Sustainable Development Goals for Society Vol. 2 Food security, energy, climate action and biodiversity

This book profiles various cases that are emerging in addressing global challenges in the context of SDGs for society in the era of climate change and covers case studies of projects being undertaken to tackle biodiversity, food security, climate change, energy and water security. The book is writte...

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Other Authors: Nhamo, Godwell (Editor), Chikodzi, David (Editor), Dube, Kaitano (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Sustainable Development Goals Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part1. Introduction and Background
  • Chapter1. Making SDGs work to end hunger, sustain energy, resolve climate change and reverse biodiversity loss
  • Part2. Food Security and Sustainable Energy
  • Chapter2. The contribution of responsible leadership in raising funding to support organisational mandate and the SDGs: Case of the Land Bank of South Africa
  • Chapter3. Confronting Poverty, Hunger and Food Insecurity: Lessons from Malawi and Zimbabwe
  • Chapter4. Preventing Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) damage in maize by altering planting time and using varied genotypes
  • Chapter5. Enhancing urban farming for sustainable development through Sustainable Development Goals
  • Chapter6. Water and sanitation access in the Shamva district for sustainability and development of the Zimbabwean smallholder farming sector
  • Chapter7. Responsible Leadership and the Implementation of SDG7: The case of the UNDP Botswana Biogas Project
  • Chapter15. Climate resilience strategies and livelihood development in dry regions of Zimbabwe
  • Chapter16. Climate Action at international airports: An Analysis of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme
  • Chapter8. Elements of responsible leadership in driving climate action (SDG 13)
  • Chapter9. Leadership Capabilities for Successful Implementation of SDG 7 Targets at Energy Company X
  • Chapter10. Designing Effective Social Protection for Food and Nutrition Security among Farm Workers: Lessons from Masvingo, Zimbabwe
  • Part3. Climate Action for SDGs
  • Chapter11. Mitigating Climate Change through Carbon Sequestration for Sustainable Development: Empirical evidence from Cameroon’s Forest Economy
  • Chapter12. Private sector Sustainable Development Goals’ localisation: Case of Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, South Africa
  • Chapter13. Scaling up university engagement with the water SDG for general environmental stewardship and climate change resilience
  • Chapter14. Climate change in Zimbabwe’s vulnerable communities: A case study of Supporting Enhanced Climate Action Project (SECA- project) in Bulilima district