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Rwanda’s green growth path towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

Gerstel, Philip LU (2022) EKHS34 20221
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This paper investigates the understanding of SDG interconnections in social, economic, and environmental sustainability towards the implementation process of Rwanda's green growth approach. Thereby this thesis contributes to the academic debate on sustainability practices in developing countries via the case of Rwanda and its special approach to home-grown solutions. Hence, the paper uses the Inclusive Green Economy theory based on ecological economic theory to investigate the green growth development of Rwanda connected with the SDG framework. To give answers to the research question this research uses qualitative research by conducting six semi-structured interviews with different actors involved in the sustainable development efforts of... (More)
This paper investigates the understanding of SDG interconnections in social, economic, and environmental sustainability towards the implementation process of Rwanda's green growth approach. Thereby this thesis contributes to the academic debate on sustainability practices in developing countries via the case of Rwanda and its special approach to home-grown solutions. Hence, the paper uses the Inclusive Green Economy theory based on ecological economic theory to investigate the green growth development of Rwanda connected with the SDG framework. To give answers to the research question this research uses qualitative research by conducting six semi-structured interviews with different actors involved in the sustainable development efforts of Rwanda. The transcripts of the interviews are analyzed by using the method of thematic coding and triangulating the results with document analysis of development plans and national reports. The main results are that education is seen as a major catalytic factor to enhance the SDGs such as poverty reduction, health, and environmental sustainability. Moreover, the results show that the Home-Grown solutions play an important part in the fulfilment of the SDGs. However, the process is slowed down and reduced due to current crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Still, the conclusion is that even though the SDG framework is deeply connected to the national Strategic Transformation plan, the Vision 2050 and Rwanda’s green growth path, under current development Rwanda will not manage to reach the SDGs by 2030. (Less)
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author
Gerstel, Philip LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Understanding the multifaceted application of the SDG Framework in Rwanda for creating social, economic and environmental sustainability by developing innovative policies and leveraging on Home-Grown Solutions
course
EKHS34 20221
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Sustainable Development Goals, Rwanda, Green economics, social development processes, environmental sustainability, Home-grown solutions, policy implementation, socio-economic development, interviews
language
English
id
9101217
date added to LUP
2022-10-20 10:02:33
date last changed
2022-10-20 10:02:33
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  abstract     = {{This paper investigates the understanding of SDG interconnections in social, economic, and environmental sustainability towards the implementation process of Rwanda's green growth approach. Thereby this thesis contributes to the academic debate on sustainability practices in developing countries via the case of Rwanda and its special approach to home-grown solutions. Hence, the paper uses the Inclusive Green Economy theory based on ecological economic theory to investigate the green growth development of Rwanda connected with the SDG framework. To give answers to the research question this research uses qualitative research by conducting six semi-structured interviews with different actors involved in the sustainable development efforts of Rwanda. The transcripts of the interviews are analyzed by using the method of thematic coding and triangulating the results with document analysis of development plans and national reports. The main results are that education is seen as a major catalytic factor to enhance the SDGs such as poverty reduction, health, and environmental sustainability. Moreover, the results show that the Home-Grown solutions play an important part in the fulfilment of the SDGs. However, the process is slowed down and reduced due to current crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Still, the conclusion is that even though the SDG framework is deeply connected to the national Strategic Transformation plan, the Vision 2050 and Rwanda’s green growth path, under current development Rwanda will not manage to reach the SDGs by 2030.}},
  author       = {{Gerstel, Philip}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Rwanda’s green growth path towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}