The Role of Research in Attaining Sustainable Development Goals

2nd International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable World

Fayomi, O.S.I.^1,2 ; Okokpujie, I.P.^1 ; Udo, Mfon^1

Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Covenant University Ota, Lagos state, Nigeria^1

Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa^2

关键词: Development;    Goals;    Human survival;    Planet earth;    Sustainable;    United Nations;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/413/1/012002/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/413/1/012002

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

A study on the significant roles of research in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals was carried out to analyze the facts and figures gotten through secondary information's to determine the resultant effect of research in the pursuance of the SDGs. This research explores various opinions of several authors and researchers towards the concept of research in totality. This study gave clear indications that research as a full concept is not a cliché and it is revolving year-in year-out in our contemporary world of interest as the need for human survival on the planet earth gets more prioritized on the agenda of the various sustainability organizations like UNESCO, United Nations, UNEP, IISD. This is the present century's goal and it is all NGOs and other private parastatals are enjoined to be part of this move as it is a collective effort to seeing its realizations.