The Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) takes an active stance to accelerate the progress necessary to meet the 2030 Agenda. The Initiative builds partnerships to connect global initiatives with regional needs and solutions by supporting GOVERNMENTS (to strengthen policy coherence), SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (access for financing innovation and circularity), and YOUTH (to empower them to embrace sustainable lifestyles).
Thus, GO4SDGs is active in Central Asia and supports activities to empower youth to embrace sustainable 1.5-degree lifestyles. To understand and embrace sustainable lifestyles thinking, pilot activities were launched in 2022, in close partnership with the Kazakh-German University, to implement ‘Green Nudges”, and to develop research projects for universities to facilitate positive change through influencing behavioral pattern and decision-making. The activities also targeted to formalize the Central Asian Universities interaction into the Sustainable Lifestyles University Network with an official launching during the festival.
As of now, the project engages some 15 Universities which have expressed an interest in becoming sustainable and promoting Sustainable Lifestyles on and beyond the campus. The Sustainable Lifestyles University Network is growing along with an increased demand to know more and develop capacities for sustainable living and lifestyles and related domains of food, mobility, housing, and leisure (which includes consumer goods and tourism).
Universities play a pivotal role in shaping the leaders of tomorrow, so, join us for this educator-based festival on what should and can be done and what is already happening. Get motivated and get focused!
The event will be held in hybrid mode. Simultaneous Russian-English translation and recording will be provided.
Agenda for the regional webinar (English): SL Festival Agenda
Agenda for the regional webinar (Russian): SL Festival Agenda