The year 2030 is the target year for the world to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. In addition to the SDGs, 2030 is also the year by which all countries party to the Paris Agreement on climate change must keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius, as well as achieve the …
Protecting the planet and people: National-International dimensions and Local perspectives of conserving biodiversity
What is Biodiversity “Biological diversity” is often shortened to “bio-diversity” that has won the central point of development policy debates since decades. The rights and responsibilities for conserving biodiversity have been shaped up with the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which is considered as a milestone of natural resources management and environment. The conservation and utilization of …
Exploring Liveability in Regional Cities in Bangladesh
SHLC, University of Glassgow is organising a webinar on the ‘Exploring Liveability in Regional Cities in Bangladesh‘ mostly focusing on the outputs and experience from Liveable Rigional Cities in Bangladesh project. Event Link: http://www.centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk/events/interdisciplinary-exploration-liveability-regional-cities-bangladesh/ Date: 16th June, 2020. Time: 10:00-11.30am (UK time) Online via Zoom (link sent to registration) Register via Eventbrite Speakers: Dr. Hanna Ruszczyk, Istiakh Ahmed, Dr. Alex Halligey
Exploring Liveability in Regional Cities in Bangladesh
SHLC, University of Glassgow is organising a webinar on the ‘Exploring Liveability in Regional Cities in Bangladesh‘ mostly focusing on the outputs and experience from Liveable Rigional Cities in Bangladesh project. Event Link: http://www.centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk/events/interdisciplinary-exploration-liveability-regional-cities-bangladesh/ Date: 16th June, 2020. Time: 10:00-11.30am (UK time) Online via Zoom (link sent to registration) Register via Eventbrite Speakers: Dr. Hanna Ruszczyk, Istiakh Ahmed, Dr. Alex Halligey
The Role of Universities in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Education and research are explicitly recognized in a number of the SDGs and universities have a direct role in addressing these. However, the contribution of universities to the SDGs is much broader, as they can support the implementation of every one of the SDGs as well as the implementation of the SDG framework itself. Some of these main areas of …