Challenges and the Way Forward in a Difficult Development Landscape: Achieving a Sustainable Future in Africa and Its Sahel Region
(2025) p.56-68- Abstract
- When the world committed to end poverty and hunger as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the promise to “leave no one behind” was recognized as both an ethical responsibility and a key criteria for success. How can we make sure that such a promise becomes a reality, and what challenges lie ahead? This chapter aims to address these issues by focusing on parts of the world that, despite facing enormous challenges, from climate change to political insecurity and violent conflict, also have made some progress in the efforts to reduce hunger and food insecurity: Africa and its Sahel region.
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This handbook brings together a collection of seminal research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and investigates the effectiveness of the 17 goals for achieving transformative change toward sustainable development.
As a collection of inter- and transdisciplinary research from around the world, this volume explores the applications, implications, and best practices of the goals at thematic, regional, and national levels, providing specific examples from a diverse range of places, such as Australia, Brazil, China, DRC, India, Italy, the Sahel region of Africa, and the USA, among others. The book serves as a mid-term evaluation of the SDGs, bringing to the fore comprehensive experiences and evidence related to the SDGs,... (More) - This handbook brings together a collection of seminal research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and investigates the effectiveness of the 17 goals for achieving transformative change toward sustainable development.
As a collection of inter- and transdisciplinary research from around the world, this volume explores the applications, implications, and best practices of the goals at thematic, regional, and national levels, providing specific examples from a diverse range of places, such as Australia, Brazil, China, DRC, India, Italy, the Sahel region of Africa, and the USA, among others. The book serves as a mid-term evaluation of the SDGs, bringing to the fore comprehensive experiences and evidence related to the SDGs, whilst highlighting the interlinkages between the different goals. The handbook is divided into two parts: Part I brings together groundbreaking research to define, identify, and present conceptual frameworks for a sustainable future, whilst Part II focuses on the policies, practices, and implementation of the SDGs. The chapters identify key aspects missing from the 2030 Agenda, such as global power imbalances, cultural diversity, Indigenous rights, and unsustainable levels of consumption; they also critically evaluate the overall delivery and effectiveness of the SDGs whilst outlining potential future directions for the post-SDG 2030 Agenda.
This handbook is aimed at a diverse and global audience of academics and students of economics, business studies, political science, and development studies. It will also serve as a valuable reference for leaders in the industry, the public sector, civil society, and international policymakers keen to gain a better understanding of the SDGs.
The main development patterns and challenges that lie ahead in reaching the targets set in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a particular focus on SDG 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), and 5 (Gender Equality), are explored in Chapter 4 by Sepahvand. The chapter examines how the SDGs are impacted by the economic and societal factors caused by the crises and shocks, such as political instability, violent conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sahel region and in Burkina Faso. In a world committed to end poverty and hunger and “leave no one behind,” what are the challenges and opportunities to implement it? Chapter 4 aims to address these issues and the enormous challenges from climate change, political insecurity, and violent conflict while accounting for the progress in the efforts to reduce hunger and food insecurity in Africa and its Sahel region. (Less)
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- Sepahvand, Mohammad LU
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- publishing date
- 2025-04-30
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- subject
- keywords
- Agenda 2030, Fattigdom, Hunger, Jämställdhet, Afrika söder om Sahara, Sahel, Burkina Faso, Agenda 2030, Poverty, Hunger, Gender equality, Sub-Sahara Africa, Sahel, Burkina Faso
- host publication
- Routledge Handbook of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Research and Policy
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- Bali Swain, Ranjula and Dobers, Peter
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- 1st Edition
- pages
- 13 pages
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- Routledge
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- scopus:105002920822
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- 9781032257037
- 9781003285472
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- 10.4324/9781003285472
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- English
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