The UN 2030 Agenda is a global agenda which brings nations together to address challenges for sustainable development. It increasingly expected bilateral and multilateral development projects programmes in sub-Saharan Africa the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, Africa's agency steering priorities, notably by proposing its own achievements' visions such as those contained African 2063 (AA2063), must be better recognised. This paper aims establish converging links between SDGs...

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have been advocated for their potential to contribute the making of sustainable and just cities. However, a growing body research shows that NBS cannot inherently provide outcomes might instead (re)produce environmental injustices. This explores stream/river restoration in 'informal' areas, showing how riparian margins become spaces conflict. It draws lessons from two linear parks integrated into neighbourhood regeneration strategies São Paulo. Data were...

Abstract This paper identifies opportunities from targeted and integrated sanitation action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). is contextualised case of Brazil through a systematic approach applied sector that considers range infrastructure, management services people involved in different phases service chain, municipal wastewater containment safe disposal or re‐use. Articulating social, economic environmental dimensions sanitation, this study analyses their links with...

This paper analyzes the concept of Green Infrastructure (GI) in urban context, challenging extent to which it can support a transition towards more socially inclusive forms governance. It builds on argument that false promise "win-wins" conceptualization greening participates creation blind spots practice. Using case São Paulo, we bring attention techno-managerial patterns within top-down governance structures. A political ecology lens helps analyze power relations at play context linear...

This article delves into the participatory aspects of implementation nature-based solutions (NbS) in Global South. It examines practices community engagement several projects conducted informal settlements and how they relate to project visions. Building on previous work for urban upgrading projects, we examine relationship between methods used engage communities goals that guide design NbS. In doing so, explore can support emergence transformative approaches historically disadvantaged...

While the amount of research on NBS is growing rapidly, there a lack evidence community experiences design and implementation, particularly from low-income informal settlements African cities. This article adds new empirical in this space through grounded analysis “niche” projects co-developed by intermediary organizations communities five sites across three Nairobi Dar es Salaam. Findings are organized around four established knowledge gaps: (1) NBS-society relations; (2) Design; (3)...

To better leverage opportunities arising out of sustainable and inclusive management sanitation services there is a need for robust comprehensive evidence the wide-ranging benefits that can deliver. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide framework development broken down into 169 interconnected Targets which are articulated under 17 Goals. Based on methodology developed at University College London (UCL), this study identifies linkages between corroborated by published evidence. We...

The global 2030 Agenda covers a range of interconnected issues which need interdisciplinary and holistic approaches to improve human well-being protect the natural environment. COVID-19 pandemic has brought light critical inequities in society policy gaps health services. As highlighted through analyses interlinkages among Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), connections between environment, can help support new needs addressing systemic crises, including widespread pandemics.We identify...

Global challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity and poverty must increasingly be tackled in cities. While cities can significant contributors to change scarcity, face considerable risks a consequence of these, they are also central the solutions for these challenges. The quality infrastructure, reliability service provision other economic political conditions urban areas shape levels use by, exposure for, residents. This paper – which introduces special issue on resilience...

To better leverage opportunities arising out of sustainable and inclusive management sanitation services there is a need for robust comprehensive evidence the wide ranging benefits that can deliver. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide framework development broken down into 169 interconnected Targets which are articulated under 17 Goals. Based on methodology developed at University College London (UCL), this study identifies linkages between corroborated by published evidence. We...

Abstract In fragile social and economic societies, water governance systems have rarely managed to meet everyone’s needs, but rather misrecognised the demand of those excluded from decision-making structures. Across regions, underlying socio-political issues often remained unaddressed on basis that scarcity is primarily caused by geo-climatic conditions. Exclusionary one central driver migratory patterns along with instabilities in political regimes. It reflected poor service provision tends...

In 2020, 54% of the world had access to safe sanitation, but further reduces 21% in sub-Saharan Africa . With only eight years left meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is an urgent need accelerate action sanitation sector. Previous academic research highlights as vital for supporting cross-cutting outcomes health, economics, climate, gender equality, and environment. However, a gap knowledge outputs policymakers how can leverage investment from agencies ministries achieve...

Better understanding of the range opportunities that can be leveraged from sustainable and inclusive management sanitation services is required, alongside evidence to support it. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a comprehensive framework for development broken down into 169 Targets articulated under 17 interconnected Goals. Based on methodology developed at University College London (UCL), this study identifies linkages between each basis published evidence. We show there are...

This study aims to investigate the translation of advertising slogans from English Vietnamese perspective eight methods proposed by Newmark (1988). To realize this objective, uses two research discourse analysis and comparative. The former is employed analyse linguistic components used in original text translated one while latter identify similarities differences between texts so as what method a particular slogan translation. 60 pairs collected randomly different means media for kinds...

This article evaluates the stakeholder consultation process that was undertaken to support decision-making for new sanitation authority be established in Ghana. initiative of creating a specialized – currently referred as National Sanitation Authority (NSA) emerges from need restructure sector Ghana, like many other countries worldwide. From learning this study we seek inform research and practice around design methods institutional restructuration contexts. The gathered views on different...