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Let’s Talk: Food
As a follow-up to the December 2020 Global Policy Dialogue on equitable food livelihoods, UN DESA speaks in-depth with one of the panelists, Hellen Akinyi Onyango, a crop aggregator with the Farm to Market Alliance in Kenya, about how rural women and youth can be empowered and engaged to support the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Future of Trust in Government
As the world continues to deal with the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, this session considered how governments can develop better relationships with people, build the trust necessary to tackle present challenges and act now to reduce future disaster risks. Speakers drew from UN DESA’s work towards strengthening public institutions, as well as the wider work of the UN towards rebuilding better and combatting misinformation.
The Future of Our Planet
This session, the third in a six-part series from UN DESA looking at “The Future of the World,” highlighted how environmental preparedness, including mitigation and adaptation measures, can enable us to reach a carbon-neutral world by 2050 and reduce future disaster risks. Speakers also considered how climate action now also will help us reach the Sustainable Development Goals and the goals of the Paris Agreement. The occurred soon after the close of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, and speakers drew from the outcome of that event.
Let’s Talk: Climate Science
We speak with three scientists working on the upcoming Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 at COP26 about the need for climate science to be elevated as a part of sound policymaking.
The Future of Community
This session, the second in a six-part series from UN DESA looking at “The Future of the World,” aimed to consider the rural-urban nexus and how we build communities prepared for the economic, social and environmental challenges that lie ahead. This event, co-organized by UNDP, included a live Q&A panel of experts to take on your questions about building resilient rural and urban communities. We also shared highlights from a related session at the Boao Forum for Asia in October 2021.
The Future of Work
As the world continues to deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts considered the ramifications of the changing nature of work and lifelong learning—and what we need to do now in order to be better prepared for the future of work. In this event organized by UN DESA and UNDP as part of the new Future of the World Series, speakers debated crucial issues such as economic insecurity, the gig economy, informal work, fair wages, the role of artificial intelligence and policies to support workers.
Let’s Talk: Wildfires
Recent wildfires around the world are having devastating impacts on ecosystems and people from the Amazon to Siberia to the USA. What are the implications of these fires and how can the global community come together to prevent future ones? We ask the authors of UN DESA’s policy brief on wildfires to explain the issues for us.
Financing Global Climate Action and Promoting Digital Solutions
This session brought together leading voices in the fields of climate finance and digital governance. Finance experts, policymakers, and climate and sustainable development practitioners discussed the best approaches for ensuring that climate financing measures are included in rebuilding efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that such efforts are inclusive and help the most vulnerable. Additionally, attention was paid to emerging digital solutions, including ideas related to the Internet of Things, for climate adaptation and mitigation, and ways to scale them up.
Strengthening Sustainable Forest and Ocean Management to Mitigate Climate Change
This session, the third in a four-part series on “Building a Global Coalition for Sustainability after COVID-19,” focused on forests and the ocean and their roles in mitigating climate change. Leading voices in the fields of forest and ocean ecosystem restoration and management discussed practical solutions and ways to reform these systems to improve people's lives and protect these resources.
Imagining the Carbon-neutral Future: Transformations in Energy and Transport
This session, the second in a four-part series on “Building a Global Coalition for Sustainability after COVID-19,” brought together leading voices in the fields of clean energy and sustainable transport with experts from the UN system to discuss practical solutions and ways to reform these systems minimizing their effect on the environment.
Building Food and Water Security in an Era of Climate Shocks
This Global Policy Dialogue is the first in a four-part series, "Building a Global Coalition for Sustainability after COVID-19." The session, organized by UN DESA in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), looked at how climate change is affecting people’s access to safe and nutritious food and water.
Let’s Talk: Africa After COVID-19
Hear from the authors of UN DESA’s latest policy brief on ways to rebuild Africa stronger after the pandemic, including how to implement key social protection measures.
Shaping a New Social Contract: Session 1
In this session, UN DESA’s experts on economic, social and environmental issues took questions from the audience on the topic of “Ensuring equality, inclusive growth and access to opportunities.”
Shaping a New Social Contract: Session 2
In this session, UN DESA’s experts on economic, social and environmental issues took questions from the audience on the topic of “Using Data for the Climate and SDGs” and touched on macroeconomic issues.