Announcements
Announcements
Evidence and awareness of sustainability challenges has grown globally. So why isn’t change happening? Join us as a global panel dispel myths on the sustainability-development tradeoff and how to effectively engage people to demand and act for change.
COVID-19 has affected how we live, showing us that we can change and that concerted action is possible. ‘Build back better’ initiatives underscore the need for people-centric approaches. What do we need to tap the energy of change for more healthy, inclusive and sustainable living for all?
Vimlendu Jha, founder of Swechha, Ellie Moss, Consultant, Carlos Trujillo, Associate professor at the Universidad de los Andes, Paula Miquelis, Co-founder of Green is the New Black will address the core questions:
With moderation by Solitaire Townsend, co-founder of Futerra.
13.00-13.05 – Welcome to the Living Better and Lighter Series – Garrette Clark, UNEP
13.05-13.10 – Introduction: Why isn’t Sustainability happening? – Solitaire Townsend
13.10-13.20 – How to effectively communicate sustainability – Reducing Plastic Pollution: Campaigns That Work – Ellie Moss
13.20-13.35 – Global trends and local realities – Vimlendu Jha
13.35-13.50 – Surfing the sustainability wave: Colombia’s Youth – Carlos Trujillo
13.50-14.05 – From Sustainability Conferences to Conscious Festivals: Co-creating in Sustainability – Paula Miquelis
14.05-14.30 – Moderated discussion and Conclusions: Solitaire Townsend
The Sustainable Living 1.5 Webinar Series aims to shape and inform the dialogue on identifying people centric approaches in a post COVID19 world. These webinars aim to feed sustainability dialogues on how to effectively engage people and youth in building back better.
The Sustainable Living 1.5 Webinar Series is organized by United Nations Environment Programme in collaboration with the One Planet Network Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme and Stockholm Environment Institute.
Project / The SLE Programme is one of six programmes within the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, led by UN Environment.
Past event / What lessons post-Covid-19 can we use to design and build cities across the globe with low carbon mobility solutions? Watch the webinar panel discussion.
Media coverage / Romanus Opiyo, SEI Africa Programme Leader for Sustainable Urbanization speaks about improving climate resilience in African infrastructure.
Feature / Mairon G. Baston Lima writes that governments need to build synergies with other policies for sustainable land use in a Trase Insight.
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