Action Research for SDGS Localisation in Bangladesh
The UN has been working with the governments of the member countries for implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The government officials of the respective countries are at the forefront of designing and implementing various development projects and policies in their respective ministries and departments. Hence, developing the capacity of the government officials in conceptualizing and incorporating the sustainability parameters in the existing development project as well as in designing new projects is vital for achieving SDGs. In this backdrop this program has been developed for the government officials of Bangladesh coming from various ministries and departments.
The academic program has been developed in collaboration with Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute and Governance Innovation Unit (GIU) of the Prime Minister’s Office of the Government of Bangladesh. The program had two main components:
- Academic program at Curtin University, Western Australia
- Action research projects in Bangladesh
The academic program had the following components:
- Seminars on core modules
- Seminars on elective modules
- Field visits and case studies
- Workshop on action research scoping
The seminars on the elective modules include the following topics:
- Australian Government and sustainability responsibilities
- Sustainable waste management
- Planetary health
- Enhancing women’s participation in decision-making
- Green growth and sustainable investment
- Wetland restoration using water sensitive urban design
- Energy transition and P2P energy trading
- Sustainable transportation
- Cities and settlements
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The core modules include:
- Sustainability: The concept and measures
- Action research theories and applications for SDGs localization
- Sustainability issues in Bangladesh: a historic and contemporary evaluation
The participants were taken to visit places and projects to have an exposure on the sustainability practices in western Australia. The places include:
- A waste management facility in Perth
- A Sustainable housing project in Fremantle
- A urban wetland in Perth
- Public transports in Perth metropolitan
- Margaret river region’s agriculture
The participants along with the academic seminars and field visits attended a number of workshops on:
- Action research project scoping
- Sustainability governance with action research
- Action research scoping for implementation in Bangladesh