Diplomacy for Sustainability European Sustainable Development Week Berlin, May 29th to June 6th 2019 „Together with the many participating embassies, we would like to raise the profile of sustainability as an important issue. We all want to contribute to a change of awareness.”“ Tania von Uslar-Gleichen Department coordinator for sustainable development in the Federal Foreign Office #ESDW19 Diplomacy for The European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) is a Sustainability European-wide initiative to stimulate and make visible acti- vities, projects and events that promote sustainable develop- As part of the European Sustainable Development Week 2019 ment and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It takes (ESDW19), the Federal Foreign Office and 24 Berlin-based #ESDW19place every year from 30 May until 5 June. embassies join their diplomatic forces to make our societies and countries more sustainable. The event series “Diplomacy The EuropeanESDW contributes Sustainable to the Development ambitious, Weekuniversal (ESDW) and transis a - for Sustainability” aims at bringing together governments, European-wideformative 2030 Agendainitiative for to Sustainable stimulate and Development make visible and acti its- states and people for the common aim of a good life and a vities,17 SDGs projects by promoting and events the that organization promote sustainableof bottom-up develop acti- - clean environment for everyone. mentvities andthat thehave Sustainable a thematic Development link to and support Goals (SDGs).the SDGs. It takes As placesuch, theevery ESDW year aimsfrom to29 raise May awarenessuntil 6 June. for the 2030 Agenda The events will be held at the participating embassies in Europe and calls upon local stakeholders to actively enga- revolving around the topics of the 2030 Agenda’s SDGs. Thege with ESDW sustainable contributes development, to the ambitious, in general, universal and the and SDGs, trans - From panel discussions and film screenings to the tasting of formativein particular. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its sustainable chocolate – various events are informing about 17 SDGs by promoting the organization of bottom-up acti- the countries’ actions for sustainability and give a chance vitiesInformation that have taken a thematic from: https://www.esdw.eu link to and support the SDGs. As to learn more about individual SDGs in a country-specific such, the ESDW aims to raise awareness for the 2030 Agenda context while visiting the embassies. in Europe and calls upon local stakeholders to actively enga- ge with sustainable development, in general, and the SDGs, After our successful first participation with ten embassies in in particular. 2018, we are happy to be part of the ESDW19 and of a gro- wing network of sustainable embassies and governments. Information taken from: https://www.esdw.eu Atmosphere, Planet Earth ©istock EVENTS & SCHEDULES Opening Event Design for Sustainability At this Opening Event, we will introduce you to the ideas be- The Italian Embassy will host an international conference hind the Diplomacy for Sustainability project and will discuss on design and sustainability, coupled with an exhibition the ways in which diplomacy can contribute to sustainability. of Italian design masterpieces curated by Luisa Bocchietto, Minister of State Niels Annen will deliver the opening address. President of the World Design Organisation. The WDO was Afterwards, the participants of our panel and the audience will founded in 1957 as the International Council of Societies of have the opportunity to try their hand at the Swiss SDGeek Industrial Design (ICSID) in order to represent industrial de- Game and to test their knowledge on sustainable development. sign professionals worldwide and is now a strong campaig- During the subsequent panel discussion, our panellists will ner in spearheading the SDGs across the design community. discuss intersections between diplomacy and sustainability as The WDO is aligning its work programme to the SDG targets well as the scope for diplomacy to enhance the implementa- as a common basis for its community of over 140 member tion of the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Guests will include organisations from 40 nations, engaging them in collaborati- Christoph Bals (Policy Director Germanwatch e.V.), Patrick van ve efforts. The exhibition will present contemporary projects Weerelt (Head of Offi ce of the UNSSC Knowledge Centre for on sustainable design. For further information, please check Sustainable Development) and Rebecca Freitag (UN Youth De- our website or send an email to: [email protected] legate for Sustainable Development). The event will be chaired by Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, the Coordinator for Sustainable Access only by prior registration and ID. Development at the Federal Foreign Offi ce. The conference will be held in English. Entrance by Tiergartenstrasse, 22. Wednesday, 29 May, 2 - 5 p.m. Wednesday, 29 May, 6 - 8 p.m. German Federal Foreign Of ce Embassy of Italy Registration: agenda2030-s@zentrale. Registration: Please register on Eventbrite by auswaertiges-amt.de by 25 May 27 May, Keywords: Design and Sustainability EVENTS & SCHEDULES Best Practices in Humanitarian The Living City Aid - the Case of Syria of the Future In 2019, nearly 132 million people in 42 countries around the Today, half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities, world will need humanitarian assistance, including protec- a number that is projected to rise to fi ve billion by 2030. tion. Today, there are more crises affecting a greater number Sustainable cities not only have to be clean, have good and of people and lasting longer than was the case a decade ago. functioning transport systems and access to clean water, but The event organised at the Turkish Embassy in Berlin focuses they also have a social component. They should be places on best practices in humanitarian aid with an emphasis on where their inhabitants feel good and have access to housing, the case of Syria. The conceptual framework and content work, schools, health care, recreation, and everything else will include the sustainability of peace, the interrelationship that makes life worth living. People who live there should be between development aid and humanitarian aid, effi cient use involved in democratic decision-making processes. And they of resources and capacity building. The event will also be at- need to know their rights to the city that they live and work tended by high-ranking offi cials from Turkey and will feature in or visit. Together with city planners, researchers, policy- visual material highlighting the challenges and best practices makers and young people, we want to discuss how the cities in humanitarian aid. An “Iftar” dinner at the Embassy will of the future can become truly living cities. follow, which will be a separate event requiring additional registration. Saturday, 1 June, 7 - 9 p.m. Monday, 3 June, 10 a.m. - 12.30 noon Embassy of Turkey Nordic Embassies Registration: [email protected] Registration: [email protected] by 23 May by 24 May Green skyscrapers in Milan, Italy ©istock EVENTS & SCHEDULES Healthy Oceans Sustainability without Peace, Peace without Healthy oceans and seas are vital to the well-being of the planet and to the economic and social prosperity of coastal Democracy? states such as the Nordic countries. The 2030 Agenda and SDG 14, Life Below Water, will form the central theme of Peace, good governance, the rule of law and participatory a seminar at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, at which experts decision-making constitute the essential requirements for from the Nordic countries will discuss the sustainable sustainable development. Where do we stand, and how can we utilisation of the oceans and seas, international frameworks effectively contribute to achieving these various facets of SDG and cooperation, and the impact of and actions to prevent 16? This event will provide an opportunity to discuss these marine pollution and litter. issues with professionals in this fi eld, including innovators in social and political participation. Prominent guests such as the co-founder of the humanitarian organisation People in Need and former student activist Šimon Pánek as well as Tomáš Rá- kos, an expert in participatory processes working with alterna- tive voting systems, have confi rmed their attendance. Beyond that, the discussions are intended to provide food for thought for the fi rst international review of the implementation of SDG 16, which will take place in New York in July 2019. Monday, 3 June, 12.30 noon - 4 p.m. Lunch 12.30 noon Monday, 3 June, 3 - 5.30 p.m. Nordic Embassies Embassy of the Czech Republic Registration: eventbrite.de/e/healthy-oceans- Registration: [email protected] tickets-59221863187 by 27 May by 29 May EVENTS & SCHEDULES Nordic Plogging in Marine Expeditions Berlin Tiergarten for Climate By 2050, there will be more plastic than fi sh in our oceans. Marine expeditions have always inspired the public imagina- 80% of all waste polluting our seas comes from land. As a tion with discoveries and technological exploits. Nowadays, concrete follow-up to the seminar on Healthy Oceans in the they play a crucial role in helping us to understand climate Nordic Embassies, we invite you to go on a tour through the change and its impact on our ecosystems. This conference Tiergarten district of Berlin. We’ll be picking up litter while aims to highlight three major expeditions that are contributing jogging along the banks of the Landwehr Canal. In this way, to research on sustainability in different ways: Tara, a polar we’ll not only keep our neighbourhood clean, but also pre- schooner that has been travelling across the oceans since 2007 vent the litter from eventually ending up in our lakes, seas and advancing research on the protection of the environment; and oceans. Energy Observer, the world’s fi rst hydrogen vessel, which has been nominated as “French ambassador of the Sustainable Please bring your jogging shoes and comfortable clothes.