International Women's day is celebrated every year on 8 March and this year's theme is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all. Elsevier has collated a freely available special issue of book chapters and journal articles to celebrate and highlight International Women's Day.
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Treatment of Skin Disease (Fifth Edition)
Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies
2018, Pages 579-581
This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing insight into palmoplantar keratoderma, a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by thickening of the palms and soles.
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Treatment of Skin Disease (Fifth Edition)
Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies
2018, Pages 621-623
This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing content on Peutz–Jeghers syndrome (PJS), a rare hereditary disorder of polyposis.
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Treatment of Skin Disease (Fifth Edition)
Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies
2018, Pages 764-768
This content links with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by providing information on scleroderma, a rare multisystem disease characterized by skin fibrosis, autoantibody production, and vascular abnormalities often leading to visceral disease.
A research paper by Hannam 2022 underlines the complexities of soil and land degradation and the pursuit of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), emphasizing its integration into global policy frameworks like the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 15 and the Convention to Combat Desertification. It argues for essential reforms in soil governance, advocating for inclusive participation, legislative provisions, and practical guidance to ensure progress towards LDN targets while maintaining soil and ecosystem functions.
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Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation: Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life, Volume 1, 1 January 2022
This chapter aligns with Goal 14: Life Below Water and Goal 12: Responsible Consumption by providing an overview of marine plastic waste and policy options to promote a circular plastic economy.
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Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation: Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life, Volume 1, 1 January 2022
This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation and Goal 14: Life below water by arguing that further steps for the optimal management of MPAs should aim to improve the efficiency of the whole plastic waste management cycle, thus preventing and reducing debris entering the marine environment.
An article on global spending of dementia care, in the context of SDG 3, focusing specifically on modelling global and regional estimates from 2000 to 2019 and expected future scenarios from 2020 to 2050.
This Article supports SDGs 3, 5, and 10 by providing global, regional, and country estimates of physical and sexual violence against women by male intimate partners, calling for investments in multisectoral interventions and a strengthening of the public health response, especially in the face of post-COVID-19 reconstruction efforts, to meet SDG targets.
Urban climate change agenda furthered by aligning adaptation plans with development goals. Near-term benefits delivered by aligning adaptation, mitigation and development. Synergistic adaptation-mitigation planning leads to inclusion of co-benefits and avoidance of trade-offs. Informal networks can enhance coordination required for co-benefit approaches.
