A detailed description of SDG and Climate Change interlinkage in South Asia.

1. Case studies of SDGs &
Climate Change inter-
linkages

2. Overview
• The case for sustainable development
• Economic Approach
• Social Approach
•Sustainable Development Goals
•Policy Options
•Current Status – South Asia

3. The case for Sustainable
Development

4. Economic Approach

5. Social Approach

6. 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.

8. Sustainable
Development Goals

9. Overarching goal
1. Poverty eradication
2. Environmental sustainability
3. Sustainable consumption and production

10. Dimensions
• Low-carbon economy
• Social foundation
• Environmental sustainability

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. Policy Options

16. Current Status

17. 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)

18. Emerging Areas
1. Agriculture and food security
2. Water conservation and efficient use
3. Forestry
4. Coastal Zones and Marine Areas:

19. Agriculture – Sri Lanka

20. Agriculture – India

21. GDP Impact

22. Energy

23. Water Supply

24. Forestry

25. 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.