Science Day - HLPF 2023

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You must register in advance for a ticket to attend in-person, and the name you use to register must match exactly the ID you will show when entering the UN grounds. There will also be a live-stream for persons not in New York. Registration is not required for remote participation. Simply visit https://vimeo.com/event/3536799 at the event start time.

What will success for the SDGs look like in 2030? We are nearing the half-way review of the 2030 Agenda and there is growing evidence that we are lagging in the achievement of the SDGs.

This event will offer an informal space in the framework of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) for decision makers, scientists, and other stakeholders to exchange views on potential strategies to ensure the acceleration of SDG implementation is as evidence-based, strategic and effective as possible. It will showcase important scientific findings, methodologies and tools that can help support evidence-based decision-making for the SDGs. These insights will also aim to inform the upcoming 2023 SDG Summit and the 2024 Summit of the Future.

We need to recognize that we have reached a point where effectiveness is the focus, not perfection. Therefore, the event will look at SDG accelerating pathways and portfolios for the short and medium term. The expected outcome of the event is a call to action for HLPF 2023 and for the September SDG Summit.

Objectives:

• Create a space for exchange between a varied set of stakeholders, including governments, scientists, and practitioners
• Present current evidence of SDG impact and concrete strategies to support acceleration
• Present innovative research and current studies, for instance the upcoming 2023 GSDR

Agenda

8:30 am | Breakfast

9:00 am | Opening Plenary – How exactly can science support decision making for the SDGs from 2024-2030?

• Ambassador Csaba Korosi, President, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 
• Ambassador Mathu Joyini, Permanent Representative of South Africa and STI Co-Chair
• Sir Peter Gluckman, President of the International Science Council

09:30 am | Panel: Pathways to accelerate the SDGs in an evidence-based manner!

• Dr. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs (UNDESA)
• Dr. Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
• Dr. Vivi Yulaswati, Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources, and Head of National SDG Secretariat, Indonesia
• Dr. Åsa Persson, Deputy Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Member of the Independent Group of Scientists for the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR IGS)
• Ms. María Inés Castillo de Sanmartín, President of the CIM 2022-2025 Minister of Social Development of Panama (TBD)

10:30 am | Coffee Break

11:00 am | Table group discussions

Group 1: Activating synergies in the six entry points put forward by the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)

• Dr. J. Jaime Miranda, IGS Chair
• Dr. Norichika Kanie, IGS Member

Group 2: Navigating multiple crises simultaneously

• Dr. Maria Ivanova, Director, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
• Dr. Olivier Dangles, Deputy Chief Science Officer in charge of Sustainability Science, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development

Group 3: Evidence-based priority setting

• Ms. Marianne Beisheim, Senior Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
• Dr. Åsa Persson, Deputy Director, SEI

Group 4: What does acceleration look like for the SDGs

• Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Emeritus Research Scholar, IIASA
• Dr. Andrea Coombes, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research

Group 5: Concrete examples to improving underlying critical conditions for SDG implementation (e.g., conflict, digitalization, equality)

• Dr. Paulina Carmona-Mora, Research Scientist, University of California-Davis, and member of the Global Young Academy
• Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Group 6: How can policy coherence save the SDGs?

• Dr. Frank Biermann, Director, ERC Global Goals Project
• Ms. Laurel Patterson, Head for SDG Integration, UNDP

12:30 pm | Closing Words

• Mr. Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP
• Dr. Salvatore Aricò, Chief Executive Officer, International Science Council
• Dr. Åsa Persson, Deputy Director, SEI
• Ms. Laurel Patterson, Head for SDG Integration, UNDP
• Ms. Kelvy Bird, Founder, Presencing Institute

1:00 pm | Networking Lunch