Connec&ng sustainable development and wellbeing Mekong Region Futures Ins&tute john.ward@merfi.org alex.Smajgl@merfi.org
Connec&ngsustainabledevelopmentandwellbeingMekongRegionFuturesIns&[email protected]@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
TheGMSwellbeingcommission
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EachWorkingGrouphasbeenaskedtoindependentlydebateandiden-fythemostimportantfactorsofwellbeing.Iftherearemorethanonefactor,thesewillneedtoberankedfrommostimportanttoleastimportant.Afacilitatorwillhelpyouthroughtheprocess
TheGMSwellbeingcommission
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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)
Subjec&vewellbeingintheGMS
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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
Subjec&vewellbeingintheGMS:wellbeingfactors
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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)[email protected]
DrAlexSmajgl(MERFI)[email protected]
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