The National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) which is also the Seven Year Government Programme (7YGP) will provide the foundation and vehicle towards Vision 2050, which aspires to take Rwanda to high living standards by the middle of the 21st century and high quality livelihoods. Specific priorities and strategies are presented under three pillars: Economic Transformation, Social Transformation, and Transformational Governance. The strategy will also prioritize several cross-cutting areas.
On 17-18 March 2021, the Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan is hosting a Zero Carbon City International Forum online.
On 30 March 2021, the Economic Statistics Working Group (ESWG) is hosting a seminar on the "Dasgupta Report: Recommendations for revised economic accounting".
On 18 March at 17:00 (CET), GO4SDGs is hosting an event on 'A Food Systems Approach to Address Food Waste – Launch of Regional Working Group' online.
The Government of Iceland submitted its updated nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC on 18 February 2021.
The Government of Nepal submitted its second nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC on 8 December 2020.
The Government of Norway submitted its updated nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC on 6 February 2020.
The Government of Saint Lucia submitted its updated nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC on 27 January 2021.
Between March and May 2021, GO4SDGs is hosting a series of Regional Workshops. Each workshop is built around UNEP’s Sustainable Consumption and Production Hotspot Analysis Tool (SCP-HAT). This tool analyzes hotspots in a country or at the sector level where unsustainable consumption and production is happening. Participants will learn how to apply this tool to a topic and interpret the results.
Beyond Petrostates looks at the impact on oil and gas government revenues in producing countries driven by lower demand over the energy transition. While mitigating the physical effects of climate change will have benefits for all – and in particular the world’s disadvantaged communities – the report highlights the challenges that fossil fuel-producing countries will face as they navigate the coming decades