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The Climate Crisis, Global Land Use, and Human Rights
On September 27th, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Landesa, and Wake Forest Law School will be hosting a day-long conference on the intersection between land use, the climate crisis and clean energy transition, and human rights.
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Summit 2019
On 24 and 25 September 2019, Heads of State and Government will gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to follow up and comprehensively review progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event is the first UN summit on the SDGs since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015.
Securing Rights to Secure Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change
Turning up the heat : Solutions from indigenous peoples and progressive business to drive the transition to a low-carbon economy
You are cordially invited to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre's 10th Anniversary Mary Robinson Speaker Series on Business & Human Rights “Turning up the heat: Solutions from indigenous peoples and progressive business to drive the transition to a low-carbon economy"
74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA)
The 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) will open on 17 September 2019. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 24 September 2019.
During the week of the debate, several other high-level events also will convene (as of 27 November 2018):
The role of indigenous communities in reducing climate change through sustainable land use practices
World Economic Forum on Africa 2019
Shaping Inclusive Growth and Shared Futures in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
With elections taking place in more than 20 African countries in 2019, the world’s youngest continent is facing a new era. While significant progress has been made on the political and economic front, the continent continues to face significant challenges.
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification COP 14
The fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14) is scheduled to take place from 2-13 September 2019, at the India Expo Center and Mart in New Delhi, India.
We will update this page as more information becomes available.
Ninth edition of the Shelter Academy on Urban Management and Planning for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
The Shelter Academy is a week-long capacity building programme that will equip participants with the knowledge, skills and know-how to respond to urban challenges related to climate change in their cities.
Target Group: Mayors, decision-makers, senior managers, and senior government officials are invited to apply. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
Second edition of the International Leaders in Urban Governance Programme for African Countries
The 5-day long urban governance programme seeks to strengthen the capacity of decision-makers in the area of urban management and planning for sustainable urbanization, and develop skills and know-how in local finance, housing, urban planning and land management, mobility and urban sustainability.
World Water Week
The 29th World Water Week, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and partners, will focus on the theme, ‘Water for Society: Including All’.
The SDG Knowledge Hub summary of World Water Week 2018 is here.
31st UN-Water Meeting
The 31st UN-Water meeting will take place from 23-24 August 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. It will bring together UN-Water Members and Partners to discuss issues related to UN-Water, and will take place immediately prior to the annual World Water Week.