Abstract
With the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Sri Lanka has given priority to the SDGs in its main development agenda and attempting to achieve them by working towards the fulfilment of the basic needs and improving the living standards of the people, progressively alleviating poverty, eliminating all forms of discrimination and inequalities and establishing a society based on social justice and human security. In this regard, Sri Lanka has both prospects and obstacles in the achievement of SDGs. This paper has paid attention to explore the available opportunities and challenges in the journey of achieving SDGs by adopting the Blue-Green economic provisions in Sri Lanka. Additionally, it has also been attempted to present some effective recommendations to overcome those impediments since identifying effective solutions is equally important in finding ways to overcome those impediments. Using the existing secondary literature available in the forms of literary books, journal articles and reports, this study has found that it is a timely requirement of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to adopt the Blue-Green economic provisions to get back the current unsustainable development of Sri Lanka on the right track and achieve the SDGs by 2030.
Highlights
1 Nation-building and achieving the desired economic growth have become two major issues that Sri Lanka has been striving to accomplish for several decades
Using the existing secondary literature available in the forms of literary books, journal articles and reports, this study has found that it is a timely requirement of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to adopt the Blue-Green economic provisions to get back the current unsustainable development of Sri Lanka on the right track and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030
Sri Lanka has taken noteworthy measures to achieve SDGs by adopting Blue-Green economic provisions, especially with the view of the fact that it is a developing island nation, which is highly vulnerable to natural disasters that affect all social, economic, and development activities
Summary
The core of sustainable development is that it is a modern development strategy that aims to balance the different and competing needs of the environment, society and economy of the current world. Enhancing social justice and creating a free and fair society are among other priorities of sustainable development. The measures that come under sustainable development include uplifting the well-being of every person, expanding social inclusion and creating an equal and equitable society based on a fair chance for all irrespective of all forms of discriminations based on gender, ethnicity, religion, race, political alignment etc. Blue-Green economic strategy is known as one of the important parameters to achieve sustainable development. The SDGs emphasize the importance of adopting Blue-Green economic principles in national development policies to ensure the sustainability of sociopolitical and economic development. The SDGs and the vision of government towards the Blue-Green economy matter to all of us because everyone has a shared responsibility for our future and that of our planet
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