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Population planning 'indispensable precondition' for sustainable development: VP
Jusuf Kalla (AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi) Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that projecting changes in Indonesiaâs population size and age structures, as well as migration and urbanization, is an indispensable precondition for sustainable rural, urban and national development
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Jusuf Kalla (AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that projecting changes in Indonesia's population size and age structures, as well as migration and urbanization, is an indispensable precondition for sustainable rural, urban and national development.
Such projections are also crucial for mitigating and adapting to climate change as well as for reducing the risk of natural disasters.
"Population policies are needed to manage growth so that they can support the country's development efforts, not undermine them,' said Kalla.
He was speaking during a seminar hosted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Indonesia, in collaboration with the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), the Indonesian Demographers Association (IPADI) and the Population Coalition in Jakarta on Monday.
The seminar discussed underlying trends that will alter the landscape of Indonesia's emerging population and development issues.
Three UNFPA publications on population dynamics entitled The Indonesian Case Study (ICS): Population Dynamics and Sustainable Development, Monograph on Internal Migration and Monograph on Urbanization were launched during the seminar.
The UNFPA Indonesia representative Jose Ferraris said sustainable development was a visionary paradigm that resonated globally and the prominence of the term had risen in recent years.
'The three pillars of sustainable development ' environment, society and economy ' all require equal consideration and exposure. By addressing all three components in unison, the ICS publication seeks to achieve a complete picture of what sustainable development could and should look like in Indonesia,' said Ferraris.
The ICS was created after the UNFPA convened a meeting on population dynamics in the context of the post-2015 development agenda, in March 2013.
During the seminar, former chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Board, Emil Salim, highlighted three major demographic changes that would emerge in Indonesia.
'Indonesia's large population will continue to increase but at a slower rate, along with rapid urbanization,' he said.
'Indonesia's population will also undergo a change in age structure with a higher percentage of working age people resulting in the potential for a demographic bonus, as well as an aging population.'
As part of the UNFPA's commitment to supporting the Indonesian government in utilizing data from the 2010 Population Census, two monographs on internal migration and urbanization were also disseminated during the seminar.
'The analysis of these important population dynamics can help shape policy and be integrated into planning for sustainable development,' said Ferraris.
'When we understand population trends and emerging issues we can ensure that development efforts have the greatest impact. We hope that the ICS and monograph series will contribute to future policy discussions in relevant sectors, in Indonesia and internationally,' he added. (ebf)
