September is a busy time for the SDGs in the US, as sustainable development advocates from around the world gather at the UN headquarters in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Below are events you should be aware of from our members, partners, and the USA SDG community in September.
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2022 ICSD Speaker Series: Sustainable Development Leaders in the Workforce
Date: September 7
Place: Online
Time: 11:00 AM EST
As a celebration of the ICSD’s 10th anniversary, the Masters in Development Practice (MDP) Program is organizing three sessions for sustainable development professionals to discuss their current field of employment and its future, as well as what knowledge, skills, and personal attributes are crucial in the workforce of the 21st century. This session will feature Aniket Shah of ESG and Jolynn Shoemaker of UC Davis.
UNGA 77
Date: September 13 - 26
Place: New York City
The 77th UN General Assembly will take place September 13 to 27, 2022, bringing together world leaders and the diplomatic community to consider and debate how we can collectively solve the shared problems of our time.
Transforming Education Summit
Date: September 16 - 19
Place: New York City
The Summit seeks to mobilize political ambition, action, solutions and solidarity to transform education: to take stock of efforts to recover pandemic-related learning losses; to reimagine education systems for the world of today and tomorrow; and to revitalize national and global efforts to achieve SDG-4.
Ramping up sustainability in K12 schools
Date: September 15
Time: 3 PM EST
Place: Online
Join GreenerU for this insightful discussion with sustainability representatives from three schools that have taken different steps toward sustainability and climate change mitigation efforts at their campuses and find out how they got started.
Global Goals Week
Date: September 16 - 25
Place: Hybrid
During Global Goals Week, over 170 partners will mobilize their communities, demand urgency to turn it around for the Global Goals, and supercharge solutions for people and planet
Climate Week NYC
Date: September 19 - 25
Place: New York City
Bringing together the most influential leaders in climate action from business, government, and the climate community, in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly and the City of New York, Climate Week NYC creates an ambitious platform for our mission to drive climate action.
Columbia Climate School is this year’s University Partner!
#Teach10Hours 4Climate: A Campaign to Increase Climate Education From 2 to 10 Hours Per School Year - Climate Week Side Event
Date: September 21
Time: 5:00 PM EDT
Place: Online
Join the National Wildlife Federation and New York City high school students for a youth-led conversation about why climate education is a critical, though often overlooked, climate solution and learn about #Teach10Hours4Climate - a new campaign to increase the amount of time that students spend learning about climate change from 2 to 10 hours per school year.
The #Stocktake4ClimateEmergency: Paris Agreement Local Stocktake During Climate Week NYC
Date: September 21
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Place: Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
The Paris Agreement mandates that a “Global Stocktake” occur every 5 years to track the world’s progress toward a 1.5-degree future. During this Summer’s Bonn Climate Conference, the UNFCCC recognized that climate action happens at the ground level in communities by announcing that the Global Stocktake should be a local-level process. At Climate Week NYC, the Paris Agreement Local Stocktake will activate through a partnership between ICLEI USA, New York City, Climate Mayors, Columbia University, Hunter College and CDP —previewing this important pathway that communities can use to contribute directly toward the Paris goals. Across this 90-minute introduction to the local stocktake, leaders from NYC, city networks, mayors, and scientists will show attendees how any community can host their own stocktake event between this year’s COP27 and Earth Day 2023.
International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD)
Date: September 19 – 20
Place: Online
The International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) provides a forum for academia, government, civil society, UN agencies, and the private sector to come together to share practical solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Narrating Local Stories through the Lens of the SDGs - ICSD Side Event
Date: September 18
Place: Online
Time: 8:00 AM EST
View the Program: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/public/3085/program
Register for ICSD: https://ic-sd.org/
This ICSD side event will showcase the highlights of the Center for Sustainable Development summer program to share some of the core educational elements of the climate and sustainability storytelling with the use of StoryMaps, creative writing skills, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-based lesson planning, and educational tools that facilitate telling a compelling climate and sustainability story from diverse local perspectives.
6th NYC Green School Conference – 2022
Date: September 24
Place: SUNY Maritime College
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
6th NYC Green School Conference – 2022 is an International Responsible Education event designed to bring together the growing community of the Global education leaders.
Submit an event to be included in our list to usa@unsdsn.org!