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The Forum will concentrate on the recent compendium on SDG indicators and trends published by Statistics Estonia.
Abstract light. Photo: Sebastian Dooris/Flickr.
The first part of the Forum will include keynote presentations in English and Estonian, with translation. The second part of the event will be held in Estonian, dedicated to reflections and discussions on the Statistics Estonia publication.
09.30-10.00 Registration and welcome coffee
10.00-10.20 Welcome addresses by Eiki Nestor, Speaker of the Estonian Parliament and SEI Tallinn’s Sustainable Development Programme Director:
10.20-10.45 Keynote presentation: Linkages and the meaning of SDGs
10.44-11.10 Keynote presentation: SDG Index 2018 by Christian Kroll, Bertelsmann Stiftung (by Skype)
11.10-11.30 Keynote presentation (in Estonian): 50 years of Club of Rome activities on Sustainable Development by Andres Tarand, Club of Rome, Estonia
11.30-12.00 Keynote presentation (in Estonian): Overview of the state of the art and trends: indicators relevant for the sustainable development goals in Estonia by Kaia Oras, Statistics Estonia
12.00-13.00 Panel discussion: Reflections on the progress and trends by members of the Estonian Sustainable Development Commission
Sigrid Solnik, Roundtable of Estonian Development Cooperation
Teele Pehk, Estonian Cooperation Assembly
Roomet Sõrmus, Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce
Kai Klein, Estonian Council of Environmental NGOs
Mihkel Annus, Estonian Renewable Energy Association
Eili Lepik, Government Office, Advisor on Sustainable Development
13.00-13.15 Closing the Forum
13.15-14.00 Lunch buffet
The Forum is organised by SEI Tallinn in cooperation with the Environmental Commission of the Estonian Parliament, Government Office, Ministry of the Environment, Statistics Estonia and the Sustainable Development Commission at the Government Office. The Forum is partially funded by the Environmental Investment Centre.
Project / The theme of the Forum was food production and waste in the context of climate change.
Project / SEI Tallinn, together with the Government Office, organised the Sustainable Development Forum 2014: Blue economy in the vulnerable Baltic Sea.
Feature / SEI Tallinn was the lead organizer of a multi-stakeholder conference in Estonia on 3.10.2012 to discuss the ‘green economy’ with government and businesses.
