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GNK NRW, Background and Results

Background and Results of ‘Global Nachhaltige Kommune (GNK) NRW’ (Globally Sustainable Municipalities)

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As part of LAG21’s Global Sustainable Municipality in NRW (GNK NRW) Closing Event, Annette Turmann (Service Agency Communities in One World) and Dr. Klaus Reuter (LAG21) presented background information and results of the project that began 2016 and ended this year April and saw the participation of 15 model municipalities of 19,000 and up to one million inhabitants. Their commitment to implement Agenda 2030 and realize individual SDGs is reflected in their financial commitment and newly created strategic planning within GNK NRW.

GNK NRW, Agenda 2030 as a Global Framework also for Municipalities

Agenda 2030 as a Global Framework also for Municipalities

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As part of LAG21’s Global Sustainable Municipality in NRW (GNK NRW) Closing Event, Jens Martens from Global Policy Forum addressed the relevance of Agenda 2030 as a guiding framework, not only on the state and regional, but also on the local level. In order to implement Agenda 2030 on the local level, individual SDG indicators need to be determined and subsequently monitored. In the process, networking and knowledge sharing between municipalities can help to accelerate the progress among them and upstream information sharing inform the state and country level. In the end Martens proposes six key areas of activities to overcome four future challenges he identifies to localize SDGs.

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Global Sustainable Municipality in NRW (GNK NRW)

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In total 15 model municipalities participated at Global Sustainable Municipality in NRW (GNK NRW) [eng: Global Sustainable Municipality in NRW] and came together at LAG21’s (Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft 21/ Federal State Working Group 21) Closing Event to talk about the process and results of implementing their own local sustainability strategy to realize Agenda 2030’s SDGs.

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Agenda 2030 – Focus Government: New ways of Thinking and Doing Politics in Germany and Partner Countries

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Agenda 2030 – Focus Government: New ways of Thinking and Doing Politics in Germany and Partner Countries   Last chance to reg for "Focus Government: New ways of thinking and doing politics in Germany and partner countries", next Tuesday, 12th @FIW_Bonn w/ Ingolf Dietrich @BMZ_Bund, Ned Sibeya (National Development Advice, Namibia), @KetiiS (Ministry of Justice, […]

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Agenda 2030 – Focus Cities and Regions: Think Globally, Act Locally

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Agenda 2030 – Focus Cities and Regions: Think Globally, Act Locally   "Cities and municipalities: think global, act local" @FIW_Bonn, w/ Sabine Drees (@staedtetag, Connective Cities), Dr Ute Böttcher (@giz_gmbh, Governance and Conflict directorate), Sègla Lihoussou (ANCB, executive secretary), moderated by @HolgerHank, @DeutscheWelle #weltimwandel pic.twitter.com/ZM1Ds84PsN — JFKuhlmann (@JF_Kuhlmann) November 21, 2017 Wie beginnen heute Abend […]

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COP23, Momentum for Change: HL Event – Planetary Health

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In collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation, a high-level panel of experts explored the emerging field of Planetary Health and real solutions that balance the need for healthy communities with stewardship of natural ecosystems, related to implementing the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Nordic-German Dialogue on Solutions for Sustainable Cities, COP23.2

Nordic-German Dialogue on Solutions for Sustainable Cities

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COP23 – Human Settlements Day Nordic-German Dialogue on Solutions for Sustainable Cities   Speakers Panel Bonn Hanna Kosonen, MP, Finland Rasmus Nordqvist, MP Denmark Lars Haltbrekken, MP Norway Susanne Ehlerding, editor, Tagesspiegel Panel Berlin Dr. Felix Creutzig, Head of Land Use, Transport and Sustainability Group at Mercator Research Jonas Freist-Held, European Youth Ambassador, UN-Habitat Tobias Kettner, […]

Health as a driver of climate policy and green behavior

Health as a Motivator of Climate Policy and Household Green Behavior

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COP23 – Health Day Health as a Motivator of Climate Policy and Household Green Behavior Evidence has shown that invoking health as the “human face of climate change” as a positive argument for climate action, e.g. huge health co-benefits from mitigation, motivate households and policy makers to implement mitigation actions. Especially in OECD countries, where […]

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Agenda 2030 – Focus Global Player: The US and Climate Policy

FIW Bonn’s second Agenda 2030 event on the US current position on Climate Change under Trump – how they got there, implications of staying on course, and what’s to come if the US people not take over the reins to change tack by themselves; w/ Prof Bindenagel, Prof Sielke, Chris Barrett and Mike Bonanno, part of The Yes Men.

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Agenda 2030 – Focus Science: Observers and Analysts

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Agenda 2030 – Focus Sciences: Observers and Analysts   1st session of this years lecture series on #agenda2030, science and politics together for #sustainability, #SDGs. #weltimwandel pic.twitter.com/DipkIaCmLa — JFKuhlmann (@JF_Kuhlmann) October 24, 2017 Die Eröffnungsrede wird heute von Prof. Conermann gehalten – ein herzliches "Willkommen" an all unsere Gäste! pic.twitter.com/E7NP0KlIlR — FIW Bonn (@FIW_Bonn) October […]