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About Sustainable Development Forum

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.

Sustainable Development Goals

On September 25, 2015, 193 Heads of State at the United Nations General Assembly set 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). The SDGs and their 169 targets form the core of the Resolution of the United Nations, a breakthrough agreement called AGENDA 2030. The goals are to be achieved by all member states by the year 2030.

The goals call for action by all member states to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity. They are broad and and cover social, economic, and environmental issues; making them work is everyone's responsibility. 17 SDGs are briefly mentioned below-

  • Goal 1 :- End poverty in all its forms.
  • Goal 2 :- End hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and sustain agriculture.
  • Goal 3 :- Good health and well-being for all ages.
  • Goal 4 :- Inclusive and equitable Quality Education and learning opportunities for all.
  • Goal 5 :- Gender Equality and empowerment of all women and girls.
  • Goal 6 :- Sustainable management of Clean water and sanitation for all.
  • Goal 7 :- Access to Affordable, reliable, sustainable and Clean Energy for all.
  • Goal 8 :- Sustained and inclusive Economic Growth and Decent work for all.
  • Goal 9 :- Resilient infrastructure, inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation.
  • Goal 10 :- Reduce inequality within and among countries.
  • Goal 11 :- Inclusive, safe, resilient and Sustainable cities and human settlement.
  • Goal 12 :- Sustainable Consumption and Production Pattern.
  • Goal 13 :- Combat Climate Change and its impact.
  • Goal 14 :- Life below water-Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources.
  • Goal 15 :- Life on land Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.
  • Goal 15 :- Peaceful and inclusive societies.
  • Goal 15 :- Strengthening the means of implementation and revitalising the Partnership for the Goal.

Objectives and Purpose of SDF

The basic objective and purpose of SDF are to promote and propagate the concept of SDF and the exchange of ideas and opinions pertaining to it for that purpose:

  • To promote and advance the engineering for sustainable development in totality.
  • To undertake activities to prevent, abate and control pollution and to protect, regenerate and improve the environment and to conserve and enrich ecology.
  • To encourage the development of computer software for environmental management.
  • To undertake specific programmes pertaining to sustainable developments in collaboration with and/or support of the Central/State Governments, Panchayats and/or other bodies.
  • To encourage and undertake specific programmes jointly with one or more State/Local Centres, Fora and/or Headquarters of IEI.
  • To give the Government of India, the State Government and other public bodies and others the facilities for conferring with and ascertaining the views as regards matters pertaining directly or indirectly to sustainable development and to confer with the said Governments and other public bodies and others in regard to all such matters.
  • To evolve and make policy recommendations in the field of sustainable development based on experience gained out of the programmes and exchange of knowledge.
  • To help and promote the dissemination of knowledge and information pertaining to sustainable development and
  • To do all such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of those objects or all of them.