Case studies of SDGs & Climate Change inter-linkages

Overview

• The case for sustainable development• Economic Approach• Social Approach

•Sustainable Development Goals

•Policy Options

•Current Status – South Asia

The case for Sustainable Development

Economic Approach

Social Approach

Carbon Budget

Carbon budget• 3670 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Gt CO2e• 1,890 already emitted by 2011• Keep within 2C scenario (by 2100) - reduce GHG by 42 Gt by 2030 (1%

average decline per year)• 2 C will lead to aggregated losses of 0.2-2.0% of income.

Sustainable Development Goals

Overarching goal

1. Poverty eradication2. Environmental sustainability3. Sustainable consumption and production

Dimensions

• Low-carbon economy• Social foundation• Environmental sustainability

Broader Challenges

• Climate change• Energy security• Rise in unemployment and food price• Inequality between the rich and the poor both at global and national

levels• An increasing number of natural and man-made disasters, etc.

Emerging possibilities

• Green jobs and social inclusion• Resilience and disaster preparedness• Science and technology• South-south and triangular cooperation, public-private partnership• Innovative financial mechanisms • Strengthened institutional framework for sustainable development, etc.

Policy Options

Current Status

South Asian Status

India : 12th Five Year Plan entitled “Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth”

Bangladesh : Sixth Five Year Plan

Nepal : Thirteenth Plan Approach

Maldives : National Development Strategy

Pakistan : Annual Plan 2013-14

Sri Lanka : National Climate Change Policy (2012)

Emerging Areas

1. Agriculture and food security

2. Water conservation and efficient use

3. Forestry

4. Coastal Zones and Marine Areas:

Agriculture – Sri Lanka

Agriculture – India

GDP Impact

Energy

Water Supply

Forestry

References•Asian Development Bank. "Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia.“ 2014.

http://www.preventionweb.net/files/38999_assessingcostsclimatechangeandadapt.pdf

• Stokholm Environmental Institute. “New Climate Economy Report”.2014

http://newclimateeconomy.report/overview/

•Nash, R. Wilderness and the American mind. (New Haven: Yale University Press,1973)

• Beckerman, Wilfred ‘Economic development and the environment: conflict of complementarity?’,

Policy Research Working Paper Series 961, The World Bank, 1992.