1. Sustainable Development Goals-2016-2030
Anoja Seneviratne
Disaster Management Centre

2. MDGs to SDGs
MDG
Goals08
17 Goals & 169 targets

3. 17 Goals of SDG

4. Challenges to Sri Lanka
Disparities across regions
Disparities between Social groups
Parts of the country suffer from high levels of poverty, hunger and malnutrition
Health Sector development
Need to improve good quality and comprehensive health services in deprived locations
Health system to respond to non-communicable and other emerging diseases
Special health needs of elderly, disabled, people affected by conflict
Education
Access to education for most deprived populations
Quality tertiary education and vocational training – match skills to demands of the economy which is competitive
Employment
Mismatch between competencies of graduates and the demands of the labour market
High dependence on agriculture outside the western province even with low agricultural productivity
Inadequate representation of women

5. Thank you