Scaling up SDGs Implementation: Emerging Cases from State, Development and Private Sectors (Sustainable Development Goals Series)

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Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Authors
Part I: Introduction and Background
1: Scaling Up SDGs Implementation: Down the Road to Fast Approaching 2030
	1.1	 Introduction
	1.2	 Initiatives from the United Nations Family
	1.3	 Voluntary National Review (VNR) and Voluntary Local Review (VLR)
	1.4	 Corporate Sector Initiatives
	1.5	 The Role of Civil Society
	1.6	 Book Outline
	References
Part II: Drawing Up National SDGs Baselines and Cases Involving State Actors
2: Emerging African Picture of Official Development Assistance and Education-Related SDGs Indicators
	2.1	 Introduction and Background
	2.2	 Literature Survey
	2.3	 Methodological Underpinnings
	2.4	 Presentation of Data and Discussion of Findings
	2.5	 Conclusions
	References
3: Africa and the 2030 Sustainable Energy Goal: A Focus on Access to Renewables and Clean Fuels for Cooking
	3.1	 Introduction and Background
	3.2	 Literature Survey
	3.3	 Methodological Underpinnings
	3.4	 Presentation of Data and Discussion of Findings
		3.4.1	 Trends in Access to Renewable Energy
		3.4.2	 Trends in Access to Clean Fuel and Technology for Cooking
		3.4.3	 A Focus on the Baseline CI
	3.5	 Implications for Policy Leading to 2030
	3.6	 Conclusion
	References
4: SDG 15 and Socioecological Sustainability: Spring Waterscapes and Rural Livelihoods in the Save Catchment of Zimbabwe
	4.1	 Introduction
	4.2	 Literature Review
	4.3	 Spring Utilisation, Management and Rural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe
	4.4	 Case Study: Save Catchment
	4.5	 Methodology
	4.6	 Findings
	4.7	 Discussion of Findings
	4.8	 Conclusions
	References
5: Auditing the Adequacy of NDCs in Addressing the Climate Action Sustainable Development Goal
	5.1	 Introduction
	5.2	 Literature Survey
	5.3	 Methodological Framework
	5.4	 Key Findings
		5.4.1	 Understanding NDCs and the Climate Action SDG
		5.4.2	 The Adequacy of NDCs in Addressing SDG 13
	5.5	 Conclusions
	References
Part III: The Business Sector and the SDGs
6: &Beyond’s Response to the Twin Challenges of Pollution and Climate Change in the Context of SDGs
	6.1	 Background and Introduction
	6.2	 Literature Review
	6.3	 Research Design
	6.4	 Presentation of Data and Results
	6.5	 Discussion of Findings
	6.6	 Conclusions
	References
7: Major Global Aircraft Manufacturers and Emerging Responses to the SDGs Agenda
	7.1	 Introduction
	7.2	 Literature Review
	7.3	 Research Design
	7.4	 Presentation of Data and Findings
	7.5	 Discussion of Findings
	7.6	 Conclusions and Recommendations
	References
8: Ending Poverty Through Affordable Credit to Small-Scale Cotton Farmers: The Case of the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe
	8.1	 Introduction and Background
	8.2	 Methodology
	8.3	 Results and Discussion
		8.3.1	 History of the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe
		8.3.2	 Cottco’s Input Credit Scheme and SDGs
		8.3.3	 Cotton Production Areas in Zimbabwe
		8.3.4	 Benefits from Cottco’s Input Credit Scheme
		8.3.5	 Access to Production Finance
		8.3.6	 Infrastructure Development
		8.3.7	 Employment Creation
		8.3.8	 Extension Services, Research and Innovation
		8.3.9	 Market Linkages and Aggregation
		8.3.10	 Corporate Social Responsibility
		8.3.11	 Analysis of Cottco’s Input Credit Scheme
		8.3.12	 Benefits of Cottco Micro-lending to Cotton Farmers
		8.3.13	 Cottco’s Market Share in the Cotton Industry
		8.3.14	 Relationship Between Investment in Credit Scheme and Market Share
		8.3.15	 Challenges Faced by Cottco in the Input Credit Scheme
	8.4	 Conclusion
	References
9: Insurance, Increasing Natural Disaster Risks and the SDGs: A Focus on Southern Africa
	9.1	 Introduction
	9.2	 Literature Review
		9.2.1	 Global Environmental Risks and the Insurance Industry
		9.2.2	 Climate Change Risks in the Southern African Context
	9.3	 Key Findings and Discussions
		9.3.1	 Incentive Products for Risk Reduction
		9.3.2	 Information Dissemination
		9.3.3	 Insurance Promotion and Penetration
		9.3.4	 Promoting Low-Carbon Initiatives
		9.3.5	 Weather Index-Based Insurance
		9.3.6	 Emerging Investment Opportunities
	9.4	 Conclusion
	References
Part IV: Civil Society and the SDGs
10: The Contribution of Community-Based Recycling Cooperatives to a Cluster of SDGs in Semi-arid Brazilian Peri-urban Settlements
	10.1	 Introduction
	10.2	 Literature Review and Background Information
		10.2.1	 The New Sustainable Development Agenda
		10.2.2	 SDG Localization in Semi-arid Brazil
		10.2.3	 The Social, Economic, and Environmental Role of Waste Recycling Cooperatives
	10.3	 Location of the Study Area
	10.4	 Presentation of Data and Discussion of Findings
	10.5	 Conclusion
	References
11: Critical Analysis of the Contribution of Women’s University in Africa Towards the Attainment of SDG 5
	11.1	 Introduction
	11.2	 Literature Review and Background Information
		11.2.1	 SDG 5 and Education
		11.2.2	 Women Movements in Higher Education and Women’s Universities
		11.2.3	 Women’s University in Africa
	11.3	 Methodology
	11.4	 Presentation of Data and Discussion of Key Findings
	11.5	 Conclusion
	References
12: Role of SDGs in Reconceptualising the Education for Sustainable Development Curriculum in Higher Education in South Africa
	12.1	 Introduction
	12.2	 Literature Review: SDGs and the South African Formal Education
		12.2.1	 SDGs and School Curriculum
		12.2.2	 Higher Education and Its Role in ESD and the Implementation of SDGs
		12.2.3	 Recurriculation of Environmental Education Modules at UNISA
	12.3	 Methodology
	12.4	 Presentation of Data and Discussion of Findings
		12.4.1	 Coverage of Current Environmental and Education for Sustainability Issues
		12.4.2	 Re/Contextualisation of Environmental Issues
		12.4.3	 Africanisation and Decolonisation Aspects in the Text
	12.5	 Conclusion and Recommendations
	References
Part V: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
13: Pushing Ahead with the Drive to Scaling up SDGs Implementation
	13.1	 Introduction
	13.2	 The Messages
	13.3	 Policy Recommendations
	References
Correction to: Scaling up SDGs Implementation: Emerging Cases from State, Development and Private Sectors
	Correction to: G. Nhamo et al. (eds.), Scaling up SDGs Implementation, Sustainable Development Goals Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33216-7
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