholders, a diverse range of activities with a people-centered approach was developed. For instance workshops, in which playful participatory processes and participatory mapping were applied. The format of the workshops was defined according to the stakeholder, namely the scholar community, the residents and general city-users of BUILD area. The workshops aimed at the development of an intervention in the public space, while simultaneously spreading and promoting the concepts of sustainable urban mobility and tactical urbanism among the citizens. Since it is a concrete and achievable solution applied in short periods, tactical urbanism represented an efficient method to develop actions of public participation regarding the city planning. At the same time it highlighted the importance of a cohesive and continuous action of population's ...

BACKGROUND: Despite great medical advances and scientific progress over the past century, one billion people globally still lack access to basic health care services. In the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development social innovation models aim to provide effective solutions that bridge the health care delivery gap, address equity and create social value. This commentary highlights the roles of multilateral organizations and governments in creating an enabling environment where social innovations can more effectively integrate into health systems to maximize their impact on beneficiaries. MAIN TEXT: The integration of social innovations into health systems is essential to ensure their sustainability and the wide dissemination of their impact. Effective partnerships, strong engagement with and endorsement by governments and communities, regulations, trust and sometimes willingness are key factors to enhance system integration, replication and dissemination of the models. Three examples of social innovations selected by the Social Innovation in Health Initiative illustrate the importance of engaging with governments and communities in order to link, integrate and synergize their efforts. Key challenges that they encountered, and lessons learnt are highlighted. Multilateral organizations and governments increasingly engage in promoting and supporting the development, testing and dissemination of social innovations to address the health care delivery gap. They play an important role in creating an enabling environment. This includes promoting the concept of social innovation in health care delivery, spreading social innovation approach and lessons learnt, fostering partnerships and leveraging resources, convening communities, health system actors and various stakeholders to work together across disciplines and sectors, and nurturing capacity in countries. CONCLUSIONS: Multilateral organizations and local and national governments have a critical role to play in creating an enabling environment where social innovations can flourish. In supporting and disseminating social innovation approach, multilateral organizations and governments have a great opportunity to accelerate Universal Health Coverage and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The target of sustainable development - the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Achieved in 2030 is the agenda of Governments around the world based on the resolution of the general assembly issued. The government has shown strong commitment and taken initial action, Including connecting most SDGs targets and indicators into the national medium-term development plan (RJPMN). This research focuses on local government in Realizing the goals of the SDGs, especially the 11th targets on sustainable city development. Sidoarjo has the strategic economic and social potential as the highest industry revenue contributor in East Java. Meanwhile, as a representation of the industrial cities, Sidoarjo faces problems of urban waste. Sidoarjo, the which has received 8 (eight) Verse awards, was finally criticized by the community of environmentalists. Given that urban environmental problems are Believed to influence the legitimacy of the local government. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach that is intended to explore information about the role of local Governments in Realizing the concept of sustainable urban development that focuses on waste management and mitigation of river pollution. This research primary and secondary uses of data types. Primary Data is the result of interviews from research subjects who are interested parties in Sidoarjo RAN, Including Bappeda, DLKH and PUPR. Secondary Data is Obtained from the results of a literature review of local government Several report documents, journals related to the implementation of SDGs and other scientific sources. In an effort to deal with urban waste problems, the Government of Sidoarjo City Applies Several strategies to Achieve urban sustainability. First, the Environmental Agency and the Public Works Agency Carried out the construction of a Sanitary Landfill as an environment-based waste treatment. Second, in Achieving Zero Waste in Sidoarjo City, the government involves sub-districts as stakeholders in regional-based waste management. Keywords: Industry, Local Government, Municipal Waste, Sustainable City Development

We live in a period during which human activity is the dominant influence on climate and the environment. Schoolchildren across the world take to the streets calling on all of us –individuals, businesses, and governments – to act responsibly for the future of humanity. University students demand education on doing well by doing good. Member states of the United Nations have committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Realising sustainable futures inclusive of a good information society certainly sounds attractive to students, business, and governments alike, and we certainly notice heightened awareness and a sense of urgency to tackle large-scale and interconnected challenges such as clean energy, global health, and well-being. Yet, the focus on complex, global challenges has perhaps made it more difficult for individual designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs to feel that their own actions can have a direct impact. Having said this, we also notice that many individuals, businesses, and governments are beginning to ask how might we foresee the impact of the physical and digital products, services, experiences and systems solutions we create. The term "responsible design" is now gaining traction. Still, we can all think of examples of 'successful design' that is harmful to people, damaging to the environment, or bad for our society. We need to recognise our responsibility to change this trajectory, learn from examples of responsible design, and accept the responsibility to make the necessary changes in our own design practice, to achieve system-level change, creating solutions that are regenerative in nature. Many of us are familiar with the 3-point design challenge — desirability, feasibility, and viability. These terms conveniently map to three critical disciplines closely associated with successful design — market, technical, and business. We believe that responsible design is now critical for successful design and thus needs to be part of our community's discussion, curriculum, and practice. To ...