Salon
Sustainable Economies
In Times of Strengthening National Forces
Salon: Sustainable Economies
March 26, 2017
Borchardt Restaurant
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for change towards a more sustainable economy. It is about achieving greater equal opportunities, promoting climate and environmentally friendly growth, and fostering international solidarity. On the evening before the UN PAGE Ministerial Conference 2017 in Berlin, we discussed how in times of strengthening national forces these concepts can not just be consolidated but designed in future-oriented ways.
Sustainable Economies: In Times of Strengthening National Forces
Dialogue on how to strengthen international solidarity for a sustainable economy on the eve of the UN PAGE Ministerial Conference 2017
Sprecher:innen
Oliver Greenfield and Prof. Klaus Töpfer, the two high-ranking speakers of the evening, present what inclusive, sustainable economic activity is about and what steps are especially promising for a successful implementation of the Global Agenda.
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Rhoda Berger, r.berger@globalperspectives.org
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