Incremental and fragmented change is insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Half-way through Agenda 2030, this 2-day International workshop engages in a mid-term assessment of Agenda 2030, identifies the missing aspects of Agenda 2030 and critically evaluates the SDGs.

Recent calls on the sustainable development goals have asked for transformative action, as incremental and
fragmented change is insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and meet the
global climate change challenge. SDGs have been described as the transformative ‘Agenda 2030’ that aim
to eradicate poverty, establish socio-economic inclusion and protect the environment. In short, SDGs have
been presented as a panacea but have also been criticized for being inconsistent, difficult to quantify,
implement and monitor. These goals are non-binding, with each country being expected to create their own
national or regional plans. Moreover, the source(s) and the extent of the financial resources and investments
for the SDGs are ambiguous.

Half-way through Agenda 2030, this International workshop sets out to explore, examine and investigate
if these 17 SDGs have been effective in achieving the transformative changes towards sustainable
development. It engages in a mid-term assessment of Agenda 2030, identifies the missing aspects of
Agenda 2030 and critically evaluates SDGs. The quadruple-helix inter-disciplinary research from across
the various continents to present experience and evidence on SDGs is also sourced. The objective is to
explore the SDG framework across: goals; targets; indicators; the 5 thematic areas of the SDGs (peace,
people, planet, prosperity, partnerships); the 3 dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social,
environment); and across various statistical frameworks. The workshop also seeks to investigate SDGs at
the thematical, regional and country level and provide examples of possible applications, implications, and
best practices. This international workshop brings together experts and researchers from around the
globe.



SDG WORKSHOP PROGRAM
Program timings in European Central Time (ECT, Stockholm time).

Zoom Meeting link:
https://sh-se.zoom.us/j/63092094583?pwd=eHVZcmVDblZ4MTNlcTNFVllyZ1d0Zz09
Meeting ID: 630 9209 4583
Passcode: 688738

SDGhandbooks@isdrs.org


DAY 1: 19th October 2023. Session 1


09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Introduction
Ranjula Bali Swain
Peter Dobers
Södertörn University, Sweden

09:10 – 09:40 Can we Reverse Climate Change by 2030?
Greg Campbell
SRD Change National, Australia
Discussant: Anton Ming-Zhi Gao


09:40 – 10:10 Taiwan’s responses to the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and SDG
13 Climate Action: From the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2015 to the Climate Change
Responding Act of 2023
Anton Ming-Zhi Gao
Professor, Institute of Law for Science and Technology, National Tsing-hua University, Taiwan
Discussant: Xin Zhou


10:10 – 10:40 Bridging Resources, Bridging Goals: Water, Energy, and Food Nexus for SDG Advancement
Xin Zhou
Integrated Sustainability Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
Bijon Kumer Mitra
Adaptation & Water, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
Vibhas Sukhwani
Integrated Sustainability Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
Discussant: Greg Campbell


Concluding comments
Ranjula Bali Swain, Peter Dobers

10:40 – 10:50 COFFEE BREAK



DAY 1: 19th October 2023. Session 2


10:50 – 11:20 Interactions and Interlinkages Between SDGs 4 and 5: Lessons from South Asia
M Niaz Asadullah
Professor, Faculty of Business, Monash University Malaysia
Kazi Mukitul Islam
Faculty of Business, Monash University Malaysia
Uma Kambhampati
Professor, Department of Economic, University of Reading, UK
Discussant: Pritha Dev


11:20 – 11:50 Homophily in Transnational Municipal Networks:
A Social Network Analysis of the 100 Resilient Cities Network
Pritha Dev
Associate Prof., Dept. of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad, India
Discussant: M Niaz Asadullah


11:50 – 12:00 Concluding comments
Ranjula Bali Swain, Peter Dobers


12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH BREAK



DAY 1: 19th October 2023. Session 3


13:00 – 13:10 Introduction
Ranjula Bali Swain
Peter Dobers
Södertörn University, Sweden

13:10 – 13:40 The unhappy Wedlock of Environment and Development in the
modernist sustainable economic growth
Bosco Bwambale
Department of Agroecology and Natural Resources, Uganda Martyrs University (UMU)
MISR, Makerere University
THRIVE Research Lab, Thrive Development Facility (TDF)
Discussant: Cristina Poncibò


13:40 – 14:10 Sustainable Development and Comparative Contract Law: Three case studies
Cristina Poncibò
Professor, Department of Law, University of Turin, Italy
Discussant: Kenadi E. Mitchell


14:10 – 14:40 A Comparative Analysis of Disparities in Sustainability, Decision Making,
and Environmental Justice under Title VI and the Fourteenth Amendment
Kenadi E. Mitchell
School of Law, Howard University, USA
Discussant: Bosco Bwambale


Concluding comments
Ranjula Bali Swain, Peter Dobers

14:40 – 14:50 COFFEE BREAK


DAY 1: 19th October 2023. Session 4


14:50 – 15:20 Co-design and enabling technologies towards SDGs territorialisation
for the communities in transition
Giuseppe Mangano
Dept. of Architecture and Territory, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Discussant: Denise Voci

15:20 – 15:50 Mediating the SDGs - The role of (mass) media and communication
in realizing the SDGs
Denise Voci
Senior Scientist, Dept. of Media and Communications, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Matthias Karmasin
Professor, Department of Media and Communications, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Discussant: Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio

15:50 – 16:20 “We need to try harder one more time”: challenges in the transition of
work of waste pickers from a dumping ground to a cooperative
Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio
Associate Professor, Economics and Management Sciences Institute (ICEG Business School)
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Brazil
Dijana Helena Diniz Costa Vieira
Discussant: Giuseppe Mangano

16:20 – 16:30 Concluding comments
Ranjula Bali Swain, Peter Dobers