MSD 019: Global Strategies to Sustainable Development

By Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman | Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Learners enrolled: 124

The major objective of this course is to learn about the global perspectives and strategies of Sustainable Development being addressed through the Sustainable Development Goals commonly known as SDGs. The concept and genesis of SDGs to be achieved by 2030; goals, targets and progress of each of 17 SDGs are also covered in this course.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Not Applicable
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	30 Jan 2023
End Date :
Enrollment Ends :	15 Mar 2023
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Course layout

MSD 019: GLOBAL STRATEGIES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Week-1	SDG-an Overview (Genesis and approaches), SDG 1: End poverty SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Week-2	SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being, SDG 4: Quality Education
Week-3	SDG 5: Gender Equality
Week-4	SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Week-5	SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Week-6	SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Week-7	SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Week-8	SDG 10: Reduce inequalities
Week-9	SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Week-10	SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13: Climate Action
Week-11	SDG 14: Life Below Water, SDG 15: Life on Land
Week-12	SDG 16 : Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions , SDG 17 : Partnership for the goals

Books and references

UN General Assembly Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development A/RES/70/1 (United Nations, 2015).https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld/publication
NITI Ayog Report on SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020-21
Chaturvedi Sachin (2021). Evolving Indian Strategy on SDGs and scope for Regional Cooperation. ESCAP: South and South-West Asia Office.
NITI Aayog (2021). National Multidimensional Poverty Index Base Line Report based on National Family Health Survey -4, 2015-16 (NFHS-4). NITI Aayog India 2021.
Arora, N., Mishra, I. 2022. Current scenario and future directions for sustainable development goal 2: a roadmap to zero hunger. Environmental Sustainability, 5, 129–133.
Butler, C. and Higgs, K. 2018. Health, population, limits and the decline of nature. In:The Sage Handbook of Nature (Ed.: Marsden,T.), London: Sage Publications, pp. 1142-1149
Lee, R. and Kim, J. (2021) Developing a social index for measuring the public opinion regarding the attainment of sustainable development goals. Social Indicators Research 156: 201-221.
Monkelbaan, J. (2019). Governance Pillars and Competences: Power, Knowledge and Norms as Cross-Cutting Issues in Governance for the SDGs. In Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 113-152). Springer, Singapore.
Franco, I. B., Meruane, P. S., & Derbyshire, E. (2020). SDG 5 Gender Equality. In Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact (pp. 69-83). Springer, Singapore.
Muhammed-Oyebode, A. (2021). Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Critical Assessment of the Implementation of SDG 5. In Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 118-136). Routledge.
Ghosh, N., Bhowmick, S., & Saha, R. (2020). Clean Water and Sanitation: India’s Present and Future Prospects. In Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 95-105). Springer, Cham.
IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO. 2021. Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report. World Bank, Washington DC. © World Bank. License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BYNC 3.0 IGO).
D.E.S.A.S.D. (2022). Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | Department of Economic and Social Affairs.( https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda)
United Nation, 2022, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Available at : https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/infrastructure-industrialization/
World Inequality Report 2022 (https://wir2022.wid.world/)
India VNR 2020: Decade of Action,. Taking SDGs from Global to Local. NITI Aayog, Government of India.

Instructor bio

Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman

Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman is Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary and Tran disciplinary Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi. His Ph.D. from University of Delhi is on fuel wood issues in mountain regions of India. He has more than 15 publications in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Khuman was involved in the design and development of different programmes in the area of Sustainability Science at IGNOU. He is also a member of Commission of Ecosystem Management, IUCN (2021-25). He is life member of Indian Society for Ecological Economic, Delhi and Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad.

He is the Programme Coordinator, Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science and Master of Arts in Sustainability Science. He has more than ten years experience in developing online courses and online student support services.

Major Research areas: Sustainability Science, Wetland Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Development and Local livelihood.