The International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) is pleased to announce its 29th annual conference to be held (virtual and physical) on 11-13th July 2023, hosted by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
The conference theme this year is “Half-way through Agenda 2030: Assessing the 5Ps of SDGs (people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership)”. The Malaysia conference will take place in the mid of Agenda 2030, seven years and a half after SDGs was first launched in 2015, and seven years and a half more towards 2030. It goes without saying that the most appropriate theme for the 2023 conference is to assess the 5Ps of SDGs: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership. Let us recall the commitment made by country leaders worldwide to the 5Ps in 2015.
People: We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.
Planet: We are determined to protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations.
Prosperity: We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.
Peace: We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.
Partnership: We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalised Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
Halfway through Agenda 2030, and amid Covid-19 pandemic to endemic transition, people at every walk of life, are experiencing changes in their life, and governments are aligning their goals and targets to fit in the new ‘norms.’ Against this background, researchers worldwide are invited to share their work which assesses the progress of SDGs and suggests new solutions that meet the needs of the 5Ps. Discussions will be organized along the traditional tracks of the conference based on the topic groups of ISDRS. Keynote and plenary sessions will also address the challenges of SDGs within the 5Ps context.
Conference Themes and Tracks
1. Sustainability and science
1b. Research methods and methodologies
2. Education
2a. Provision, quality of and access to education
2b. Educating for sustainability
3. Biodiversity and ecosystem services
3a. Life on land
3b. Life below water
4. Climate change and energy
4a. Climate change: Effective response for energy, water and land use
4b. Affordable and clean energy
4c. Climate, tourism and sustainable development
5. Production, consumption and innovation
5a. Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
5c. Circular economy
5e. Sustainable consumption and consumers
5f. Food system transformation
6. Cities and regions
6a. Urban and regional transformations
6b. Urban and regional resilience
6c. The power of art and culture in sustainable cities and communities
7. Social-economic aspects of sustainability
7a. Global inequality and poverty
7b. The future of employment and good work
7c. Economic and financial innovations for sustainability transitions
8. Social foundations of sustainability
8a. Gender, inclusivity and human rights
8b. Communication for sustainability
8c. Just transition
9. Governance, power and institutions
9a. Peace and sustainable development
9b. Collaboration and co-creation for sustainability, SDGs initiatives and scale of governance
9c. Public participation and the role of stakeholders
9d. Legal aspects of sustainable development
10. Special themes
10a. Sustainability and Africa
10c. One health, SDGs, and ethical conflicts