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Sustainable Economies

In Times of Strengthening National Forces

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.

Oliver Greenfield at the Salon “Sustainable Economies”

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

Prof. Klaus Töpfer
Former Executive Director, UN Environment Programme

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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