Conference focuses on sustainable development efforts

The ninth annual International Consortium for Social Development Asia Pacific Biennial Conference brought together researchers, practitioners and policymakers to reflect on the challenges of achieving the sustainable development goals in the Asia Pacific in light of issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, war in the Ukraine and climate change. While the focus of the conference was on Asia, the problems are shared by economies beyond Asia.

As President of the International Consortium for Social Development, Charles Sturt University’s Professor Manohar Pawar took a lead in coordinating the conference and delivering its keynote.

Professor Pawar reflected in the conference booklet “The theme chosen for the conference is an apt one. Despite crises and struggles, we should not lose track of sustainable development efforts. It is important to renew our strength for a better world. There is always hope that collectively we can contribute to creating a better world”.

The conference was held at Thammasat University, Thailand and included presentation of 70 research papers from 14 countries, as well as exploration of community development activities around Bangkok.