World Environment Day and the climate impacts that call for ‘building better’ in respect of Sustainable Development Goals by Jeswynn Yogaratnam.
Being confined in a building for ISO has never been more prevalent than in our new reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has brought a pause to reflect on ‘being the change we want to see’ on how to build better and shift behaviour on decarbonisation of buildings and ‘energy poverty’.
This awareness piece between Green Building Council Indonesia & Global Buildings Performance Network highlights the
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Adequate housing was recognised as part of the right to an adequate standard of living in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Other international human rights treaties have since recognized or referred to the right to adequate housing or some elements of it, such as the protection of one’s home. The Sustainable Development Goals, also known as SDGs, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end the poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. One of the SDG goals, SDG11 features human settlements through inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities. The other SDGs relevant to this project are SDG 7, 9 & 13.
• SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
• SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization,
and foster innovation
• SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
• SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating
emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy