Saving Earth by Sharing Resources
Dr Chong Su Li a Senior Lecturer from Centre for Social Transformation for Sustainable Lifestyles (CSS) with
specialization in literacy has brought UTP name to National arena when her article was published in New
Straits Times (NST) on 3rd May 2019. The article, Saving Earth by Sharing Resources shared how literacy
and education play critical roles in UTP’s quest towards achieving UN’s 17 SDGs.
IN 2015, the United Nations (UN) spearheaded a movement that was driven by a singular aim: to save the planet.
Within four years, this movement, most notably recognised by its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
has gained ground.
Commendable environmental restoration and reparative work is being carried out by governments, institutional
bodies and civil societies worldwide. The observant among us, however, will ask how we got to be here in the
first place. How did the planet’s environment come under such duress? An historical understanding of this
context could provide a possible answer.
Fewer than 30 years ago, UN, through the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), called out a different rallying cry. The philosophy that drove this rallying cry was one that
eschewed inequality. UNESCO 1990 World Conference on Education in Jomtien, Thailand, pushed for Education
for All (EFA), which paid heed to providing basic education for vulnerable and marginalised communities
in the developing world.
The economic gap across the developed and developing world was too obvious to be ignored. More important,
it was understood that a successful global world cannot carry on if more than half of its population lived
in poverty. It was argued that the developing world needed to catch up. Thus in closing this gap,
educational attainment was understood to be the treasure trove to which literacy was its key.
Read more at … https://www.nst.com.my/authors/dr-chong-su-li
We’re very proud with the achievements by our researcher, Dr Chong Su Li.
Dr Chong Su Li
Department of Management and Humanities
Centre for Social Transformation for Sustainable Lifestyles (CSS)
Institute of Self Sustainable Building (ISB)
