The Institution of Engineers (India), in pursuance to its policy and principles embodied in the Royal Charter, further diversified its activities in search of avenues of services to the nation. In this context, the Institution of Engineers (India) opened its new limb in the form of the Sustainable Development Forum in 1998.
The Sustainable Development Forum(SDF) was thus established pursuant to the resolution of the Council of the Institution of Engineers (India) on April 4-5, 1998, at Tirupati in 1998 for developing and promoting the advancement of engineering for sustainable development in totality. The Forum not only undertake specific programmes pertaining to sustainable development in collaboration with central and state governments but also evolves and makes policy recommendations in the field of sustainable development.
Opportunities for growth
Increased GDP and benefits
System stability and security
Green jobs and eradication of unemployment
Prevention of practices which misuse resources
Regulation of over-exploitation and harmful externalities.
Participation and inclusion of everyone
Eradication of poverty and exclusion
Food security
Equitable distribution of resources
Better life chances and opportunities
Protection for exploitation
Protection of ecosystems and biosphere
Increased quality of Air, Land, Water
Better management of waste and pollution
Respect and protection for all species - flora, fauna, marine species
Measures to ensure resource sustainability and harmony
Protection of marine resources
It is not only up to our world leaders or the government. Every person can benefit from a more prosperous, inclusive and resilient world. We can all do something about it, whether in a government or civil society, run a business or a home, or are in school or out of it. While governments set policies to steer sustainable development, the public and private sectors must finance the significant shifts it requires. For a better future for the coming generations, we can individually or collectively do many things as a vital stakeholder in SD. shape their future by actively participating in sustainable.
Youth who will inherit this planet can practices and advocating for sustainable development. We can create a pressure group to devise policies that balance economic growth, environmental protection, and social equality in the long term.