South Africa as a donor and southern Africa: The sustainable development goals (SDGs), emerging foreign policy and development themes in the post-Cotonou context

2016 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander O’Riordan ◽  
Manal Stulgaitis
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Climate Change and Food Insecurity Dynamics in the Rural Limpopo Province of South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1(J)) ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
Abiodun Olusola Omotayo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Household Heads

In the developing nations of the world, poor gross domestic product growth has shown serious vacuum to be filled in order to achieve the sustainable development goals. In that regard, this research article intends to contribute to the sustainable development goals of the United Nation’s goal by explaining the rural food insecurity in the light of climate change dynamic in some selected rural communities of Limpopo Province, South Africa. The data employed in the study were collected from 120 randomly selected rural household heads. Data were analysed with descriptive (frequency, mean etc.) and inferential statistics (Principal component Analysis (PCA), Tobit and Probit Regression) which were properly fitted (P<0.05) for the set research objectives. Descriptive results indicate that the average age of the respondents was 52 years with 60% of the household heads being married and a mean household size of 5.The study concluded that there is climate change effect and food insecurity in the study area and therefore recommended among others that the government of South Africa should endeavour to implement a more rural focused food securityclimate change policies in order to relieve the intensity of food insecurity situations among these disadvantaged rural dwellers of the province as well as to entrench a policy of long term development of agriculture. Finally, the study emphasized that the rural farming households should be enlightened through proper extension services to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in alleviating the food insecurity situation in the rural communities of the province. 

Municipal financing for sustainable development: A case of South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 757-774
Author(s):  
CJ Hendriks
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Development Goals

This article explores the financing of the sustainable development goals through the budget process with the aim of achieving sustainable development. Existing theory points out that local government budgets play an important role in pro-poor service delivery. However, underfunding can be seen across all areas in South Africa, resulting in municipalities that cannot function properly and look after the needs of their inhabitants. Based on a study of selected municipalities in South Africa, this paper tries to answer the question of whether municipalities allocate and spend their financial resources to pursue the 17 sustainable development goals. The findings indicate that as the medium for achieving the sustainable development goals, the focus of local government budgets has to shift from merely providing basic services to creating and facilitating an environment suitable for achieving sustainable development. If the emphasis of municipal spending does not change, governments will find it difficult to achieve the sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Subnational activism and conflicts within Jair Bolsonaro’s government: an analysis of the Brazilian states’ actions in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda during 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-132
Author(s):  
Débora Figueiredo Mendonça Prado ◽  
Cairo Gabriel Borges Junqueira ◽  
Ana Carolina Evangelista Mauad
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
First Year ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
International Engagement ◽  
Subnational Governments

The article analyzes the international engagement of Brazilian subnational governments in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda during the first year of the Bolsonaro’s government with an emphasis on the role of states in supporting the environmental axis. We argue that subnational governments have been strongly active in defending this agenda, unlike the federal government, generating foreign policy tensions. Therefore, the research analyzes the performance of these actors in the scope of the Northeast and the Legal Amazon Consortia.  

scholarly journals Tracking Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Four Rural Villages in Limpopo, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Bianca Wernecke ◽  
Angela Mathee ◽  
Zamantimande Kunene ◽  
Yusentha Balakrishna ◽  
Thandi Kapwata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Development Goals

Developmental Social Work and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 251660262097522
Author(s):  
Emmison Muleya
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals

The main thrust of this article concerns the potential for the social work profession to contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which overlap with developmental social work, specifically with respect to poverty and inequalities in South Africa. Although developmental social work practice may attempt to tackle the structural causes of poverty and inequality, relatively few studies appear to have been conducted to evaluate the contribution of this approach to attaining SDGs. The article draws from contemporary available literature and documents and the author’s observations pertaining to developmental social work and the role which it can play in attaining SDGs in the context of present-day South Africa. The review revealed the potential for developmental social work to make a meaningful contribution to attaining SDGs and the factors which could continue to hinder developmental social work practice, thereby making it difficult for SDGs.

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