SDG Watch Europe Annual General Assembly
2023-06-25 - 2023-06-27 | Brussels
Save the date! More information coming soon.

Civil Society Forum for Sustainability SDGs and the EU Voluntary Review
2023-05-04 08:00 - 10:00, 2023-05-03 12:30 - 15:00 UTC | Online
On 3 and 4 May 2023, Civil Society Organisations with an interest in sustainability, a socially Just Transition and climate and environmental action will join the online meeting to deliberate on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Voluntary Review (EU VR).
The Civil Society Forum for Sustainability, organized by SOLIDAR, the European Environmental Bureau, and SDG Watch Europe under the REAL DEAL project, aims to become a friendly hub for CSOs to participate in EU processes related to the EU Green Deal and SDGs.
This fourth gathering will build on previous sessions and focus on the role of CSOs in monitoring and reporting on the SDGs, sharing good practices, and strengthening their capacities. More specifically, this session will bring CSOs together to deliberate on the European Voluntary Review.
Does your organisation work on the areas covered by the Forum? Are you interested in attending this meeting?
If so, please register using the following link .

Civil Society Forum for Sustainability: Shaping the European Green Deal
2023-01-25 08:30 - 2023-01-26 16:00 | Online

Civil Society Forum for Sustainability - Shaping the European Green Deal
2022-06-09 12:00 - 2022-06-10 15:00 | Brussels
Specifically focused upon assessing the gaps and opportunities in implementing an ambitious European Green Deal and the 2030 Agenda, the Forum will bring around 60 representatives of civil society organisations together to deliberate on key themes, including economic models and governance for a just transition, the international dimensions of the EGD, ensuring a gender-just and socially equitable EGD, and bringing the EGD closer to citizens, among others. The forum is co-organised by SOLIDAR, the European Environmental Bureau and SDG Watch Europe within the framework of the REAL_DEAL project, a Horizon 2020 research project focused on reshaping citizens participation and deliberative democracy in the framework of the EGD and a green and just transition.

SDG Watch Europe Annual General Assembly
2022-06-09 07:00 - 11:00 | Brussels
Dear SDG Watch Europe members,
We would like to invite you to the SDG Watch Europe Annual General Assembly.
The event will take place in Brussels on Thursday 9 June 2022, as part of the Civil Society Forum for Sustainability: Shaping the European Green Deal (9 and 10 June 2022).
A full agenda and further documents will follow soon!
Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at secretariat@sdgwatcheurope.org
We look forward to welcoming you!
With kind regards, SDG Watch Europe Steering Group

Webinar - Launch of the 2021 European Sustainable Development Report
2021-12-14 14:00 - 15:30
Organized by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in partnership with SDSN Europe and the Institute for a European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
For info on the event and registration, click here.

Work Strand 1 Meeting
2021-12-08 08:00 - 17:00
To participate, you must be part of WS1. If interested, please contact sdgwatcheurope@gmail.com

Fall Plenary 2021
2021-11-29 12:30 - 16:00
Flyer + agenda
Registration Link

Steering Group meeting
2021-11-04 15:00 - 17:00

the International Conference: Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development and the European Green Deal - How we localise the global decade of action to deliver on the SDGs
2021-10-08 09:00 - 2021-10-11 13:00
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development and
the European Green DealHow we localise the global decade of action to deliver
on the SDGs
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Ljubljana, Slovenia, Hotel Slon
Friday, October 8th, 2021 at 10:00 AM

REGISTER HERE

Topics
• Agenda 2030 & the SDGs
• Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) European Green Deal
Moderators
Robert Križanič, Director, Institute Povod
Seku Conde, Journalist, Slovenian National TV presenter for foreign politics on the show »Globus«
Additional information: povod@povod.si
This will be a hybrid event.
Zoom for participants: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88389648243
Live streaming on Institute Povod’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Povod-249963391841863
Registration: https://forms.gle/vUvjG5mgre5CFRCc8
10:00 Programme
Robert Križanič, Director, Institute Povod, Slovenia Welcome Introduction & Overview of the Agenda
10:10 Opening Session Aleška Simkić, European Commission: Head of Cabinet of Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič
Denis Schrey, Network Coordinator, European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) & Programme Director,
KAS Multinational Development Policy Dialogue (MDPD)
10:30 Panel 1: Political discussion: Linking Recovery & Resilience, the SDGs & Policy Coherence for Sustainable
Development (PCSD)
Participants in this panel will discuss the benefits, challenges and opportunities of ensuring that the SDGs are embedded in the
Recovery & Resilience Plans (RRPs). OECD representative Ernesto Morales will talk about PCSD as a highly effective framework
for ensuring policy coherence and a useful tool for transition and full alignment with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
Panelists:
Barry Andrews, MEP, Renew, Chair of the SDG Alliance in the European Parliament
Ernesto Soria Morales, Snr. Policy Analyst, OECD PCSD Unit
Rilli Lappalainen, President of CONCORD, European Confederation of Relief and Development NGOs
Presentation on Finland’s roadmap to delivery on the 2030 Agenda
Dr. Milan Brglez, S&D, MEP, Slovenia
MEP Ljudmila Novak, EPP, Slovenia
Špela Rotar, SVRK, Agenda 2030 Working Party for Slovenia,
Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy
12:15 Coffee break & snacks
12:30 Panel 2: The European Green Deal: Local Action & Implementation: Best Practices & Challenges for Integrating the EU Green Deal, PCSD & the SDGs
Participants in this panel will discuss the benefits, challenges and opportunities of ensuring that the SDGs are
embedded in the European Green Deal. The purpose of this is to understand how Slovenia can fully implement
the EU Green Deal.
Panelists:
Grace O’Sullivan, Greens-EFA, MEP, Parliamentary Special Rapporteur on the 8th Environment Action Plan, member of PECH Fisheries Committee & ENVI, the Committee on Environment, Public Health & Food Safety
Uroš Brežan, European Committee of the Regions & Mayor of the town of Tolmin, EU Green Deal: Local Action & Implementation
SDG Watch Europe presents: Why the European Green Deal needs ecofeminism
This report maps the gender gaps and opportunities in the EU’s flagship European Green Deal
Why the European Green Deal needs ecofeminism

Jana Lampe, Caritas Slovenia
Head of international development and humanitarian aid Eyachew Tefera, Institute for African Studies, director
14:00
Networking & Reception

The Sustainable Development Festival
2021-09-28 09:00 - 2021-10-14 16:00
The Sustainable Development Festival
To access the Inauguration of the event, please click here
Following the success of the previous editions, and five years after the adoption of the UN 2030 Agenda, the yearly Sustainable Development Festival returns with its fifth edition. The 2021 edition will take place from September 28nd to October 14th.
Thanks to the reputation acquired, and to the growing mobilization of Italian society on the themes of sustainable development, the event will represent a further step to encourage Italy to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS), that brings together over 300 organizations from the economic and social spheres, organizes the Festival together with its members and with the support of the partners and tutors, over a period of 17 days, as many as the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda[1]. The initiative constitutes a single widespread and inclusive event, comprising hundreds of events organized throughout the national territory.
The Festival was created to raise awareness among growing segments of the population on social, economic and environmental sustainability, going beyond subject-matter experts, in order to foster a cultural shift in individual and collective behaviors, and to stimulate “bottom-up” requests that commit the Country’s leadership to comply with the agreements undertaken in the UN. Furthermore, the Festival wants to give voice to citizens, businesses, national and local administrations, universities and civil society in order to foster dialogue and the sharing of best practices on the issues of the 2030 Agenda.
The Festival is a unique experience at international level that allows to reach millions of people in Italy every year thanks to the participation of hundreds of organizations all over the Country, the active role played by universities and the opening of “sustainable development squares” in a number of major Italian cities. This stimulates an unprecedented reflection on the future of our Country, of Europe and the world. In 2021, for the second time, the Festival was nominated as a finalist for the SDG Action Awards of the UN SDG Action Campaign, for it being an innovative initiative and a unique experience in the world.

Solidas Call for Future (Festival of Sustainability, Italy)
2021-09-28 07:00 - 16:00
Event in Italian.
For details go here https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-sodalitas-call-for-future-169251418549
Fondazione Sodalitas dà appuntamento mercoledì 29 settembre alle ore 10 all’evento digitale “Sodalitas Call for Future”, il movimento delle imprese impegnate in Italia a realizzare progetti per un futuro sostenibile.
150 azioni d’impresa che attuano concretamente l’Agenda ONU 2030, generano un impatto positivo sullo sviluppo della società e possono essere di ispirazione per gli altri.
Il dialogo con i giovani su come attuare una prospettiva duratura di crescita e sviluppo, arricchisce il dibattito.
Questi i temi al centro dell’evento, che sarà anche l’occasione per presentare evoluzione e prossimi passi del movimentoSodalitas Call for Future.

Europe and Agenda 2030 - Launch event of SDG Alliance
2021-09-23 09:00 - 10:00
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81728252592?pwd=bFJ5dnQyOXJyVDZaVVFkVERvd3hPdz09#success

The Intersection of Trade and Animal Welfare in Sustainable Food Systems
2021-09-21 09:00 - 11:00
One of our members, Eurogroup for Animals, is organizing a very interesting high-level panel event -> “The Intersection of Trade and Animal Welfare in Sustainable Food Systems“.

The event will be held virtually in parallel to the UN Food Systems Summit on September 21st, 2021 from 11:00-13:00 CET.

Highlighting the need to adequately address animal welfare as an essential component of sustainable food systems in bilateral and multilateral trade policies, this event will welcome expert speakers such as Pascal Durand (Member of the European Parliament), Jean-Marie Paugam (WTO Deputy Director-General in charge of the environment), Ignacio Bercero Garcia (Director in DG Trade, European Commission) and Claire Bury (Deputy Director-General in DG SANTE, European Commission), among other leading actors from diverse sectors.

Please register here to receive the Zoom link and further updates as the event approaches

It will be an interesting event – with different speakers, relevant and
important topics.

For any inquiries and for additional information, please contact kelsey@thegoodloby.eu

Global People's Assembly, from 21 to 23 September 2021
2021-09-21 07:00 - 2021-09-23 15:00
Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to the virtual Global People’s Assembly, from 21 to 23 September 2021. The assembly is part of the Global Week of Action for the SDGs and is organised in parallel to the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

To participate please register here: https://forms.gle/FS8SgXoJCmq2QY8w9

Register for Global People’s Assembly: Tuesday 21st – Thursday 23rd September 2021!
This is the registration for the Global People’s Assembly. We’ll be sending you the zoom link for the event during the next few days.
forms.gle

We are in the middle of a global inequality crisis. COVID-19 has made this worse – the vaccine inequality divides even more. We need a strong people’s voice for global justice. Civil society including representatives from organisations of women, youth, older persons and marginalised people from all over the world will come together in the Global People’s Assembly. They bring the perspectives from communities – including from People’s Assemblies organised in 30 countries. The participants will prepare a declaration, which will be presented to the governments at the UNGA and the UN leadership.

You will find the Programme of the People’s Assembly below, and also the list of the 29 co-organisers – global networks and constituency groups.

Programme and co-hosts

—

Ingo Ritz
Director
Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)

Global Week to #Act4SDGs
2021-09-16 - 2021-09-26

LOCOMOTION Stakeholder Workshop
2020-10-20 10:00 - 12:00
By EEB
What? We are sharing with you this opportunity to have a say in the indicators used for modelling policy scenarios for the sustainable transition to a low-carbon society.
Why? A lot of the existing energy and climate models out there do not really cover social and demographic aspects more broadly. So we are looking for people who work on these issues and this can be health aspects, wellbeing as well as migration etc. The goal is to ensure our models tackle the global societal issues deemed most pressing and to gain understandings about how such societal challenges and risks manifest and interact.
When? Tuesday October 20th at 11-13 CEST
How? If you are happy to participate, please register here. We will send you further details on the project and the planned session.

SDG Action Awards
2020-10-08 - 2020-10-09
By UN SDG Action Campaign
The UN SDG Action Campaign is launching the third edition of the UN SDG Action Awards to identify and celebrate outstanding initiatives from around the world that are accelerating action towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, whilst inspiring the growing global community by showing that transformative change for people and the planet is possible.
Read more and apply : https://sdgaction.smapply.io/prog/sdg_action_awards/

Master in Social Innovation for Sustainable Development
2020-08-31 - 2020-09-01
By ITC
We are pleased to inform you that applications for the edition 2020-21 of the Master in Social Innovation for Sustainable Development are now open.
With a global faculty and participants, the master will challenge your current beliefs and notions of social innovation with a view to developing a new understanding of its principles and tools. Global development trends show that problems of the Covid 19 crisis, social exclusion, youth unemployment, migration, climate change, and ageing society are escalating. By recognizing how social innovation goes beyond technology and current beliefs, you will explore the implication of different models. Participants will acquire tools and techniques to anticipate change and respond to complex situations in their respective relevant fields. A crucial role for social innovators and entrepreneurs in the implementation of the 2030 SDGs is expected in the medium term. Government agencies are encouraged to seek out “the best social innovations” in their programmes. Entrepreneurs of tomorrow are requested to use their new models to achieve results and scale their services, including public-private partnerships.
The Master duration is of 1 year with 6 weeks* of face-to-face learning activities taking place in Turin, Italy.
Essential requirements for admission are to hold a first university degree (minimum 3 years or 180 ETCS) and to be fluent in English. Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a joint 1st level specialization Master from the University of Torino.
The deadline for expression of interest for the 2020-21 edition is 30 June 2020. A second round of online applications shall be open until 1st September 2020. Students with an Italian Degree can apply until 30 September 2020. A limited number of partial scholarships are available for meritorious students.
For any further information, you may require, please consult our website or contact our admission team at socialinnovation@itcilo.org.
Applications can be submitted at online application form.

LLLPlatform: the call for applications for the 2020 Lifelong Learning Awards is now open!
2020-08-30 - 2020-08-31
The aim of the LLLAwards is to recognise outstanding and ground-breaking practices in the area of “Lifelong Learning For Sustainable Societies“. This broad theme is divided into three categories, as follows: 1) Learning that empowers – the future of learning; 2) Learning that matters – the future of skills; 3) Learning that lasts – sustainable learning. Submit your practice now! Find more details here and apply here.

Roundtable discussion - “How to make sure that the European Semester becomes a driver of Sustainable Development. A renewed role for the European Parliament?”
2020-06-16 09:00 - 10:30
By SDG Watch Europe
16 June 2020 – 10 am to 11.30 am CET
Online (information on how to connect will be sent a few days prior to the event)
As part of SDG Watch Europe’s ‘MEPs for SDGs’ initiative – which aims to bring
Parliamentarians that care for people and the planet to work together for an ambitious and
integrated implementation of the SDGs – we invite you to an online discussion on the role of the European Parliament in the reform of the European Semester and how to push for an
overarching strategy.
The debate between MEPs and CSO representatives from different sectors will contribute
to answering the following questions:

How can the reform of the European Semester, declared a central piece of the new

European Commission, deliver on all SDGs and how can we ensure that this Commission
takes a holistic approach to Sustainable Development?

In this new political framework, how can the European Parliament play a stronger role in

holding the European Commission accountable for the ambitious implementation of
the SDGs?

What are MEPs planning to do in order for the EP and the EC to address the necessity

of a new strategy for Europe in line with the goals and targets of Agenda 2030?

How can MEPs be enabled to better engage with citizens and civil society on SDG

monitoring and implementation and take part in the European Semester Process?
With the participation of:

MEP Aurore Lalucq
MEP Petros Kokkalis
MEP Pernille Weiss
MEP Billy Kelleher (tbc)
MEP Ville Niinistö (tbc)

Register here before June 12 COB

Call for input: report to the UN General Assembly on "just transition" - people in poverty and sustainable development
2020-06-09 - 2020-06-10
Deadline: 10 June 2020 (6 pm Geneva time)
The Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights would be particularly grateful for comments, observations and examples of good practices in the following areas:

Energy: the switch to renewable energy sources and improved energy efficiency
Housing: encouraging energy performance of buildings
Planned obsolescence and life cycle of products
The impacts of the transition on employment

How to send your written submission to the Special Rapporteur?
By email:
Address: srextremepoverty@ohchr.org
Subject line: ‘Input for Just Transition report’. Kindly send your submission as an attachment to an email.
By post:
Address: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office at Geneva, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Accepted languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Word limit: 2,500 words
More information here.

EDD 2020 - European Development Days - 9-10 June
2020-06-08 - 2020-06-10
Save the Date – EDD 2020 – European Development Days – 9-10 June
The upcoming edition will be held on 9-10 June 2020 in Brussels, Belgium
https://eudevdays.eu

The UN SDG Action Awards are back! With NEW categories and a spotlight on global solidarity
2020-05-24 - 2020-05-25
TOGETHER WE CAN SUPPORT SDG ACTION WORLDWIDE
People and organizations everywhere are encouraged to submit their outstanding SDG Action and nominate initiatives to become one of the UN SDG Action Award winners.
All winning initiatives will be honored at the UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony at the UN Headquarters in New York City, and widely amplified throughout the year to inspire the growing global SDG Action community to accelerate change for people and the planet.
If you know of an incredibly inspiring initiative that deserves to be recognized, replicated and scaled please share it!
Applications will be open until 25 May 2020: APPLY to the #SDGAwards
NEW CATEGORIES : SUBMIT YOUR INITIATIVE
For the 2020 edition we are seeking creative and transformative initiatives that:

Mobilize large numbers of individuals and organizations to take action for the Goals; whilst building coalitions across communities and societies;
Inspire people to shift behaviors and policies for the achievement of the Goals; whilst promoting the values of hope and solidarity; and
Connect partners to increase progress on the Goals, whilst strengthening dialogue and trust between people and institutions at all levels.

SPECIAL FEATURE: THE SOLIDARITY AWARD: NOMINATE ?
The Solidarity Award will honor the heartwarming and impactful acts of humanity that are improving the lives of others and lifting hopes in the ongoing global health crisis. From local heroes, to stories from the other side of the world, nominations can come from everyone, everywhere.

End FGM EU is looking for a new Communications Officer!
2020-05-09 - 2020-05-10
End FGM European Network is recruiting a creative and dynamic Communications Officer to be responsible for the Network’s communications activities!
For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms of the position, please visit the Vacancy post on our website here.
To apply please send a CV and a motivation letter, including your salary expectation, in English to ccosentino@endfgm.eu by 10 May 2020 5pm CET.
Interviews will ideally take place around the last week of May.
Do not hesitate to apply and please share widely among your networks!

Webinar with Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz. Rewriting the rules
2020-04-14 - 2020-04-15
by Nyt Europa
Wednesday 15. April 2020 at 17:00 to 18:00
Registration: https://nyteuropa.nemtilmeld.dk/113/
Nyt Europa (New Europe) has invited Professor and Nobel Laureate in Economics Joseph E. Stiglitz to talk about the European Economy in and beyond the Corona Crisis. His newest book “Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy” from January 2020, Professor Stiglitz argues that the European economy has been ruled by several decades of strong neoliberal influence.
With a speed we have not experienced before, the European economy is heading towards recession due to the Corona crisis. The crisis has and will have major economic and financial consequences across the world. But how should the EU and its member states prioritize and organize the economy in these times in a way that can build towards a new economy in the future, which in fact serves the people and the planet? What can we learn from the last financial crisis? Is this the end of the euro, or the start of something new? Professor Stiglitz will touch upon this and more as he dives into the matter of the impending fiscal crisis in the wake of the current health crisis.
The online conference will take place Wednesday 15 April @ 17.00-18.00 (Brussels-time) on Zoom.
You need to sign up at the link below and we will send you a confirmation. Just before the event, you will receive the link to join the online conference.
You are more than welcome to write your questions and comments below now which we will do our best to include in the conversation with the Professor.
We look forward to seeing you all soon for a fruitful discussion in our online community.
Joseph E. Stiglitz is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is also the co-chair of the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress at the OECD, and the Chief Economist of the Roosevelt Institute. A recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the John Bates Clark Medal (1979), he is a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank and a former member and chairman of the (US president’s) Council of Economic Advisers. In 2000, Stiglitz founded the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, a think tank on international development based at Columbia University. He has been a member of the Columbia faculty since 2001 and received that university’s highest academic rank (university professor) in 2003. In 2011 Stiglitz was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Known for his pioneering work on asymmetric information, Stiglitz’s work focuses on income distribution, risk, corporate governance, public policy, macroeconomics and globalization. He is the author of numerous books, and several bestsellers. His most recent titles are People, Power, and Profits, Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy, Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited, The Euro and Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy.
Nyt Europa is a Danish organization founded in 1998 with the overall objective to promote civic engagement on a Danish and European level. We work for a more sustainable, progressive and democratic Europe and believe that the EU institutions play a pivotal role in solving the challenges we face in Europe today. Nyt Europa creates public activities – debates, talks, workshops, exhibitions, educational programs, conferences etc. – in order to initiate and strengthen public participation and knowledge. We particularly focus on reaching out to citizens who do not necessarily engage in EU political issues. Therefore, we aim for the events as well as the communication to be creative, innovative and inclusive, and we host the events in different cities and on a variety of platforms.

‘Pushed to the Wastelands: Environmental racism against Roma communities in Central and Eastern Europe’ report launch
2020-04-07 - 2020-04-08
Many Roma communities of Central and Eastern Europe experience systematic environmental racism as one aspect of their exclusion from the mainstream population. It pushes them out into marginal and polluted lands and neighbourhoods, and deprives them of access to basic environmental services and public utilities. This is the conclusion of ‘Pushed to the Wastelands: Environmental racism against Roma communities in Central and Eastern Europe’, a forthcoming landmark report, which is due out on 8 April 2020.
The report is a result of a joint collaboration of the European Environmental Bureau, European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) network, the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the Environmental Justice Atlas.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions that have accompanied it, we are inviting you to join our report launch remotely via videoconference. Please join us on 8 April, 10am-12pm.
In a first session (45 min), we will briefly share the main finding of the report with interventions from the researchers and present the main recommendations for the EU’s post-2020 Roma policy framework.
The presentation of the report will be followed by parallel workshop sessions (60 min) focusing on concrete next steps and a summary.
If you would like to participate please register here by 2 April the latest.
We will send out links to join the meeting to all registered participants.

CLIMATE2020 - the worldwide online climate conference
2020-03-23 - 2020-03-30
By DL4SD

CLIMATE2020 takes place from 23-30 March 2020 exclusively on the internet, in a climate-friendly manner – we will even off-set your CO2 emissions!

You will have with free unlimited access to all kinds of high-quality scientific articles, climate projects and further learning opportunities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Get involved in international dialogues and the exchange of ideas with experts from the academic, political, economic and social sectors and the rest of the community.

CLIMATE2020 is guided by and will contribute to the Sustainable Development goal 13 (Climate Action).

The objective of the on-line conference is to convey the most recent research results on climate change and its impacts, as well as to provide especially early career researchers from all over the world with the opportunity to present their findings at a global level. This event fills a knowledge gap in respect of thematic discussions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, which will be performed both in an integrative and interactive way. The conference also offers you insights on numerous climate projects, initiatives and strategies, which are currently being implemented on the five continents and considered to be latest examples of worldwide climate change adaptation and mitigation activities.
Participants can already register for free at www.dl4sd.org

Making Voluntary National Reviews meaningful: the civil society perspective
2020-03-19 13:15 - 14:45
By Make Europe Sustainable for All
Side-event at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in the UNECE Region.
On Thursday 19 March 2020 – 13h15-14h45
In room 17, International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG)
A light lunch will be served from 13h00
The event will be held in English.
Register here
The involvement of civil society in helping to set up and monitor Voluntary National Reviews
can boost the accountability, accuracy and usefulness of these periodic reports.
This event will focus on sharing best practices and on discussing the challenges involved with civil society participation in VNRs. The objective is to contribute to this year’s theme and overall review of the HLPF with recommendations and showcase the added value of civil society participation in VNRs.
