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SDSN Activity2016 Workshop



 

 
The United Nations (UN) in New York initiated the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) once the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ended in 2015. The SDGs are a series of 17 ambitious goals to sustain the planet and humanity. The SDGs integrate and balance the three dimensions of development: Economic, Social, and Environmental. Indonesia has started the process of adopting the SDGs development agenda to integrate the targets into their national development planning.
 
Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute of Columbia University, initiated the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in 2012. This was to promote practical solutions for sustainable development and allow leaders to participate in an integrated approach to address the challenges. SDSN is actively participates in a process of SDGs development with UN and other stakeholders. SDSN currently has a network in 11 countries with over 200 members.

United in Diversity (UID) is hosting the SDSN Southeast Asia Secretariat, while the Ministry of National Development Planning Republic of Indonesia (BAPPENAS) houses the National Secretariat of the SDGs. SDSN SEA and Indonesia was launched in 2015 by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono along with Jeffrey Sachs, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, as well as with the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Mari Pangestu. 

BAPPENAS and UID was proud to host a conference on Sustainable Development planning on Monday, May 16th, 2016. The keynote speaker was Jeffrey Sachs, the Director of SDSN Global. He was be introduced by Minister Sofyan Djalil, the Minister of National Development Planning of Republic of Indonesia. 

Around 300 participants attended the event including including leaders from the central government, the SDSN Indonesia network, businesses, civil society organizations, academics and youth. 

Sofyan Djalil, Minister of National Planning RI, and Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and SDSN were keynote speakers. While sharing his views on “The Importance of Sustainable Development for Betterment of Indonesia”,Minister Djalil assured the crowd of the Indonesian government’s commitment to implementing the SDGs by incorporating them into their National Medium Term Development Plan (2015-2019). Professor Sachs then suggested several critical priorities for Indonesia including rural development and poverty eradication, educational quality and attainment, ICT for sustainable development, job creation, energy transformation, climate resilience (e.g. peat burning), and biodiversity conservation.

The conference featured a panel session moderated by Rahimah Abdurahim, Executive Director of The Habibie Center. These four panelists discussed localizing the SDGs in the Indonesian context and next steps of their implementation in this complex environment.
 
  • Endah Murtiningtyas, Deputy National Planning Minister of Maritime & Natural Resources of Ministry of National Planning RI, spoke on SDG localization through economic, social, and environmental development;

  • Rebekah Brown, Director of Monash Sustainability Institute discussed sustainable urban water management;

  • I Gede Ardhika, Chairman of the Board of Sustainable Tourism Development on Sustainable Tourism Development went into detail on how Indonesia offers a great case study for implementing tourism law; and finally

  • John Thwaites, Chair of ClimateWorks Australia and SDSN Australia Pacific discussed the management and development of green buildings.
     
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We sincerely thank BAPPENAS for co-partnership in invitation and venue, and to Monash Sustainability Institute - Monash University for the knowledge sharing, collaboration opportunities, and funds contribution.
 

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