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Climate Change and Health Preparedness in Africa: Analysing Trends in Six African Countries by Opoku, Samuel Kwasi, Leal Filho, Walter, Hubert, Fudjumdjum, Adejumo, Oluwabunmi

“…Climate change is a global problem, which affects the various geographical regions at different levels. It is also associated with a wide range of human health…”
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Impacts of Climate Change on Outdoor Workers and their Safety: Some Research Priorities by Moda, Haruna M, Filho, Walter Leal, Minhas, Aprajita

“…The literature on the potential impacts of climate change on the health of outdoor workers has received limited attention as a whole, and in sub-Saharan…”
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The Future We Want: Key Issues on Sustainable Development in Higher Education after Rio and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development by Leal Filho, Walter, Manolas, Evangelos, Pace, Paul

“…Purpose: This paper aims to provide a description of the achievements of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)…”
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Climate change education for universities: A conceptual framework from an international study by Molthan-Hill, Petra, Worsfold, Nicholas, Nagy, Gustavo J., Leal Filho, Walter, Mifsud, Mark

“…The role of universities in climate change education (CCE) is of great importance if the scientific, social, environmental and political challenges the world…”
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About the role of universities and their contribution to sustainable development by Leal Filho, Walter

“…The debate on sustainable development is not new and the search for new approaches, methods and means to further the case of sustainability in a higher…”
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Implementing and operationalising integrative approaches to sustainability in higher education: the role of project-oriented learning by Leal Filho, Walter, Shiel, Chris, Paço, Arminda

“…Higher education institutions across the world are increasingly placing an emphasis on students' acquisition of a broader range of skills or attributes within…”
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An assessment of attitudes towards plastics and bioplastics in Europe by Filho, Walter Leal, Salvia, Amanda Lange, Bonoli, Alessandra, Saari, Ulla A., Voronova, Viktoria, Klõga, Marija, Kumbhar, Sonali Suraj, Olszewski, Katharina, De Quevedo, Daniela Müller, Barbir, Jelena

“…Over the last 50 years, conventional fossil-based plastics have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Apart from their low production costs, this is…”
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Climate Change and Zoonoses: A Review of Concepts, Definitions, and Bibliometrics by Leal Filho, Walter, Ternova, Linda, Parasnis, Sanika Arun, Kovaleva, Marina, Nagy, Gustavo J

“…Climate change can have a complex impact that also influences human and animal health. For example, climate change alters the conditions for pathogens and…”
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Non-conventional learning on sustainable development: achieving the SDGs by Leal Filho, Walter

“…Learning has been identified as a critical tool for the achievement of sustainable development. But whereas the literature predominantly focuses on the use of…”
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Understanding human vulnerability to climate change: A global perspective on index validation for adaptation planning by Birkmann, Joern, Jamshed, Ali, McMillan, Joanna M., Feldmeyer, Daniel, Totin, Edmond, Solecki, William, Ibrahim, Zelina Zaiton, Roberts, Debra, Kerr, Rachel Bezner, Poertner, Hans-Otto, Pelling, Mark, Djalante, Riyanti, Garschagen, Matthias, Leal Filho, Walter, Guha-Sapir, Debarati, Alegría, Andrés

“…Climate change is a severe global threat. Research on climate change and vulnerability to natural hazards has made significant progress over the last decades…”
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An overview of the interactions between food production and climate change by Filho, Walter Leal, Setti, Andréia Faraoni Freitas, Azeiteiro, Ulisses M., Lokupitiya, Erandathie, Donkor, Felix Kwabena, Etim, NseAbasi NsikakAbasi, Matandirotya, Newton, Olooto, Felicia Motunrayo, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Nagy, Gustavo J., Djekic, Ilija

“…This paper provides an overview of how food production influences climate change and also illustrates the impact of climate change on food production. To…”
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The COVID-19 pandemic and single-use plastic waste in households: A preliminary study by Leal Filho, Walter, Salvia, Amanda Lange, Minhas, Aprajita, Paço, Arminda, Dias-Ferreira, Celia

“…The Coronavirus pandemic promoted an unprecedented change in consumption habits, especially as lockdowns contributed to the increase in online shopping and in…”
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Assessing the impacts of climate change in cities and their adaptive capacity: Towards transformative approaches to climate change adaptation and poverty reduction in urban areas in a set of developing countries by Filho, Walter Leal, Balogun, Abdul-Lateef, Olayide, Olawale Emmanuel, Azeiteiro, Ulisses M., Ayal, Desalegn Y., Muñoz, Pastor David Chavez, Nagy, Gustavo J., Bynoe, Paulette, Oguge, Otienoh, Yannick Toamukum, N., Saroar, Mustafa, Li, Chunluan

“…Many cities across the world are facing many problems climate change poses to their populations, communities and infrastructure. These vary from increased…”
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An analysis of the applications of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for selection of energy efficiency practices in public lighting in a sample of Brazilian cities by Salvia, Amanda Lange, Brandli, Luciana Londero, Leal Filho, Walter, Locatelli Kalil, Rosa Maria

“…In Brazil, the public lighting sector is a responsibility of the municipal government and typically represents around 4% of the electricity consumed by cities…”
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Relevance of international partnerships in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by Leal Filho, Walter, Wall, Tony, Barbir, Jelena, Alverio, Gabriela Nagle, Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta, Ramirez, Julianna

“…To achieve Sustainable Development Goal SDG 17, which focuses on international cooperation, partnerships, will be vital. In this comment, we examine the key…”
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Electrical Stability of MOS Structures With AlON and Al₂O₃ Dielectrics Deposited on n- and p-Type GaN by Filho, Walter Goncalez, Borga, Matteo, Geens, Karen, Khan, Md Arif, Cingu, Deepthi, Chatterjee, Urmimala, Decoutere, Stefaan, Knaepen, Werner, Kizir, Seda, Arnou, Panagiota, Bakeroot, Benoit

“…This article discusses the electrical stability of MOS structures on n- and p-type GaN for two different dielectrics, AlON and Al2O3, deposited by atomic layer…”
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The Urban Heat Island in an Urban Context: A Case Study of Mashhad, Iran by Naserikia, Marzie, Asadi Shamsabadi, Elyas, Rafieian, Mojtaba, Leal Filho, Walter

“…In this study, the spatio-temporal changes of urban heat island (UHI) in a mega city located in a semi-arid region and the relationships with normalized…”
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The central role of climate action in achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals by Leal Filho, Walter, Wall, Tony, Salvia, Amanda Lange, Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta, Mifsud, Mark

“…Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and…”
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Evaluating the engagement of universities in capacity building for sustainable development in local communities by Shiel, Chris, Leal Filho, Walter, do Paço, Arminda, Brandli, Luciana

“…Universities have the potential to play a leading role in enabling communities to develop more sustainable ways of living and working however, sustainable…”
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Consumer attitudes and concerns with bioplastics use: An international study by Filho, Walter Leal, Barbir, Jelena, Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi, Paço, Arminda, Stasiskiene, Zaneta, Hornbogen, Marie, Christin Fendt, Maren Theresa, Voronova, Viktoria, Klõga, Marija

“…The world production of plastic exceeded 360 million tonnes in 2020 alone, a considerable amount of which is not properly disposed of. The significant…”
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