2016 GMekong Forum - Session 5 - Connecting sustainable development and wellbeing

Connec&ngsustainabledevelopmentandwellbeingMekongRegionFuturesIns&tutejohn.ward@merfi.orgalex.Smajgl@merfi.org

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Three children and a flute (Amartya Sen “ The idea of Justice”)

Arun (young boy who makes a wooden flute) Chantrea (young girl and the only one of the three that plays the flute) Maly (young girl, the poorest of the three who has no toys at all let alone a flute )

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Recent calls to address sustainability and wellbeing Stiglitz and Sen (2009) the development of a ‘statistical system that complements measures of market activity by measures centred on people’s wellbeing and by measures that capture sustainability’.

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Objective wellbeing the externally approved, normatively endorsed, non-feeling features of a person’s life. Subjective wellbeing feelings of the person whose wellbeing is being estimated. •  positive and negative affects; •  life satisfaction (the cognitive element); •  eudaimonia

TheGMSwellbeingcommission

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Yourtasktoday

ASEANhasiden-fiedaneedtostandardizemeasuresofwellbeingthatalsoaccountforsustainabilitygoals.

TheGMSWellbeingCommissionhasbeenestablishedtoiden-fyandpriori-zemeasuresofwellbeing.YouhavebeenappointedtooneofthreeworkinggroupsthatwilladvisetheASEANSecretariat

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EachWorkingGrouphasbeenaskedtoindependentlydebateandiden-fythemostimportantfactorsofwellbeing.Iftherearemorethanonefactor,thesewillneedtoberankedfrommostimportanttoleastimportant.Afacilitatorwillhelpyouthroughtheprocess

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WG1• Treasury• Investment• Energy• Publicworks• Industry• Mining• Forestry• Agriculture

WG2• Health• Environment• Educa-on• Artsandculture• Defense• CivilSociety• Jus-ce

WG3• Academics• PrivateSector• NGOs• Consultants• Na-onalexperts

Wellbeingfactors

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WG1 WG2a WG3aAccesstoeduca-on,energy,housingandcleanwater

Accesstoeduca-on Basicneedsfoodnutri-onwaterandsanita-on

Jobsafetyopportunitysecurity

Accesstobasichealthcare

Healthyenvironment

Economicgrowth Goodenvironmentwaterandairquality

Serviceshealthandeduca-on

Foodsecurity LowChildmortality Incomeaccesstomarketsabilitytomeetaspira-ons

Environmentalprotec-on Greeninfrastructure Freedomanddemocracy

Qualityinvestment Fairjus-ce Equality

Energysecurity Voca-onaleduca-on Spiritualsocialandculturalwell-being

Entertainment

Security

Wellbeingfactors

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WG1 WG2b WG3b

Clearplacetolivewatershelterandhygiene

Educa-on

Accesstojus-ce&Safetyinprotec-on

Health

Governance

Accesstofood Livelihoods

Educa-on Environmentalquality

Healthcare Economicopportuni-es

Peace Accesstomarkets

Sustainabledevelopment Decisionmaking

Socialjus-ce

Subjec&vewellbeingintheGMS

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38possiblefactors:Social,EnvironmentalandEconomicdimensionsofsubjec-vewellbeing.Wellbeingwasquan-fiedasanindexofdissa-sfac-on:IDSIDS=Theimportanceoftheselectedfactor,thenumberofpeoplethatselectedthefactorandthelevelofdissa-sfac-on(scored1-10)

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Society– Familyancommunity

Nature– Naturalenvironment Economyanservices

A1Familyrela-ons B1Airquality C1Workavailabilityansecurity A2Communityrela-ons B2Waterquality(waterinnature) C2Income

A3Personal/familysafety B3Soilquality C3Housing&ameni-es A4Trai-onalculture B4Accesstothenaturalareas C4Healthservices

A5Personal/familyhealth B5Bioiversity C5Recrea-onalfacili-es

A6Civilanpoli-calrights B6Recrea-onalac-vi-esinthenature

C6RoadsandPublictransport

A7Personal/familyeuca-onlevels B7Fishingandwaterproduce C7Landownership

A8Personal/familyjobtypessa-sfac-on

B8Hun-ngancollec-ngprouceonlan

C8Traininganeduca-onservices

A9Personal/familycontribu-ontolocalcommunity

B9Beautyofnature(mountains,rivers,forest….)

C9Markets(wholesaleanlocal)

A10Socialstatus B10Condi-onofnature(mountains,rivers,forest….)

C10Electricity/upgradingruralpowergrids

A11Buhism/Religion B11Otherspecify C11Irriga-oninfrastructure

A12Governmentruralpolicies C12Domes-cwatersupplyandcleandrinkingwater

A13Otherspecify C14Foodavailabilityansecurity C14Otherspecify

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1)  highimportanceandhighdissa-sfac-onhavehighIDSscoresandamajorcontribu-ontooverallwellbeing;

2)highimportanceandlowdissa-sfac-onorlowimportanceandhighdissa-sfac-onscoremodestly;3)bothlowimportanceandlowdissa-sfac-onhavelowIDSscoresandlowcontribu-ontooverallwellbeing

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0 20 40 60 80 100

Income

Personal/familyhealth

Familyrela&ons

Domes&cwatersupply

Personal/familysafety

Foodavailabilityandsecurity

HuSaiBart

0 20 40 60 80 100

Income

Personal/familyhealth

Familyrela&ons

Waterquality

Foodavailabilityandsecurity

Workavailabilityandsecurity

TonleSap

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Income

Personal/familyhealth

Waterquality

Workavailabilityand

Familyrela&ons

Communityrela&ons

MekongDelta

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Income

Familyrela&ons

Personal/familyhealth

Housing&ameni&es

Healthservices

Waterquality

Xishuangbanna

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60

RoadsandPublictransport

Domes&cwatersupply

Electricity

Workavailabilityand

Familyrela&ons

Foodavailabilityand

Healthservices

NamNgum

0 20 40 60

Income

Personal/familyhealth

Familyrela&ons

RoadsandPublictransport

Workavailabilityandsecurity

Waterquality

Domes&cwatersupply

RegionalIDS

IncomeIDSandactualhouseholdincome

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ActualhouseholdincomewascomparedtoIDSincomescoresCorrela-on:r<0.2forallstudieswhichisconsistentwithinterna-onalresultsindevelopedeconomiesThatisincreasinghouseholdincomesdoesnotnecessarilyresultinincreasingwellbeing.

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*Roads/PublictransportDomes&cwatersupply

*ElectricityWorksecurity

*Familyrela&ons*Foodsecurity

*Healthservices*Familyjobtypes

*Familyhealth*Irriga&oninfrastructure

*Governmentruralpolicies*Airquality

Housing&ameni&es*Waterquality

*Familyeduca&on*Income

NamNgum2012 NamXong2015

IDSIncomerank7thNamXong24thNamNgum

Wellbeingfactors:revised

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WG1 WG2 WG3

Wellbeingfactors:revised

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WG1 WG2 WG3

ThankYou

DrJohnWard(MERFI)john.ward@merfi.org

DrAlexSmajgl(MERFI)alex.smajgl@merfi.org

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