The Indonesia launch of UNDP’s 2020 HDR ‘The next frontier: Human development and the Anthropocene

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the deep flaws in our societies – taking root wherever it has landed and exacerbating inequalities everywhere –but, unless we relax our grip on nature, it will not be the last crisis we face.

As people and the planet enter an entirely new geological epoch – the Anthropocene, or the Age of Humans – it is time to for all to redesign their paths for human progress, by fully accounting for the dangerous pressures we put on the planet.

To illustrate the point, the 30th anniversary edition of the Human Development Report, The next frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene, introduces an experimental new lens to its annual Human Development Index (HDI).

The result? No country in the world has achieved the magic combination of high human development and low planetary pressure – yet.

Join us for the online launching of the UNDP's HDR 2020 in Indonesia.

Find out also how Indonesia performs in the latest Human Development Index. How can Indonesia improve its HDI in the age of the Anthropocene?

Opening Remarks and presentation of the 2020 HDR by
Norimasa Shimomura, UNDP Indonesia Resident Representative

Policy Discussion

1. Sri Tantri Arundhati, The Environment and Forestry Ministry’s Climate Change Adaptation Director
2. Rima Prama Artha, UNDP Indonesia Country Economist
3. Alin Halimatussadiah, LPEM FEB UI’s Environmental Economics Research Group Head

Moderator: Vela Andapita, The Jakarta Post Journalist