Departmental Impact

No Poverty

• Training/programs to improve access to basic services
• National/International participation in policy making to end poverty

Zero Hunger

• Program on student food insecurity/hunger
• Interventions to target hunger among students and staff
• Access to local farmers and food producers on food security and sustainable agriculture/aquaculture knowledge, skills/ technology
• Events for local farmers and food producers to connect and transfer knowledge
• Access to  university facilities to local farmers and food producers

Good Health and Well-being

• Health outreach programs/projects in the local community on hygiene, nutrition, family planning, sports, exercise etc.

Quality Education

• Public access to educational resources (computers, library, online courses/ lectures)
• Public events hosted (public lectures, community educational events)
• Educational outreach activities (in local schools/ community including tailored lectures or demonstrations)

Responsible Consumption and Production

• Policy, process or practice on waste disposal - Covering hazardous materials

Peace, Justice and Strong Institution

• Provision of  specific expert advice to local, regional or national government
• Provision of outreach, general education, upskilling and capacity building to policy and law makers on economics, law, technology and climate change
• Focused research in collaboration with government departments
• UVAS focused research in collaboration with government departments
• Provision of neutral platform and ‘safe’ space for different political stakeholders (to come together to frankly discuss challenges)

Partnerships for the Goals

• Involvement in national government/ or regional non-government organizations, SDG policy development
• Initiation /participation in cross sectoral dialogue about SDGs (conferences involving government or NGOs)
• Participation in international collaboration on gathering or measuring data for the SDGs
• Review / comparative approaches and develop international best practice on tackling the SDGs through international collaboration and research
• Collaboration with NGOs to tackle the SDGs (student volunteering programs, research programs, development of educational resources)
• Publication of SDG reports - per SDG either individually or within an annual report

Climate Action

1. Local education programs/campaigns on climate change risks, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
2. University's Climate Action plan, shared with local government and local community groups
3. Participation in co-operative planning for climate change disasters, working with government 
4. Support to local or regional government in local climate change disaster or risk early warning and monitoring
5. UVAS Collaborate with NGOs on climate adaptation