COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals

Societal Influence

1st Edition - July 25, 2022
Editors: Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Karri, Sharmili Roy
Language: English
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COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals: Societal Influence explores how the coronavirus pandemic impacts the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), paying particular attention to socioeconomic and disaster risk management dimensions. Sections provide a foundational understanding of the virus and its risk factors, cover relevant mitigation measures for minimizing the spread of COVID-19, explore the virus’s originations and transmission mechanisms, and look at gold standard procedures for COVID-19 testing and antibody-based diagnosis. Final sections present the latest insights on the global effects of COVID-19 and examine potential future challenges, opportunities and strategic responses.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
About the editors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: COVID-19 effects on sustainable global goals (SDG’s)
Chapter One: Effect of COVID-19 on food security, hunger, and food crisis
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Food insecurity
3: COVID-19 and food access
4: COVID-19 and food hygiene
5: COVID-19 and food production
6: COVID-19 and the food crisis
7: The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on countries around the world
8: COVID-19, food insecurity, and its consequences
9: COVID-19 epidemic and food system
10: Strategies to deal with the food crisis in the COVID-19 epidemic
11: Conclusion
References
Chapter Two: Effects of COVID-19 on the availability of clean water and sanitation
Abstract
1: Importance of water for health
2: Effect of COVID-19 on water
3: Effect of COVID-19 on sanitation
4: Sustainable development goal 6 in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
5: Lessons learned regarding water and COVID-19
6: Limitations
7: Conclusion
References
Chapter Three: Effect of COVID-19 on future education: Reimagining tomorrow’s lessons
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Pre-COVID-19 vs now: The situation
3: Post-COVID-19: Lessons learnt
4: Physical infrastructure
5: Conclusion and future outlook
References
Chapter Four: Effect of the COVID-19 on access to affordable and clean energy
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: SDG7 targets: Access to energy, renewable energy, and energy efficiency
3: Why affordable and clean energy matters?
4: Modern renewable energy technologies
5: Impact of COVID-19 on SDG7
6: Role of energy in COVID-19 response and post-COVID-19 scenario
7: Green recovery—How future investment can drive sustainable energy progress, energy gap, and how to close them?
8: Conclusion and future perspectives
References
Chapter Five: Impact of COVID-19 on decent work, economic growth, and world trade
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1: Present status of the world economy
2: Pandemic crisis on the economic growth
3: Impact on trade
4: Decent work: An overview
5: Policies for recovery
6: Conclusions and future perspectives
References
Chapter Six: Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sports industry
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Sports and sustainable development
3: Effects of COVID-19 in the sports industry
4: Sport and the sustainable development goals in pandemic era
5: Cons and pros of COVID-19 for the sports industry and sustainable development
References
Chapter Seven: Monetary quantification of COVID-19 impacts on sustainable development goals: Focus on air pollution and climate change
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Methodology for the assessment of PM2.5 and CO2 emissions
3: Monetary valuation of PM2.5 and CO2 emissions
4: Results and discussions
5: Conclusion
6: Suggestions and future perspectives
References
Chapter Eight: Air quality during COVID-19 lockdown and its implication toward sustainable development goals
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Lockdown measures adopted around the world
3: Air quality during COVID-19 lockdown
4: Environmental cofactors during COVID-19
5: Preventive policies for COVID-19 spread and air pollution
6: Conclusions
References
Chapter Nine: COVID-19 pandemic: The fears and hopes for SDG 3, with focus on prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (SDG 3.4) and universal health coverage (SDG 3.8)
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Global health in the COVID-19 pandemic
3: COVID-19 and noncommunicable diseases
4: Achieving universal health coverage in the COVID-19 era and after
5: COVID-19 and other SDG 3’s targets
6: Discussion
7: Conclusion
References
Chapter Ten: Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological aspects
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Positive and negative psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
3: The psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on society
4: Risk and protective factors relevant to psychological reactions
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter Eleven: Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on social factors
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Employment
3: Education
4: Healthcare
5: Family
6: Social media
7: Environmental quality
8: Conclusion
References
Chapter Twelve: The impact of COVID-19 in curbing the goals of ensuring sustainable development of life on land (SDG 15) and below water (SDG 14)
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Key targets and impact of COVID-19 on SDG 14 (life below water)
3: Key targets and its impact of COVID-19 on life on land (SDG 15)
4: Efforts undertaken by the countries after COVID-19 crisis
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter Thirteen: Global implications of biodiversity loss on pandemic disease: COVID-19
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Climate change
3: Forest cover monitoring
4: Climate change and EID
5: Modeling the movement of pathogens and animals
6: Research gaps, challenges, and recommendations for future
7: Conclusions
References
Part Two: Outbreak management and relevant case studies towards SDG’s
Chapter Fourteen: Disaster risk management during COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1: Introduction
2: The Sendai framework on the convention of disaster risk reduction
3: Principle lessons for combatting biological disasters like COVID-19 pandemic
4: Planning, risk mitigation, resilience building: Methods of protection against a rare event like COVID-19
5: Intersection of health and disaster risk management
6: COVID-19: An economic disaster
7: Conclusion
8: Future risk management
References
Chapter Fifteen: A step toward better sample management of COVID-19: On-spot detection by biometric technology and artificial intelligence
Abstract
1: Introduction of SARS-COV2
2: Biometric systems for COVID-19 management
3: Artificial intelligence and its applications for COVID-19 management
4: Benefits and pitfalls of AI-based technologies
5: Clinical sample management of infected patients
6: Conclusion and future prospective
References
Chapter Sixteen: Wearable body sensor network: SDGs panacea for an holistic SARS-CoV-2 mitigation, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health informatics interventions
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Diagnostic and therapeutic advances against SARS-CoV-2
3: Impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on healthcare informatics
4: Sustainable development goals as panacea for holistic emergency response
5: Innovative technologies for diseases outbreak monitoring and control
6: Emergence of wearable activity trackers (WATs) technology
7: Conclusion
References
Chapter Seventeen: The impact of COVID-19 on regional poverty: Evidence from Latin America
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: COVID-19 in Latin America
3: The impact of COVID-19 on poverty
4: Postpandemic economic recovery for reducing poverty
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter Eighteen: Status quo of outbreak and control of COVID-19 in Southeast Asian Nations during the first phase: A case study for sustainable cities and communities
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Methods
3: Results and discussion
4: Conclusions
Contribution
References
Index

Mohammad Hadi Dehghani

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hadi Dehghani is a Full Professor at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. His scientific research interest includes environmental science. He is an editorial board member, guest editor, and reviewer in many internal and international journals and is a member of several international science committees around the world. He has authored or edited 16 books and more than 230 full papers published in peer-reviewed journals.

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Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Iran

Rama Rao Karri

Dr. Rama Rao Karri is a Professor (Sr. Asst) in the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam. He has a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Master’s from IIT Kanpur in Chemical Engineering. He has worked as a Post-Doctoral research fellow at NUS, Singapore for about six years and has over 18 years of working experience in Academics, Industry, and Research. He has experience of working in multidisciplinary fields and has expertise in various evolutionary optimization techniques and process modelling. He has published 150+ research articles in reputed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings with a combined Impact factor of 611.43 and has an h-index of 28 (Scopus - citations: 2600+) and 27 (Google Scholar -citations: 3000+). He is an editorial board member in 10 renowned journals and a peer-review member for more than 93 reputed journals and has peer-reviewed more than 410 articles. Also, he handled 112 articles as an editor. He also has the distinction of being listed in the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in the area of environmental sciences and chemicals for the Years 2021 & 2022. The List of the Top 2% of Scientists in the World compiled and published by Stanford University is based on their international scientific publications, the number of scientific citations for research, and participation in the review and editing of scientific research. He held a position as Editor-in-Chief (2019-2021) in the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering, IGI Global, USA. He is also an Associate editor in Scientific Reports, Springer Nature & International Journal of Energy and Water Resources (IJEWR), Springer Inc. He is also a Managing Guest editor for Spl. Issues: 1) “Magnetic nanocomposites and emerging applications", in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (IF: 5.909), 2) “Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19) in Environmental Engineering Perspective", in Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF: 4.223), Springer. 3) “Nanocomposites for the Sustainable Environment”, in Applied Sciences Journal (IF: 2.679), MDPI. He along with his mentor, Prof. Venkateswarlu is authoring an Elsevier book, “Optimal state estimation for process monitoring, diagnosis, and control”. He is also co-editor and managing editor for 8 Elsevier, 1 Springer and 1 CRC edited books. Elsevier: 1) Sustainable Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation, 2) Soft computing techniques in solid waste and wastewater management, 3) Green technologies for the defluoridation of water, 4) Environmental and health management of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 5) Pesticides remediation technologies from water and wastewater: Health effects and environmental remediation, 6) Hybrid Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications, 7) Sustainable materials for sensing and remediation of noxious pollutants. Springer: 1) Industrial wastewater treatment using emerging technologies for sustainability. CRC: 1) Recent Trends in Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for micro-pollutant removal.

Affiliations and expertise

Senior Assistant Professor, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam

Sharmili Roy

Dr. Sharmili Roy is currently pursuing her second Post-Doctoral Research in Oncology / Medical Research at the Division of Oncology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California, USA. She earned her PhD. from Universiti of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei under the supervision of Prof. Minhaz Uddin Ahmed. Prior to joining Stanford University, she worked for her first Post-Doctoral training at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India as a National Post Doctorate holder (NPDF) funded by SERB, Government of India. Her current research is focused on the development of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology with various clinical samples, especially with many kinds of cancer DNA samples, molecular diagnostics on cancer, and DNA digital data storage process. She has expertized on point of care biosensors technology development based on Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) during her Ph.D. tenure. She has published several high impact factor research papers such as Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Analytical Methods, ACS sensors, Food Control, Food chemistry, Electroanalysis, 3 biotech, etc. Alongside, she has 3 USA patents, 5 book chapters, and 1 book with Prof. Chandra entitled," Diagnostic strategies for COVID-19 and other Coronaviruses" in Springer, May 2020 (https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811560057)

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School of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

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