A look at the history of the ESDN reveals that ESDN Workshops have played a prominent role in facilitating networking between European SD practitioners and policy advisors. This section of the website provides a one-stop-shop documentation of all ESDN Workshops so far. Please click on one of the Workshops for more details:
The 15th ESDN Workshop, “Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs at the Local and Urban Level: Practical Experiences and Governance Needs”, was held in Berlin, Germany on 16-17 October 2017. The workshop was organized in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.
The main goal of this Workshop was to learn about and share the experiences of the local and urban level in implementing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in Europe. Against this background, the Workshop focused on the following questions and topics: How does the local and urban level utilize past experiences in SD in the implementation of the SDGs?; How to move from previous SD activities and systems to activities and systems that integrate the SDGs at the local and urban level?; reflecting on impulses and support from existing local and urban networks in the implementation of the SDGs; showcasing practical examples of SDG implementation at the local and urban level; and developing recommendations for the effective implementation of the SDGs at the local and urban level.
Session 1: How does the local and urban level utilize past experiences in SD in the implementation of the SDGs?
Finland’s Carbon Neutral Municipalities Project
Pasi Tainio: Finnish Environment Institute, Finland
Local Agenda 21 and the SDGs: Experiences of Hannover
Susanne Wildermann: Director of the Hannover Local Agenda 21 Sustainability Office, Germany
Contribution of Local Agenda 21 in the Implementation of Agenda 2030 in Padova
Chiara Gallani: Councillor for the Environment of the Municipality of Padova, Italy
‘Smart City’ Experience of Malmö
Session 2: Interactive Group Work – How to move from previous SD activities and systems to activities and systems that integrate the SDGs at the local and urban level?
Session 3: Panel Discussion – Impulses and support from existing local and urban networks in the implementation of the SDGs
Session 4: Practical Examples of SDG Implementation at the Local and Urban Level
“Global Sustainable Communities” Project in North-Rhine Westphalia
Sebastian Eichhorn: Project Manager: “Global Sustainable Communitiesin NRW”, Germany
SD and SDGs activities in the City of Ludwigsburg
Tobias Großmann: Ludwigsburg Department of Sustainable City Development, Germany
City of Ghent: SDG Ambassadors
SD Action Plan of the Podgorica
Session 5: Interactive Group Work – Recommendations for the Effective Implementation of the SDGs at the Local and Urban Level
