Need for independent oversight body to mitigate climate change
Need for independent oversight body to mitigate climate change By Dzulkifli Abdul Razak - January 26, 2022 @ 12:08am NSTP/GHAZALI KORI MALAYSIA'S participation in Education Week at the Expo 2020 in Dubai recently demonstrates our interest in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). It saw various parties advocating an educational ecosystem for sustainable development for the future, notably in meeting the targets of Education for 2030, which coincides with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2016-2030. As rightly pointed out by the higher education minister, education (SDG4) is the bedrock of ESD. It, however, must connect to as many of the 17 SDGs to make a difference in reshaping the future beyond just economic imperatives, enumerated in the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025). The ongoing pandemic, coupled with the devastating nationwide downpour and the resulting floods, make this point clear, that the SDGs cannot solve the
