5 September 2017, Author: Anu Lannen, CDE
ICRD 2017 kicked off on a warm September day with a full house in the main auditorium of UniS at the University of Bern, Switzerland. CDE Director Thomas Breu welcomed the 350 participating experts and sectoral representatives from all over the world, including 140 guests from the global South, where, he noted, the future of the UN 2030 Agenda and “sustainable development … will to a large extent be decided”. He invoked the image of the three iconic mountain peaks visible from Bern – Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau – as standing for the three main themes of the conference: “Evidence. Engagement. Policy.” Read more
6 September 2017, Author: Brigitte Portner, CDE
Moderated by Thomas Breu, Director of the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, the second day of the ICRD started with two inspiring keynotes on how to finance sustainable development. Read more
7 September 2017, Author: Ariane de Bremond, CDE
Moderated by Dr. Carin Smaller of the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Geneva, the third day of ICRD 2017 began with two keynote speeches by Erle Ellis and Jun Borras. Ms. Smaller asked our speakers: “How we can bridge the gap between the reality we are currently in and the vision of Agenda 2030?” Read more
8 September 2017, Author: Anu Lannen, CDE
Moderated by Urs Wiesmann, professor emeritus of the Institute of Geography of the University of Bern, the fourth day of ICRD 2017 began with two stimulating keynote speeches, one on global health, and the other on movement of human populations. Read more