SDG Conference Bergen 2023: A just transformation to a sustainable future
SDG Conference Bergen 2023: A just transformation to a sustainable future
8–10 February 2023
In order to succeed with a sustainable transformation of our societies we must face the grand challenges of our time. How can we ensure that this transformation is just and leaves no one behind?
The 6th annual SDG Conference Bergen will tackle such fundamental challenges to the 2030 Agenda, looking at how to reduce the pressure on planetary boundaries while ensuring human rights, peace and security, sustenance, health and education, and other social prerequisites for a good life.
The conference will include speakers from around the world with representation from academia, government, civil society, industry, and more.
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will open the conference.
Keynotes include:
· Dan Kammen, University of California, Berkley, and former Environmental Envoy for the U.S. State Department
· Mahmood Mamdani, Professor of Government at Columbia University and former Executive Director of Makerere Institute of Social Research
· Katja Hujo, Development economist and social policy expert at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Conference participation is digital and free of charge!