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inability in Developing Countries Case Studies from Botswana’s journey towards 2030 Agenda

Sustainability in Developing Countries

Susan Osireditse Keitumetse  •  Luc Hens David Norris Editors

Sustainability in Developing Countries Case Studies from Botswana’s journey towards 2030 Agenda

Editors Susan Osireditse Keitumetse Okavango Research Institute (ORI) University of Botswana Maun, Botswana David Norris University of Botswana Gaborone, Botswana

Luc Hens Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business-Administration Sumy State University Sumy, Ukraine Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Brussels, Belgium

ISBN 978-3-030-48350-0    ISBN 978-3-030-48351-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48351-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

The year 2020 marks the ten-year period before 2030 agenda for sustainable development (SD) elapses. This timeframe has been declared “A Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals” by United Nations Secretary-General. During this period, 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets adopted in 2015 must be delivered worldwide. Baseline knowledge becomes necessary in this regard. This book volume is produced as an effort to add to the decade of action for SDGs by addressing the task of “engagement of stakeholders”—whereby African academic publishing provides the voice (experiences as outlined by authors) that propels action with direction. This mode of sustainability reporting is lacking in most African regions. The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio