To prevent further transgressing planetary boundaries and rectify social and environmental injustices, Transition Town movements that build on a bottom-up approach can demand politics and economy to place humanity and the individual back at the center of economic activities and decision making.
Competition between cities to become the next global city has internationalized and opened up an opportunity for the Maghreb to set one of their own cities on the map of global significance. Increased international political power and economical wealth can be gained. But what about the people on the road to achieve this quest? Do they have to give way to the accompanying urban development?
A closer look at the upcoming generation change in sub-Saharan Africa that could help getting a grip on political corruption and direct resources improving the transportation infrastructure to leave its colonial past behind, improve the economic situation and ameliorate citizens’ standard of living.
Individuals’ decision making and action taking determines whether Agenda 2030 and its 17 SDGs will be realized. But, where lies the greatest potential for a more sustainable lifestyle, what is the role of politics, will all efforts be in vain due to more structural factors, can enhanced cooperation and networking or emerging technologies make a difference?
After cumbersome negotiations, SDG 10 in combination with Subgoal 16 marks the 1st time that public access to information is part of an international agreement. For its implementation, innovative approaches with digital answers are equally beneficial for countries of the global north and south.
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
COP23 – Human Settlements Day Reverse Innovation – How Can German Cities Learn From Abroad? Speaker Dr. Harry Lehmann, Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUB), Director of Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategy Reverse Innovation – How can German cities learn from abroad? – Dr. Harry Lehmann from @Umweltbundesamt, @bmub pavilion #COP23 #urbanmobility pic.twitter.com/QWtpLetytJ […]
SDG 11: Implementing the Paris Agreement: The role of regions/cities in resilience and adaptation Moderator & Speakers… #SDG11: Implementing the Paris Agreement: The role of regions/cities in resilience and adaptation. #SDGs #Agenda2030 #urbanresilience #sustainabledevelopment #COP23 pic.twitter.com/SIp1kKJNgH — JFKuhlmann (@JF_Kuhlmann) November 13, 2017 "Collaboration across departments, inter-departmental, but also vertical, needed; national level supporting […]