Click here to visit the IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub knowledgebase.  SDG UPDATE A compilation of items recently posted to the SDG Knowledge Hub Thursday, 19 July 2018 FEATURED HLPF Side Event Highlights the Potential of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform to Help Achieve SDGs 18 July 2018: On Wednesday, 18 July 2018, on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), a side event addressed the role of fossil fuel subsidy reform in helping achieve the SDGs, including through opportunities for financing and sustainable energy access. New Website Identifies NDC Linkages with SDGs and SDG Targets June 2018: Climate Watch has launched a website that identifies potential alignment of targets, actions, policy measures and needs highlighted in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) with SDG targets. The NDC-SDG Linkages website includes a clickable world map, which indicates how closely aligned each SDG and its 169 targets are with each country’s NDC. NEWS Stakeholder Report 'Measures up' UK Performance on SDGs 17 July 2018: An event convened in the margins of the 2018 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) celebrated the launch of the report titled, ‘Measuring Up: How the UK is performing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.’ Organized by UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) and hosted by PwC, the discussion reviewed the report’s key findings and methodology. SPREP Launches Decision Support Tools on Climate Change Adaptation and Finance 17 July 2018: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has launched two online decision support tools for climate change, which will, inter alia, help Pacific countries navigate climate change adaptation and finance, and support the regional management of climate change information in the Pacific by adding to the functionality of SPREP’s Pacific Climate Change Portal (PCCP). HLPF Side Event Focuses on Meeting the Challenge of Chemical Pollution Beyond 2020 17 July 2018: On Tuesday, 17 July 2018, on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) organized a side event which provided a platform for participants to exchange perspectives on chemicals and waste, including challenges and opportunities for sound management, in the context of SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production). Google and UN Environment Partner on Data for Global Goals 16 July 2018: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP, or UN Environment) and Google have announced a partnership that combines environmental science and big data to expand knowledge on the impacts of human activity on global ecosystems. The partnership, launched during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), will enable all countries to have equal access to the latest technology and information to support achievement of their environmental and development goals. EU and China Underscore “Highest Political Commitment” to Effective Implementation of Paris Agreement 16 July 2018: The EU and China have issued a joint statement underscoring their commitment to step up cooperation to enhance the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, including through a “firm determination” to work with all stakeholders to tackle climate change, implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and promote low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, climate-resilient and sustainable development globally. High-Level Consultations Take Stock of Strategies to Accelerate SDG 15.3 16 July 2018: A series of events convened under the auspices of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have highlighted potential “enablers” as well as key impediments in achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN), the third target under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 (life on land). SDG 15 is one of the six Goals under review at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2018. NAP Global Network Spotlights Adaptation Communications and Finance, Fiji Submits NAP 28 June 2018: The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network, whose Secretariat is hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), has published two sNAPshot country briefs, highlighting strategic communications for the NAP process in Saint Lucia and adaptation funding in Cambodia through the country’s national budget. The UNFCCC Secretariat has received Fiji’s NAP. CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS SEE MORE » 2018 ECOSOC High-Level Segment 16-19 July 2018 | New York City, US 24th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 24) and World Forest Week 16-20 July 2018 | Rome, Lazio, Italy 24th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (Second Part) 16-27 July 2018 | Kingston, Jamaica CITES AC30, PC24 and Joint AC-PC 16-27 July 2018 | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland Fifth Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 17-19 July 2018 | Tbilisi, T'Bilisi, Georgia Caux Dialogue on Land and Security (CDLS) 17-21 July 2018 | Caux, Vaud, Switzerland Contributions of Supreme Audit Institutions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 19-20 July 2018 | New York City, US High-Level International Forum on Sustainable Urban Development 2018 21-22 July 2018 | Chengdu, Sichuan, China Partnership Dialogue to Support Marshall Islands on NDC Implementation 23 July 2018 | Majuro, Marshall Islands UNFCCC Adaptation Workshop for the African Region 23-26 July 2018 | Lome, Togo ECOSOC Coordination and Management Meeting 24-25 July 2018 24-25 July 2018 | New York City, US Science 20 Summit (S20 2018) 24-25 July 2018 | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina UNFCCC Workshop on National Adaptation Goals/Indicators 24-25 July 2018 | Tokyo, Japan UNFCCC Mitigation Workshop for the Latin America and Caribbean Region 24-27 July 2018 | Panama City, Panama 10th BRICS Summit 25-27 July 2018 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Climate Action Pacific Partnership (CAPP) Conference II 25-27 July 2018 | Suva, Central, Fiji Funding for the IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) The IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub is a knowledgebase tracking implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 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