The Global Soil Week 2017 aims to contribute to the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will do so by looking at the subset of SDGs that are under review by the High-level Political Forum 2017 (HLPF) through the perspective of land and soils, thereby providing an integrating perspective across the SDGs;
China’s role as a global investor has grown rapidly over the past decade. It now represents the source of more than 10 per cent of global foreign direct investment, second only to the U.S.
Cities have become important actors in the global climate change regime, and they often portray themselves as frontrunners. When states don’t do enough, cities need to act, so the narrative goes.
The subject of governing oceanic systems and coastlines is moving into the center of European strategic and sustainability interests. Yet, it suffers from a high degree of fragmentation and the lack of a cross-scalar approach to addressing prevailing policy shortcomings.
The expert roundtable on the topic "Mobilising the multiple benefits of renewable energies in China: Building new alliances – seizing opportunities – raising climate ambitions" addressed options to spark political momentum for seizing the opportunities linked to renewable energies in China.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) establish a common agenda for the protection and sustainable use of the world’s oceans and the resolution of major challenges to sustainable development.
Der Wandel hin zu einer nachhaltigen Lebensweise wird nicht nur durch technologischen Fortschritt und veränderte politische Rahmenbedingungen zu erreichen sein.
