This year’s report shows the growing global role of the SDSN, the world’s leading network of knowledge institutions, and the expansion of the program to 50 national, regional, and thematic networks.
Reflecting on 10 Years of SDSN
At the Rio+20 Summit a decade ago, the UN member states launched a process to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) to put the world on the path to sustainable development that combines economic wellbeing, social justice, and environmental sustainability. We are now in the midst of the great global effort to create a global path to sustainable development that “leaves no one behind.”
San Diego Regional Decarbonization Framework: A Model for Other Jurisdictions Across the US and Globally
The global scientific consensus is unequivocal: the world is in the midst of a climate crisis and our window to meaningfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) is closing. In order to reduce the worst impacts of climate change, the international community has agreed that societies must limit the rise in mean global temperature to well below 2°C, as specified by the Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
September 2022 UN-Related Events in the US
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).
SDSN USA’s SDG 4: Quality Education Network(ing) Meeting
Key Takeaways and Opportunities from the 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Justice for Sustainable Development Network Meeting
Key Takeaways from the SDSN USA Network Update Meeting
On May 6th, 2022, SDSN USA held a virtual Network Update Meeting, convening network members, partner organizations, and potential members for two hours. The meeting included network updates from SDSN USA staff and co-chairs Helen Bond (Howard University), Dan Esty (Yale University), Gordon McCord (UC San Diego), and Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia University), as well as a discussion of SDSN USA network activities.
A Poor People's Pandemic Report: Mapping the Intersection of Poverty, Race and COVID-19
Exploring Equitable Approaches to Ending Hunger in America: Food, Farming, Families, and Justice
In honor of Women’s History Month and National Nutrition Month, SDSN USA hosted Zero Hunger Pathways Project Dialogue 5: Exploring Equitable Approaches to Ending Hunger in America on March 28th, 2022. Jointly organized by US SDSN’s Zero Hunger Pathways Project (ZHPP), Diversity, Equity, and Justice for Sustainable Development (DEJ) Working Group, and Howard University’s Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership, it explored the impact of historic inequities and what policies and approaches are needed to address racial and gender inequities to put the country on the pathway to zero hunger.