Tuesday 3 December
14:00 - 15:00
Integrated approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals
Countries that implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in an integrated manner will benefit from synergies across the goals and minimize the negative side effects from trade-offs. This session will draw on recent research from IIASA and Africa on smart approaches to implementing the SDGs.
Moderator
Cheikh Mbow, Director, Future Africa Institute, University of Pretoria
Speakers
1) Barbara Willaarts, Research Scholar, Water Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Integrated Solutions for Water, Energy, and Land (ISWEL): This project explored cost-effective solutions to jointly meet water, land and energy demands under different development and climate pathways, first globally and then for the transboundary basin of the Zambezi.
2) Kiflu Gedeffe Molla, International Research Associate, Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)
Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land Use and Energy (FABLE) Pathways Consortium: FABLE brings together leading research institutions from more than 20 countries to develop integrated, long-term pathways towards sustainable land-use and food systems consistent with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement.
