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The opportunities presented by mini grids come with challenges of balancing market efficiency and equity of access.
Two recent research documents provide a substantial basis for assessing how the draft policy shapes up and identifying where it falls down.
Resources from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization can help marketing programs embed sustainability concerns into marketing education.
Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help replace traditional growth measures like GDP?
Not all types of ground are the same and understanding how varied ground types react to environmental stresses is key to achieving true sustainability.
Environmental policymakers and scholars must listen to sub-Saharan Africans’ voices and recognize the importance of population for achieving sustainable development goals.
The inability of city authorities to enforce land-use regulations has allowed people to carry out ecologically unfriendly activities along the water bodies.
By inspiring collective action, amateur football clubs can drive positive behaviour change and embed sustainability tactics in grassroots sport.
Governments all over the world are propping up overfishing. Now scientists have penned an open letter calling on trade ministers to implement stricter regulations against harmful fisheries subsidies.
Commonly used schemes such as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, B Corp certifications and the Global Reporting Initiative fail to hold businesses accountable on their green targets.
As global acute food insecurity increases, severe wasting — which already affects 13.6 million children — is expected to rise with it. Treating wasting requires specialized nutrition and medical care.
Responding to societal challenges and promoting sustainable development is an especially pressing concern for African universities.
Our research shows the world is not on track to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals. But with decisive action, we can still achieve a fairer, more sustainable and prosperous future.
Halfway to the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, countries have made progress, but most are struggling to meet all 17 goals. The US is no exception.
Genetically modified crops are increasing yield and food security in developed countries, but in Africa, a lack of adoption is limiting success.
After almost half a century, the United Nations has waded back into the murky world of water policy. But one of the ideas following this year’s international meeting has been shot down.
Cities are where solutions are found – but also where perils are amplified when we fail to act.
Kenya’s experienced fast population growth and urbanisation - this has brought about some big challenges.
The strategy’s core mission should be to ensure everyone in Australia has adequate housing. That requires 950,000 social and affordable rental dwellings to be built by 2041, dwarfing current targets.
Top contributors
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Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria and Co-ordinator of the South African SDG Hub, University of Pretoria
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professor of Business and Sustainable Development, The University of Edinburgh
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Sustainable Development Solutions Network Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Reader in Development Economics, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University
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Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Director (International) - Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Thomas Wiedmann is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Sustainability Research, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Monash University
