OECDs internasjonale samling om bærekraftsmålene på lokalnivå

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A TERRITORIA L APPROACH TO THE SDGS AS A FRAMEWORK FOR LONG-TERM COVID-19 RECOVERY STRATEGIES IN CITIES AND REGIONS

Monday, 16 November 2020 | 12.00-15.00
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | 12.00-15.00

Building on the results of the 1st and 2nd Roundtables, this 3rd edition will bring together key stakeholders to:
• Reaffirm the relevance of a territorial approach to the SDGs for the COVID-19 recovery • Understand how the SDGs can help cities and regions shape and implement COVID-19 recovery strategies
• Take stock of key actions that can accelerate progress through lessons learned from Bonn (Germany), Kitakyushu (Japan), Córdoba (Argentina), Flanders (Belgium), Southern Denmark (Denmark), Viken (Norway), Kópavogur (Iceland), Paraná (Brazil) and Moscow (Russian Federation)
• Launch three new OECD pilot reports, and chart the way forward to implement the recommendations
• Coordinate Voluntary Local Reviews with Voluntary National Reviews
• Harmonise SDGs local measurement frameworks, improving measurement of the distance to the SDG targets of 600+ regions and 600 cities.

Speakers include:
• Ms. Tonje Brenna, Chair, County Government of Viken, Norway
• Mr. Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, Deputy Secretary General, OECD
• Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network & Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University
• Mr. Helder Barbalho, Governor of the State of Pará, Brazil
• Mr. Carlos Roberto Massa Junior, Governor of the State of Paraná, Brazil
• Mr. Søren Rasmussen, Chairman, Committee for Regional Development, Southern Denmark, Denmark