WEEK 10: Measurement, Indices and Indicators for Sustainable Development and SDG

 For the final week, week 10, we learned regarding the method used for measuring all aspects of life and sectors. It's an important step in determining how the SDGs are applied in real life situations.

The method uses a measurement unit known as index. Some indexes used to collect information are Happy Planet Index and Sustainable Society Index. There is also something known as Malaysia Shariah Index, used to determine the actions carried out by the nation is either aligned with the principles of Maqasid Shariah or not.

Indexes are influenced by human factor or economic factor. Example of factors in human factor are life expectancy, poverty, literacy rate and gender equality. While some example for economic factor are Gross Domestic Product (GDP), economic growth and unemployment.

Sustainable Development Indicators (SDI) is a quantitive tool that analyze changes, measure and communicate progress towards sustainable use.

Indicators can be further classified into four separate categories, which are context, input, process and impact.

1. context - describe the context in which local administration work exp. poverty figures

2. input - provide information about people and resources used to achieve specific goals.

3. process - provide information about an organization or the approach.

4. impact - measure impact, output or result from action applied.

That's all from this week. With this as my last blog post, I hope what I learn can be imparted to all readers!