SDG 3 seeks to contribute to sustainable development by achieving good health and well-being for all the earth’s citizens. But, what is the likelihood that we can collectively achieve SDG …
Perhaps the most important question on this topic is ‘how can we know what sustainability is’? If something is sustainable, it means that it is able to be maintained at …
Over the past four weeks, we’ve explored the topic of sustainable development. We’ve looked at what it means when we talk about sustainability and what the key challenges to achieving …
In the last steps, Gaia introduced you to the Inspiring Women project as an example of a randomized control trial. Here we will look at how the project was carried …
Here we can see an example of one of the four videos presented to the women during the Inspiring Women project. This is the inspiring story of Sarah Nalwoga, a …
Understanding whether sustainable development projects are having an impact on communities is a key part of overcoming challenges. In this video, Gaia introduces the Inspiring Women project; an intervention in …
Now that we understand the importance of measuring impact, we need to think about how to actually do it. Although we’re going to be look at some of the techniques …
In this video, Carol, Andrea, Martina, and Gaia have talked about the importance of measuring the impact of sustainable development projects. As Carol explains, the combined total investment in development …
Well done for completing the Achieving Sustainable Development course! We hope you have enjoyed this course We would like to thank all of you for your meaningful comments and input …
So, since 2015, after the UN General Assembly meeting and the adoption of the SDGs, global institutions, governments, civil society, and local citizens have begun working with sustainable development with …
So far, we have discussed ways to estimate the impact of interventions and programmes. But can we measure our overall social and economic progress, in other words, the impact of …
Now that we are coming to the end of the course, we’d like you to think about all of the challenges and case studies you have been presented with. Consider …
For many centuries, we have designed our cities thinking that the environment is a blank canvas upon which all the architect’s fantasies can be realized. This attitude has led to …
In this video we have explored the concept of eco-city and discussed the main challenges to a sustainable urban development. Do you think it is important to build eco-cities in …
In the outskirts of rapidly expanding urban areas, peri-urban areas are emerging. In these areas, as Jan explains in the video, there can be many challenges to achieving clean water …