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Sdsn Networks in Action 2019 SDSN NETWORKS IN ACTION 2019 IN ACTION NETWORKS SDSN SDSN NETWORKS IN ACTION 2019 Introduction to the SDSN’s Networks Program he paramount challenge of our time is balancing very real and urgent human needs, such as the eradication of hunger and T poverty, with the equally urgent need to protect the climate and natural ecosystems from further harm, and to do so in a way that is equitable and fair to all people. In 2015, at the United Nations, 193 countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity, both for people and the SDSN Director Jeffrey Sachs at the launch of SDSN France planet, now and into the future. Photo: © MINES ParisTech/Stéphane Boda The transformation that is needed to make this vision a reality is enormous in scale and complicated. However, in countries around the globe, universities are well-positioned to support this transition. They develop new technologies, business models, and governance frameworks; train future leaders to be globally-conscious and The 2019 Networks in Action innovative; and have a proven track record working with diverse Report is an inspiring and stakeholders, including governments, the private sector, civil society, dazzling account of the and international organizations. leadership of universities around the world in promoting the SDGs. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) mobilizes the world’s academic and research institutes and leverages their strengths The report shows how SDSN’s to help realize the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. It has operated national and regional networks under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General since 2012. The SDSN are deepening their partnerships pursues its mission by working with over 1,200 member institutions in with governments, the business more than 100 countries, organized into 33 networks at the national sector, and civil society to and regional level. This expertise is channeled into multi-stakeholder promote prosperous, fair, and events, pilot projects and SDG implementation in the field, and reports, sustainable societies. Today’s including the SDG Index and Dashboards and the World Happiness global challenges are complex, Report, which have been downloaded millions of times. and as the report shows, SDSN’s members are playing a unique In their respective countries and regions, SDSN’s networks of role in managing this complexity universities, research centers, and other knowledge institutions focus on: Providing support to the implementation of the SDGs; through their programs of R R Promoting practical Solutions Initiatives and long-term pathways for higher education, advanced sustainable development; research, policy analysis, and R Promoting high-quality education and research collaboration for convening of multi-stakeholder sustainable development; deliberations. R Supporting governments in understanding and addressing the Jeffrey Sachs, Director, SDSN challenges of sustainable development. This report presents our unique global network of problem solvers and their contributions to addressing the world’s most pressing problems. SDSN Networks in Action 2019 1 Contents Our National and Regional Networks R Page 4 Our Thematic Networks R Page 70 Unique Opportunities for Our Networks R Page 76 SDSN Member Organizations R Page 85 USA R Page 28 Mexico Canada R Page 44 R Page 20 Caribbean R Page 22 Bolivia R Page 16 Andes R Page 8 Amazônia R Page 6 Brazil R Page 18 The Fuller Projection Map is the only flat map of the entire surface of the Earth which reveals our planet as one island in one ocean, without any visually obvious distortion of the relative shape and sizes of the land areas, and without splitting any continents. It was developed by R. Buckminster Fuller in 1954. 2 SDSN Networks in Action 2019 Following six layers compose the llustrator file of the contents. 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Australia, New Zealand Contents and Pacific R Page 10 Japan R Page 38 Philippines R Page 50 South Korea R Page 60 Indonesia Hong Kong R Page 34 R Page 32 Southeast Asia R Page 58 Malaysia R Page 40 Canada Russia South Asia Page 56 R Page 20 R Page 52 R Northern Europe R Page 48 Black Sea Turkey R Page 14 R Page 66 Germany Switzerland R Page 26 R Page 64 Belgium Italia Greece Page 12 R R Page 36 R Page 30 Great lakes France Mediterranean R Page 28 R Page 24 R Page 42 Spain R Page 62 Sahel Nigeria R Page 54 R Page 46 SDSN Networks in Action 2019 3 Following six layers compose the llustrator file of the contents. Courtesy of Buvkminster Fuller Institute and Eric Gaba TXT: a layer which contains text data. set visible when to print. CUT: a layer which contains cutting lines. set active when to use cutting machine. M-FOLD: a layer which contains mountain-folding-lines. set the layer as half cut when to use cutting machine. V-FOLD: a layer which contains valley-folding-lines. set the layer as half cut when to use cutting machine. VCT: a layer which contains vector graphic data. set visible when to print. BMP: a layer which contains image data. set visible when to print. FRAME: a layer which contains information about the drawing. set visible when to print. 4 SDSN Networks in Action 2019 Our National and Regional Networks SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch Solutions Initiatives to address challenges. Each network focuses on distinct projects and priorities in line with their local contexts and challenges. Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development 2018. Photo: © Neil Baynes SDSN Networks in Action 2019 5 AMAZÔNIA Photo: ©André Pessoa Photo: Floating houses, Amazon Brazil has performed Venezuela currently well on SDG 7, faces the greatest however, increasing challenge in in deforestation In just a few hectares of this vast achieving the SDGs directly threatens forest world laboratory one can SDG 13 and SDG 15 find more species of native trees than in all of North America, and on just one of these trees are Amazonian countries more species of ants than can be are struggling to found in all of England. achieve SDG 10, with Gabriel García Márquez, no country in the Prologue, La Amazônia Sin Mitos region performing well Photo: ©Bruno Kelly Photo: Amazon 6 SDSN Networks in Action 2019 SDSN Amazônia AMAZÔNIA Hosted by Fundação Amazonas Sustentável w sdsn-amazonia.org R Manaus, Brazil @sdsnamazonia he SDSN Amazônia network Participants learn from local commu- supported by UN-Environment, is coordinates action on the 2030 nity leaders, sustainability practi- a georeferenced database of SDG TAgenda across the Amazon tioners, the forest, and each other. solution projects from around the Basin region, aiming to mobilize Through a collective learning Amazon. The solutions included local knowledge in the search for process, the group builds their expe- come from a diverse set of insti- solutions and good practices in line rience together based on shared tutions and are in different stages with the SDGs, while respecting local purpose, work, and values. of development, from concept to contexts. implementation and scaling up. II. From the Ground Up: Managing The platform is available in English, Amazônia Education Program and Preserving Our Terrestrial Spanish, and Portuguese to facilitate One of SDSN Amazônia’s main Ecosystems is a massive open online exchange of information. goals is to promote educa- course (MOOC) produced in 2017 in tion and capacity building for partnership with the SDG Academy SDG Ambassador Amazonian leaders. In this context, and supported by UN-Environment. SDG Ambassador is a three- Amazônia-edu was launched to train This MOOC, available in English, module project, led by SDSN Youth change agents for sustainable devel- Spanish, and Portuguese, aims Amazônia, focused on capacity opment through experiential educa- to disseminate knowledge about building among riverine youth to tion. This is accomplished through sustainable development of terres- understand and take action on the two key activities: trial ecosystems at the postgraduate SDGs. The modules were designed level and to make knowledge a tool to focus on specific issues including I. The Amazon Summer School is a in the fight against climate change. geopolitics, participatory planning, 21-day intensive program focused leadership, networking, and activism. on capacity building to understand, Amazon Solutions Platform The initiative currently operates reflect on, and take action in the The Amazon Solutions Platform, in two of the Amazon’s Protected field of sustainable development. developed by SDSN Amazônia and Areas, Juma and Uatumã. LOOKING AHEAD SDSN Amazônia is working to facil- itate better communication and knowledge exchange between Amazon-based institutions. In the coming months, the network will consolidate partnerships with local
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