Wednesday, April 27, 2022 12:00 PM 1:30 PM

The United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals provide a common language and global framework to interconnect diverse local priorities into a global framework that is the roadmap for the transformation to a climate safe and sustainable future. Whether you are tackling climate action to circular economy, the SDGs provide a way to connect locally and culturally relevant priorities into long-term, global strategy.

This one hour interactive webinar will be an opportunity for local government and economic development professionals to:

• Understand what the SDGs mean for local governments

• Share case studies on the SDGs in action including Hawaii, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles.

• Provide an overview of how Local Governments professionals can get involved in deeper learning such as through the SDGs Cities Challenge.

• Snapshot on Climate Action: Local Government leadership in the decisive decade for climate action including the Cities Race to Zero and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy.

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Presenters

Jessica Robbins | ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability

Jessica is the Programs and Partnerships Manager for ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability. Jessica and the ICLEI Oceania team supports Local Governments across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific to accelerate sustainable development and is the regional secretariat for the Global Covenant of Mayors where over 10,000 cities and towns globally have committed to real action on climate change. Jessica has spent 15 years working globally from NYC to Fiji to enable public-private partnerships to locally implement the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Dr Cathy Oke

Cathy is Melbourne Enterprise Principal Fellow in Informed Cities in the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, and Associate Director (Enterprise and Impact) for Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Cathy’s research interests focus on the interface for impact of urban nature and climate – research, policy and practice. She is project leader of the SDGs Cities Challenge, Senior Advisor to Innovate4Cities of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and on ICLEI’s Global Executive Committee. Cathy was a Councillor at the City of Melbourne 2008 – 2020.