The science behind the case for postgrowth or degrowth has grown rapidly in the past decade. Members of the European Parliament from 6 political groups will now use this science to challenge European Policymakers at a major postgrowth conference on 18 and 19 September. The EEB is one of the co-organisers and the driving forcé … Continue reading European Parliament debates on postgrowth and the SDGs

3 years since the adoption of the SDGs - a day of global action around the SDGs

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe is pleased to invite you to the event on “Standards for the SDGs” to be held in Geneva on 26th September 2018. Organized as a side session to the 41st ISO General Assembly, this event will be convened at the Centre International de Conference Genève (CICG) in Geneva, … Continue reading “Standards for the SDGs” event by UNECE

Partners for change: Civil society engagement in ICPD+25 in the UNECE region Venue: Warwick Hotel Rue de Lausanne 14 1201 Geneva Switzerland Sunday, 30 September 2018 08.30 – 18.00 A civil society consultation will be held on Sunday 30 September, the day before the ICPD+25 Conference for the UN Economic Commission for Europe Region, with … Continue reading UNECE Regional Meeting on ICPD+25 CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTATION

It is only a few weeks since Europe has suffered from another record breaking summer of heat waves and draughts, making climate change very real for millions of Europeans. With the Paris Agreement and the SDG’s the global community has put in place the framework to act jointly on climate change and combat its impacts. … Continue reading ACT: Your voice on Europe’s long-term climate action

October 9, 2018 from 14:30 to 16:00 In 2015, UN member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This event will explore what sustainable development means at regional and local levels. These levels are where decision makers have to balance different dimensions of sustainability, participatory, social, economic and environmental and make sustainable development a … Continue reading European Week of Regions and Cities: Delivering Sustainable Development Goals at regional and local level

Future in Common SDG Watch Spain is pleased to announce the “Islas Encendidas” meeting that will take place in Malaga 19-20-21 October  (more information here).  It will be great if you could join us in Malaga. We already have more than 300 people from different social sectors, organizations and social movements. It will be an … Continue reading Islas Encendidas

Call for proposals EU Green Week is the key event in the EU environment policy calendar. This annual opportunity to debate and discuss European environmental policy attracts policymakers, leading environmentalists, stakeholders and other interested parties from across Europe and the globe. In 2019, it will take place from 13 to 17 May 2019, focusing on … Continue reading Call for Proposals: ORGANISATION OF EU GREEN WEEK 2019 – OFFICIAL OPENING EVENT