This policy brief examines how education
for sustainable development policies may be advanced to support the implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and ultimately help empower a learning society for sustainability.
Scientific Support Plan
for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD II), Part II: Global Change, Ecosystems and Biodiversity Atmosphere and Climate (Belgian Science Policy, 2003).
Not exact matches
Thomas Gass, assistant secretary - general
for policy coordination and interagency affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations, talked with Global Finance about the UN's new
Sustainable Development Goals and how the private sector can help.
In his role as Senior Vice President,
Policy and Corporate Counsel, John Dillon has primary responsibility for the Council's policy work related to energy, the environment and sustainable development, business - Aboriginal relations, corporate governance and competitio
Policy and Corporate Counsel, John Dillon has primary responsibility
for the Council's
policy work related to energy, the environment and sustainable development, business - Aboriginal relations, corporate governance and competitio
policy work related to energy, the environment and
sustainable development, business - Aboriginal relations, corporate governance and competition law.
VICTORIA — New Democrats are introducing a bill calling
for the creation of a
sustainable development board which would report to
policy makers about key indicators of economic, environmental and social progress.
The Shared Mobility Principles
for Livable Cities were developed in 2017 by Robin Chase, Zipcar co-Founder, and a consortium of leading city and transport organizations including: the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI — Local Governments
for Sustainability, Institute
for Transportation and
Development Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council, Partnership on
Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), Transportation
for America (T4America), Rocky Mountain Institute, Shared - Use Mobility Center, and WRI Ross Center
for Sustainable Cities.
What is often missing with tragic impact is the principle set out as Principle 8: «To achieve
sustainable development and a higher quality of life
for all people, states should reduce and eliminate unsustainable patterns of production and consumption and promote appropriate demographic
policies
CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner
for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council
for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food
Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations
for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund
for Agricultural
Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund
for Agricultural
Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President
for Country Support,
Policy and Delivery, Alliance
for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations
Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner
for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa
He has been very involved in many aspects of domestic and international agricultural
policy and practice
development, organizing, food labeling, standards, certification and accreditation work over the years, including: Founding Chair of the USDA / National Organic Standards Board, A founder of Domestic Fair Trade Association, National Organic Coalition, and Southern
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Founding member of National Family Farm Coalition and National
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Board member of the International Organic Accreditation Service, Former NGO delegate to UN Codex / FAO / WHO Food Labeling Commission and WTO, Founding partner of Agricultural Justice Project, which has developed domestic fair trade standards
for North America.
CSWA's mission is to ensure that the California wine community is recognized globally as the leader in
sustainable winegrowing in the marketplace and public
policy arena through the
development and promotion of
sustainable practices, tools
for education and outreach, partnerships with key stakeholders, and prioritizing research.
In a video message Laudemir André Muller, Minister
for Agrarian
Development, Brazil, talked about a set of public policies for a more sustainable production model, in particular the National Plan on Agroecology and Organic Production, designed for rural development and heal
Development, Brazil, talked about a set of public
policies for a more
sustainable production model, in particular the National Plan on Agroecology and Organic Production, designed
for rural
development and heal
development and healthier food.
Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner
for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council
for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food
Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations
for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund
for Agricultural
Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President
for Country Support,
Policy and Delivery, Alliance
for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations
Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner
for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa
The
policy was one of the
sustainable development goals drawn up by the UN in 2015
for all member states to aspire to and which the UK signed up
for.
«Crossrail will facilitate the continued
sustainable development of London's primary finance and business service activities, located in both the City and Docklands and support local and national Government
policy for economic
development and regeneration, particularly in the Lee Valley and Thames Gateway areas.»
Mr. Speaker, the 2018 - 2021 Budget is informed by the President's Coordinated Programme
for Economic and Social
Development Policies which aims at creating a conducive environment
for the private sector to thrive, propel growth and create employment opportunies, especially
for the youth.In this regard, Government's
policy objectives
for the medium term will aim at: • Stabilizing the economy and setting it on a path of sustained, diversified and resilient growth; • Optimizing the key sources of growth in the economy on
sustainable basis; • Enhancing a competitive and enabling business environment
for private sector - led growth; • Formalizing the informal sector; • Building a strong and resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks; • Promoting agro-industrial enterprises as the basis
for the «One District, One Factory» initiative; and • Creating entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, especially
for the youth.
The broad sector
policy thrust
for Education is
Sustainable and Efficient Management of Education Service Delivery with focus on teacher
development and accountability; improved Quality of Teaching and Learning at all Levels, inclusive and Equitable Access at all Levels, skills Development and Training for Employability through Quality TVET and strengthened Mathematics, Science, ICT and Technology
development and accountability; improved Quality of Teaching and Learning at all Levels, inclusive and Equitable Access at all Levels, skills
Development and Training for Employability through Quality TVET and strengthened Mathematics, Science, ICT and Technology
Development and Training
for Employability through Quality TVET and strengthened Mathematics, Science, ICT and Technology Education.
The implementation of the Free SHS
policy, President Akufo - Addo, added would mean that
Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims at ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities
for all, will be within Ghana's reach by the target date of 2030.
«Let me assure you that we are committed to implementing
policies and operational steps that will put us on a sound footing to mobilize the required revenue
for sustainable development.»
«Let me assure you that we are committed to implementing
policies and operational steps that will put us on a sound footing to mobilize the required revenue
for sustainable development,» he said.
Policies for a green economy are referred to as a means to achieve more
sustainable development and poverty alleviation, as long as they are designed and tailored to fit the needs of individual countries.
We are very much convinced that
sustainable policies — not positions — are what Nzemaland requires
for the accelerated
development we seek.
«The
policy plan set out in this manifesto is
for the long term
sustainable development of Ghana.
The target, it argued, «does not create any obstacles
for social and economic
development and corresponds to general objectives of the land - use and
sustainable forest management
policies, raising the level of energy efficiency, reducing energy intensity of the economy and increasing share of renewables in the Russian energy balance.»
Praising Helm's sharp writing and practical solutions, reviewer Doris Capistrano argues that Natural Capital should be required reading
for policy - makers, economists, environmentalists, and all those concerned about
sustainable growth and
development.
Snyder's analysis and comment in regards to these
developments will be recorded in an upcoming issue of Environment: Science and
Policy for Sustainable Development.
In the first instalment of Samuel Snyder's two article spread in Environment: Science and
Policy for Sustainable Development, focuses on the background of the hotly debated Pebble Mine issue.
Solid research across multiple disciplines is essential to inform government
policy on large
development projects and help achieve a balance between costs and benefits required
for sustainable and inclusive
development.
A new four - part framework is proposed to value water
for sustainable development to guide better
policy and practice.
Continued investigation of this research may have strong implications
for policy makers, public health professionals and school administrators to consider simple and
sustainable environmental changes in classrooms that can effectively increase energy expenditure and physical activity as well as enhance cognitive
development and education outcomes.
«As the world community pursues new
sustainable development goals, policymakers need to know who is leading and who is lagging on energy and environmental challenges,» said Daniel C. Esty, director of the Yale Center
for Environmental Law &
Policy and the Hillhouse Professor at Yale University.
Sustainable Developments: The Need
for Open Process (p 39) The Obama administration has missed key opportunities to both shape public
policy and to convey the importance of these changes in a clear form.
So, a group of researchers from the Center
for Energy and Environmental
Policy Research at Beijing Institute of Technology, the Collaborative Innovation Center of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, and the
Sustainable Development Research Institute
for Economy and Society of Beijing set out to find out what motivates or influences consumer to purchase electric vehicles within seven cities in China.
Richard Munang and Jessica Andrews, authors of «Harnessing Ecosystem - Based Adaptation: To Address the Social Dimensions of Climate Change,» published in Environment: Science and
Policy for Sustainable Development, think that we can.
As an integral part of an organisation, you will be working with strategic and analytical tasks that are relevant to international tourism -
for instance creation of tourism
policy, branding
policy or
sustainable development.
Turekian's last visit to Trieste, in 2013, was during the first AAAS - TWAS workshop on innovative energy
policies for sustainable development, which has featured the participation of about 20 students from developing countries and a group of experts in the field.
Education
policy, including curricula changes, now promotes learning
for sustainable development in many countries — from early childhood learning through to private sector training.
17.15 respect each country s
policy space and leadership to establish and implement
policies for poverty eradication and
sustainable development
UNESCO will launch a new publication on this occasion, «Education
for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning Objectives,» to support
policy - makers, curriculum developers and educators to promote learning
for the SDGs.
Established in 1990, the International Institute
for Sustainable Development (IISD) is a non-partisan charitable organization specializing in
policy research and analysis, and information exchange.
The discussion will be contextualized by the global scenary of solid waste management and the implementation of the new
Sustainable Development Goals, focusing the question of solid waste and social development as priorities on the debate of cooperation for development and public policies for the nex
Development Goals, focusing the question of solid waste and social
development as priorities on the debate of cooperation for development and public policies for the nex
development as priorities on the debate of cooperation
for development and public policies for the nex
development and public
policies for the next 15 years.
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It will ultimately involve faculty based in all of Harvard's Schools and affiliated hospitals, generating and translating new knowledge into
policies and practices to build strong foundations
for healthy individual
development and
sustainable community well - being.
Prior to that, Esther worked as a
policy researcher
for a Fortune 500 company focusing on international human rights and corporate
sustainable development.
The charity's areas of work include humane companion animal management in Portugal, dog meat trades in SE Asia, wildlife in captivity, small NGO capacity
development and support, lobbying of governments
for sustainable legislative change and public
policy enforcement, and welfare improvement.
Action of emerging economies could take several forms, such as
sustainable development policies and measures, an improved and strengthened clean
development mechanism, the setting up of plans
for the sectors that generate most pollution so as to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions compared with a business as usual scenario.
Such information is vital
for setting
policy priorities to promote inclusive, equitable and
sustainable development for urban and rural areas alike.
Please read Lutz's piece on «Population
policy for sustainable development»
for more.
Last month, we applauded the five developing cities nominated by the Institute
for Transportation and
Development Policy for its 2010
Sustainable Transport Award.
by Roger Raufer, Professional Engineer, Consultant, United Nations Division
for Sustainable Development; Lecturer, Environmental
Policy, University of Pennsylvania.
ActionAid, International Adivasi Mulvasi Astitva Raksha manch, India AKSI, Indonesia Alliance Sud, Switzerland All Nepal Peasant's Federation, Nepal All Nepal Womens Association, Nepal ARENA, Asia Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and
Development, Thailand Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and
Development, Regional Bangladesh Jatiyo Sramik Jote, Bangladesh Bangladesh Krishok Federation, Bangladesh BankTrack, Netherlands Beyond Copenhagen Collective, India Bharat Jan Vigyan Jatha India Both ENDS, Netherlands Brighter Green, United States Bulig Visayas, Philippines Campaign
for Climate Justice Nepal CARE International Center
for Biological Diversity, United States Center
for Environmental Justice, Sri Lanka Center
for Participatory Research and
Development, Bangladesh Centre
for 21st Century Issues (c21st), Nigeria Climate Action Network — France Climate Action Network Europe Climate and
Sustainable Development Network, Nigeria Climate Justice Programme, Australia CNCD - 11.11.11, Belgium Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, United States COECOCEIBA — FoE Costa Rica Community
Development Library, Bangladesh Co-ordination Office of the Austrian Episcopal Conference
for International
Development and Mission (KOO), Austria Debt Watch, Indonesia Digo Bikas Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal Earth Day Network, United States EcoEquity, United States EKOenergy, Finland / Europe Environmental Rights Action / Friends of the Earth Nigeria EquityBD, Bangladesh Finance & Trade Watch, Austria Freedom from Debt Coalition, Philippines Friends Committee on National Legislation, United States Friends of the Earth Canada Friends of the Earth England, Wales and N Ireland Friends of the Earth International Friends of the Earth Malaysia Friends of the Earth Norway Friends of the Earth Sierra Leone Friends of the Earth U.S. GAIA — Global Alliance
for Incinerator Alternatives, International GEFONT — Trade Union Federation, Nepal Gitib, Philippines GreenLatinos, United States groundWork, Friends of the Earth South Africa Heinrich Boell Stiftung North America, United States Himalaya Niti Abhiyan, India Human Rights Alliance Nepal IBON International, Philippines Indian Social Action Forum, India Institute
for Agriculture and Trade
Policy, United States Institute
for Policy Studies, Climate
Policy Project, United States Interamerican Association
for Environmental Defense, Latin America International Forum on Globalization, United States International Rivers, United States Jagaran Nepal Jatam Indonesia Jubilee Debt Campaign, United Kingdom Justica Ambiental / Friends of the Earth Mozambique KAU — Anti Debt Coalition, Indonesia Kerala Independent Fishworkers Federation, India KRUHA — Peoples Right to Water Coalition, Indonesia Labour, Health and Human Rights
DEvelopment Centre, Nigeria LDC Watch, International Les Amis de la Terre, France Les Amis de la Terre - Togo Maryknoll Office
for Global Concerns, United States Migrant Forum in Asia mines, minerals and People (mmP), India Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation (MSN), Malaysia Nadi Gati Morcha, India National Federation of Hawkers Bangladesh National Federation of Women Hawkers, India National Hawkers Federation, India Nature Code — Centre of
Development & Environment, Belgium NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark Our Rivers Our Life, Philippines Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (Farmers) Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, Africa PAPDA Haiti Philippine Movement
for Climate Justice Rainforest Foundation Norway River Basin Friends, India Rural Reconstruction Nepal Sanlakas, Philippines Sawit Watch, Indonesia SEAFISH
for Justice, Asia SOL — People
for Solidarity, Ecology and Lifestyle, Austria Solidaritas Perempuan, Indonesia South Asian Alliance
for Poverty Eradication Southern Oregon Climate Action Now, United States SUPRO, Bangladesh SustainUS, United States Task Force Detainees of the Philippines Tebtebba, Philippines The
Development Institute, Ghana Third World Network, International Trade Union
Policy Institute (TUPI), Nepal VOICE, Bangladesh Women's Environment and
Development Organisation (WEDO), United States Worldview - The Gambia Zero Waste Europe