‌Tuesday 18 July 2017, 3-6 pm, Conference Room 11, UN Headquarters, New York

 Concept Note (pdf)     Event Flyer (pdf)     Background Material

 Wath the webcast and read the event report.

ABOUT 

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This Side Event is co-organised by the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the OECD. It will convene a high-level panel of representatives from governments, international organisations, civil society organisations and the business sector to discuss common challenges, share lessons and successes in policy and practice, with a specific focus on enhancing policy coherence for sustainable development in areas related to the theme of the HLPF 2017: “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world". 

The event will be followed by an interactive learning session facilitated by Måns Nilsson (Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI) to familiarise government planners, desk officers and key stakeholders with the concept of interactions and how it can be applied in the context of national SDG implementation. 

 

HIGH-LEVEL PANEL

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3.00-3.05	Welcoming remarks by Mr. Doug Frantz, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD
3.05-3.10	Introduction by Ms. Ebba Dohlman, Senior Advisor for PCSD
3.10-3.20	Keynote remarks by Mr. Romain Schneider, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
3.20-4.10	Panel discussion: How to address interconnected SDGs for eradicating poverty, while protecting the planet? Moderator: Mr. Doug Frantz, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD Panellists: Mr. Jaime Miranda, Vice-Minister for Development Co-operation, El Salvador Ms. Paula Caballero, Global Director, Climate Program, World Resources Institute Mr. Jan Moström, President and CEO of LKAB Sweden Mr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Chair of Southern Voice Ms. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Chair of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee Commentator from UNDESA: Ms. Marion Barthélémy, Director of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management
4.10-4.20	Q & A
4.20-4.30	Final remarks by Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

 

INTERACTIVE LEARNING SESSION (Facilitated by Mr. Måns Nilsson, Research Director, Stockholm Environment Institute)

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4.30-4.40	Round of introductions by Mr. Ernesto Soria Morales, OECD
4.40-5.00	Introduction to the SDG interactions framework by Mr. Måns Nilsson, SEI
5.00-5.40	Learning exercise: Interpreting SDG targets Learning the scale Assigning scores to sample interactions
5.40-5.50	Reporting back and discussion about scoring
5.50-6.00	Reflection and summing up

 

BACKGROUND MATERIAL

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• SDG interactions: Concept note for the interactive learning session (M. Nilsson, 2017)
• Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2017: Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity (OECD, 2017)
• Important interactions among the Sustainable Development Goals under review at the High-Level Political Forum 2017 (M. Nilsson, 2017)
• A guide to SDG interactions: From science to implementation (ICSU, 2017)
• Do we need a common knowledge platform for SDG interactions (blog post by M. Nilsson, 11 May 2017)
• You need to understand SDG interactions (blogpost by M. Nilsson, 19 May 2017)