[2019] Sustainable Development Transformation Forum

вторник, 22 October 2019 - 10:00pm to пятница, 25 October 2019 - 6:00am

Description

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by UN Member States in September 2015. Included in the Agenda are 17 Sustainable Development Golas (SDGs) and 169 associated targets, described as "integrated and indivisible, global in nature and universally applicable, taking into account different national realities, capacities, and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities." Furthermore, in the Agenda, Member States note the following: "We are determined to take the bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path. As we embark on this collective journey, we pledge that "no one will be left behind."

In this regard, UNOSD will organize 2019 Sustainable Development Transformation Forum (SDTF) to achieve the 2030 Agenda and adhere to UN aspirations. SDTF will take place at Holiday Inn  Incheon, Republic of Korea from 22 to 24 October 2019. This year's SDTF will focus centrally on what it will take to achieve the fundamental transformations in energy, industrial, food and other sectors to shift from a Business-as-Usual path. It will consider not merely the technicalities but also the political economy and behavioral economics of a sustainable development and its transition as well. With regard to behavioral economics, SDTF also explores the psychology of consumer choice and how sustainable can become the default across all types of consumers.

The event will accommodate approximately 100 participants from governments, UN Agencies, think tanks, development banks, academic institutions, civil societies, and private sector from around the world.

※The Forum is organized by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) of UN DESA, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in partnership with the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).

 

Programme/Official Document

Concept Note (updated as of 4 October 2019)

Agenda and Programme (updated as of 5 November 2019)

2019 Global Sustainable Development Report

2019 Sustainable Development Transformation Forum Publication

Incheon Communique  (updated as of 24 October 2019)

Achieving the SDGs and Securing Our Planet - ASEF Environment Fourm (updated as of 5 November 2019)

 

Formal Opening

Welcome and Opening Reflections

  • Dr. Jean D’Aragon (Officer-in-Charge, UNOSD)
  • Mr. Kwang-suk Park (Deputy Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea)
  • Mr. Sang Soo Yoon (Ambassador for International Relations, Incheon City, Republic of Korea)
  • Ms. Grazyna Pulawska (Senior Project Manager, Asia-Europe Foundation)
  • Mr. Seung Youl Lee (CEO, Arirang TV)

Setting the Stage: Dr. David O’Connor (UNOSD co-facilitator)

 

Launch of the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)

 

On-stage Interview by Mr. Nik Gowing (Journalist and broadcaster, former BBC anchor and presenter of the BBC’s Hard Talk)

Introductory Remarks and Chair of the Session (Facilitator): Mr. Colm Foy (UNOSD co-facilitator, moderator)

  • Dr. Eun Mee Kim (Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea)
  • Dr. David Smith (Coordinator of the Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies)
  • Dr. Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue (Professor and Chair, Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University)

 

Day 1 (October 22, 2019)

Session 1: Entry point for transformation - Building sustainable and just economies

Facilitator: Dr. David O’Connor (UNOSD co-facilitator)

Opening Remarks:  "Mapping SDG Financing" - Mr. Arnaud Pincet (Project Lead, SDG Financing Lab, OECD)

Roundtable Discussion

  • Dr. Eun Mee Kim (Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea)
  • "Systemic sustainability challenges" - Mr. Mike Asquith (Project Manager, European Environment Agency)
  • Ms. Jeniffer Carol Jasmin (Director General, Ministry of Finance, Trade Investment and Economic Planning, Seychelles)
  • Ms. Gina Gacusan (Assistant Regional Director, National Economic and Development Authority, The Philippines)

 

Session 2: Thinking the Unthinkable

Facilitator: Mr. Colm Foy (UNOSD co-facilitator, moderator)

Presentation: Mr. Nik Gowing (Founder and co-Director with Chris Langdon of the “Thinking the Unthinkable Project”)

Response: Dr. David O’Connor (UNOSD co-facilitator)

 

Session 3: Entry point for transformation - Food systems and nutrition patterns

Facilitator: Dr. Astra Bonini (Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Integrated Policy and Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN-DESA)

Opening Remarks: "Food systems and nutrition patterns" -Mr. Hyoung-Joon Lim (Head of World Food Programme, Korea office)

Roundtable Discussion

 

Day 2 (October 23, 2019)

Session 4: Entry point for transformation - Energy decarbonisation and universal access

Facilitator: Ms. Grazyna Pulawska, Project Manager, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Opening Remarks: "Entry point for transformation: Energy decarbonisation and universal access" - Mr. Dhruba Purkayastha (Director, Climate Policy Initiative, Delhi)

Roundtable Discussion

 

Session 5: New trends in governance for transformation

Facilitator: Dr. David O’Connor (UNOSD co-facilitator)

Opening Remarks: "New trends in governance for transformation" - Professor Louis Meuleman (Rapporteur, UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration; Public Governance Institute, University of Leuven, Belgium)

Roundtable Discussion

  • Mr. Arnaud Pincet (Project Lead, SDG Financing Lab, OECD)
  • "New Trends in Governance for Transforma8on" - Mr. Stephan Klingbiel (Head, UNDP Seoul Policy Center)
  • Mr. Dulue Mbachu (Nigeria Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News)
  • Dr. Ro-Anne KarlaIndira Quashie-Harry (Social Policy Coordinator, Economic Planning Unit, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, Sustainable Development and Information Technology, St.Vincent and Grenadines)

 

Session 6: Changing people’s preferences, behavior, and values: what are main obstacles and how fast can this happen?

Facilitator: Mr. Colm Foy (UNOSD co-facilitator)

Opening Remarks: "Transforming Behavior & Values : Levers and Leaderships"Dr. Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Professor and Chair, Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University

Roundtable Discussion:

 

Session 7: Building coalitions for transformative change (Group sessions)

Facilitator: Dr. David O’Connor (UNOSD co-facilitator)

Opening Remarks: "Advantages & Pitfalls of Collaboration" - Ms. Lauren M. Barredo (Head of Partnerships, Sustainable Development Solutions Network)

Group Leaders:

  • Mr. Benjamin Jouannes (Coordinator, GSEF Secretariat, Global Social Economy Forum)
  • Mr. Dhruba Purkayastha (Director, Climate Policy Initiative, Delhi)
  • Mr. Kalamoungkhoune Souphanouvong (Deputy Director of United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR)
  • Dr. Astra Bonini (Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Integrated Policy and Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN-DESA)

 

Session 8: Combining levers of transformation in new ways / On-Stage Interview by Ms. Soo-young Oh (Arirang TV ) and Dr. David Horan (Columbia University and Sustainable Development Solutions Network)

 

Day 3 (October 24, 2019)

Session 9: Tackling the political economy of transformative change

Facilitator: Mr. Colm Foy (UNOSD co-facilitator)

Opening Reflections: Prof. Daniel Hausknost (Institute for Social Change and Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business)

Roundtable Discussion

  • Ms. Nobuko Kajiura (Sustainable Development Officer, UNESCAP Sub- regional office for East and North-East Asia)
  • Ms. Rafia Khan (Executive Associate, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh)
  • Ms. Nur A'in Binte Abd Razak (Project Officer, Asia Europe Foundation)

 

Formal Closing 

Closing Keynote: From Incremental to Transformative Change for People and Planet

Dr. David Smith (Coordinator, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies)

Presentation of 2019 Incheon Communiqué

  • Dr. David O’Connor (UNOSD co-facilitators)
  • Mr. Colm Foy (UNOSD co-facilitators) 

Closing Remarks

 

Supplementary Documents

Participant List (updated as of 6 November 2019)

Info Note (updated as of 26 September 2019)

 

Additional References

The Politics of Selection: Towards a Transformative Model of Environmental Innovation - Daniel Hausknost

The Enviornmental State and the Glass Ceiling of Transformation - Daniel Hausknost

 

Photos

You may find 2019 SDTF pictures here.