Delivering Sustainable Development Goals at regional and local level 9/10/2018 14:30-16:00 SQUARE - Brussels Convention Centre, Silver hall
Panel 1: SDGs & Europe - Multi-level governance for Europe Moderator: Bert Kuby, Head of Unit, European Committee of the Regions
Panel 1: SDGs & Europe - Multi-level governance for Europe Tine Delva Policy Advisor at the Secretariat-General of the European Commission in charge of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Panel 1: SDGs & Europe - Multi-level governance for Europe Annika Lindblom Secretary General, National Commission on Sustainable Development, Counsellor, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
Panel 1: SDGs & Europe - Multi-level governance for Europe Natalia Vera Secretary General, Network of Regional Government for Sustainable Development
Panel 1: SDGs & Europe - Multi-level governance for Europe Arnoldas Abramavičius Member of the EC multi-stakeholder Platform on SDGs, Member of the Committee of the Regions and local, Mayor of Zarasai, Lithuania
Panel 2: Localising SDGs Moderator: Dorthe Nielsen, Policy Director, Eurocities
Panel 2: Localising SDGs Stefano Marta Coordinator, Territorial Approach to SDGs, OECD
Panel 2: Localising SDGs Hans Sakkers Head of department of European and International Affairs, City of Utrecht
Utrecht: Global Goals City Localising the Aspiration Localising the Imaginary Localising the Narrativ Localising the SDG to Utrecht level
Panel 2: Localising SDGs Enric Nomdedéu i Biosca Minister of Employment Secretary and General Director of the Valencian Employment and Training Service, Region of Valencia, Spain
Panel 2: Localising SDGs Bert Janssens Coordinator International and Europe, Flemish association of municipalities, VVSG, Belgium
Localizing the SDGs – Experience of local authorities in Flanders, Belgium
Global municipal movement All 308 local governments in Flanders, Belgium Inter municipal cooperations, police zones, …
How to localize the SDGs?
Awareness Raising Activities and Tools
Internally in the organization
Include it in all organizations’ activities
On VVSG bi-annual municipal encounter
Find SDG-champions…
… also local politicians that embrace the SDGs
Workshops and seminars to LG
Pilot- experiment: include SDGs in all steps of municipal policy plans
Localizing the indicators to a muncipal level
Sustainable Municipality Week – Local Heroes for Global Goals 1/4 Fl Sustainable Municipality Week – Local Heroes for Global Goals 1/4 Fl. LG
Q & A time
Conclusion: Angelika Poth-Moegele Executive Director of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
Many thanks to all of you!