Indef: Vice Presidential Candidates Must Have Commitment To Sustainable Development Final Goals

JAKARTA - Head of the Center of Food, Energy and Sustainable Development at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Abra Talattov said candidates for vice president (cawapres) must have a commitment and understand the ultimate goal of sustainable development.

"What we need to pay attention to from the commitment of these candidates is how they view the ultimate goal of sustainable economic development. So if we talk about physical development, it's not really the ultimate goal, it's an intermediate goal," Abra said in a public discussion in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Thursday, January 18.

In a discussion entitled Unraveling the Idea of Vice President regarding Sustainable Issues, Abra said that the ultimate goal of sustainable economic development is about the welfare of the community, not just physical development.

"We also need to see how the awareness of these candidates is that the ultimate goal of sustainable development is not only development that is tangible in nature that can be seen, but also the most important thing is that all physical development leads to the development of the welfare of the community," he said.

In addition, the public also needs to see the extent of the understanding of candidates for vice presidential candidates for the sustainable development goals (SDGs) which are already shared commitments at the global level.

The purpose of sustainable development is to become a consensus for countries around the world to be able to carry out sustainable development with the same parameters between countries so that the achievement of the SDGs of one country and another can be measured

According to him, the commitment and paradigm of sustainable development promoted by each candidate should not be partial, but comprehensive or targeting all dimensions, in the sense that it wants to boost the economy but does not sacrifice environmental, social and legal aspects.

"This continuous development paradigm is certainly the breath expressed by each candidate," he said.

He said there are five components that include sustainable development, which must be the basis of the sustainable development agenda carried by each candidate, namely aspects of people, property, planets, peace and partnership.

The aspects of people are human-oriented by maintaining dignity and equality. The aspect of property ensures prosperity without causing inequality while maintaining a harmonious life with nature.

Planetary aspects of protecting the earth, natural resources, biodiversity and terrestrial sustainability for the next generation.

Aspects of peace about maintaining peace, an inclusive society and reducing violence and discrimination. The aspect of partnership is about achieving a common goal through solid, equal and mutually beneficial global cooperation.

Meanwhile, for the SDGs ranking at the global level in 2023, Indonesia is ranked 75th out of 166 countries with a score of 70.2 percent.

Compared to other countries in the ASEAN region, Indonesia is below Thailand with a rating of 43 and a score of 74.74, Vietnam is ranked 55 with a score of 73.32, Singapore is ranked 64 with a score of 71.78. However, Indonesia is above Malaysia, which is ranked 78th with a score of 69.85.

"If we look at the progress in general, Indonesia leads to results that are on the track," he said.