A side event at the Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Economic growth should not be achieved over the sacrifice of other goals, as they are interconnected and will ultimately increase the burden on vulnerable people of the society
It's time for the future generation to think and debate with people from different generations to achieve the sustainable world with leaving no one behind
Event Details
Date | 2022.07.20, 2:00-5:30 PM（ JST） |
Venue | Hybrid （Online + Anex space at United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan） |
Organizers | Japan Youth Platform for Sustainability (JYPS) Climate Youth Japan (CYJ) Change Our Next Decade (COND) |
Collaborators | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) |
Languages | English ( Simultaneous interpretation） |
Fee | Free |
Registration | Online participation： https://zoom.us/j/95729474827?pwd=L3E5M1hTYyt2NE5yUEN1VlFneDU2UT09 Webinar ID：957 2947 4827 Passcode：649072 In-person participation： https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSel1gd-YG_xWRQzvJ-_d3Nn5-7gXVXbNLFc5ghN419sg171_A/viewform （ Registration deadline: July 18） |
Background
The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development addresses key targets including SDGs, and is essential in navigating us toward a society where humans can continue to coexist with the environment to lead a sustainable life. Achieving such a goal, however, has faced challenges such as economic growth based on mass-production and irresponsible usage of natural resources. Although economic growth itself forms a part of SDGs, this should not be achieved over the sacrifice of other goals, as they are interconnected and will ultimately increase the burden on vulnerable people of the society. Given the exponential increase in the world population, particularly in Asia and Africa, all stakeholders must seek a synergistic approach that leads to sustainable development that leaves no one behind.
Climate change and reduced biodiversity has significant and immediate implications on health, food security, displacement, and many other areas of our lives. However, this issue has not yet been effectively discussed, and multi-stakeholders fail to take synergistic actions on such issues. The deadline for the 2030 agenda is looming in eight years, and society must make additional efforts to reduce the negative impact on the environment. In the absence of this effort, us humans simply cannot continue to live sustainably.
SDGs will only guide us until 2030, and from thereafter, it is the responsibility of the future generations to make decisions and take leadership in continuing the effort to minimise environmental damage. This necessitates this side event, which provides a platform for youth to actively participate in sharing perspectives especially of those underrepresented, and taking part in policy proposals.
This side event will invite the youths actively tackling issues in different fields - climate change, biodiversity, and institutional partnership and responsibility - from perspectives of various regions across the globe. This will be delivered as a panel discussion among our panellists joining online and in-person, and illustrate what actions the youth of today would like to propose to the current decision makers of the global society.
This event is organised with support from: UN DESA, UN FCCC, UNU, IGES, and MOEJ.
Programme
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