ASviS’s 2017 Report highlights that, notwithstanding the progress made in certain areas throughout the last few years, Italy continues to fall short of a condition of sustainable development, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, adopted on September 25th 2015 by 193 UN countries. The country will therefore not be able to achieve …
20 November 2017
SDG Watch Europe criticises today’s Eurostat Report on Sustainable Development in the EU for failing to adequately illustrate progress and failure in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the Union.
For future monitoring, SDG Watch Europe calls on the European Commission and Eurostat to:
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The Lancet Commission on pollution and health addresses the full health and economic costs of air, water, and soil pollution. Through analyses of existing and emerging data, the Commission reveals pollution’s severe and underreported contribution to the Global Burden of Disease.
Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the …
Here is a serie of presentations given by UNEP during the Regional Consultation Meeting for Europe. The scope of the 2 day consultation was to exchange and discuss latest development in UN Environment, including UN Environment’s efforts on delivering the environmental dimension of the 2030 agenda and preparation for the 2017 Environment Assembly.
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This paper identifies the links between poverty and the risks from different types of pollution, with examples from around the world, and examines how these risks pose a threat to
the achievement of the SDGs. Finally, it sets out how policies can be evaluated and formulated to reduce these risks and target action to …
On 27 September 2017, more than 80 civil society organizations from various sectors joined forces to work towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). After only a short time, more than 100 organizations from all over Austria are members of the platform.
For pictures of the launch of …
Joint letter from SDG Watch Europe, CEEweb for Biodiversity, CEE bankwatch network
SDG Watch Europe input to the Reflection paper on EU finances asking for sustainability proofing the future EU budget based on a set of sustainability principles.
Source: SDG Watch Europe
Even if we immediately focus on incremental steps, the NGO Major Group stresses that we will only solve the overall pollution with major systems change, including the internalisation of environmental costs in the price and phasing out excess consumerism. Raising awareness about drivers for pollution and involving youth and other stakeholders in finding solutions is …
March held in Dublin to mark two years since signing of Sustainable Development Goals
Ireland’s response to climate change has been “woefully inadequate” while the State is “dramatically off track” in meeting its emission reduction targets, Irish NGOs have warned.
The publication by the Government of a national action plan for implementation of …
Kaum Fortschritte in Österreich bei der Umsetzung der Ziele für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs): NGOs gründen Plattform SDG Watch Austria.
Wien (OTS) – Die UNO legte 2015 mit der Agenda 2030 und den darin enthaltenen Zielen für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs) einen Aktionsplan für die Menschen, den Planeten und für Wohlstand fest. Mehr als 80 österreichische …