Click here to visit the IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub knowledgebase.  SDG UPDATE A compilation of items recently posted to the SDG Knowledge Hub Tuesday, 14 May 2019 POLICY BRIEFS SDG Knowledge Weekly: Forests and their Linkages across the SDGs This SDG Knowledge Weekly centers on the knowledge products that fed into and were released around the 14th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF), which took place from 6-10 May 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. NEWS IPCC Releases Update to Its 2006 Guidelines for National GHG Inventories 12 May 2019: The 49th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-49) has released an update to its methodology that governments use to estimate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals. The Panel adopted the Overview Chapter of the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National GHG Inventories, and accepted the underlying report. Chemicals and Waste Conventions Agree to Eliminate Two Chemical Groups and Address Plastic Waste, Adopt New Compliance Mechanism 10 May 2019: The 2019 joint Conferences of the Parties (COP) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions achieved several notable outcomes, including: the establishment of a compliance mechanism under the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; the listing for elimination of dicofol and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs); and the adoption of an amendment to address certain plastic wastes under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. UN Forum Discusses Forests Plan Implementation, Links Between Global Forest Goals and SDGs 10 May 2019: The 14th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF14) held technical discussions on implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF), taking into account the review cycle of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), and the theme of the 2019 International Day of Forests, ‘Forests and Education.’ Report Finds Continued Rise in Internal Displacement, Influx to Cities 10 May 2019: The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) released its yearly report on internal displacement. The 2019 edition of the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) focuses on urban internal displacement, observing that conflict and insecurity, climate shocks and rural economic changes often drive displacement towards cities. Finland Assesses Progress on 2030 Agenda, SDG Implementation May 2019: As part of its follow-up process on the 2030 Agenda, Finland has carried out various initiatives to assess progress on sustainable development in the country. The initiatives include: an assessment of the state of sustainable development in Finland in 2019, based largely on information generated through the country’s national indicators for sustainable development; an evaluation of Finland’s sustainable development policy through the Polku 2030 (‘Path 2030’) project; and the establishment of a "citizens’ panel" on sustainable development. Geneva-based Partners Launch Consultation on Sustainable Finance 'Ecosystem' 29 April 2019: A multistakeholder partnership has launched a public consultation on a "mapping" of organizations working on sustainable finance in and around Geneva, Switzerland, known collectively as the 'Geneva Sustainable Finance Ecosystem.' The mapping initiative seeks to better understand these organizations and provides a roadmap for identifying and reaching out to potential collaborators. SDSN, Bertelsmann Stiftung Invites Comments on 2019 SDG Index, Dashboard 29 April 2019: The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Bertelsmann Stiftung are holding a public consultation on the 2019 edition of the Sustainable Development Report. The report includes the SDG Index and Dashboards, which provide a “report card” of each country’s performance on SDG implementation. TERI Report Highlights Efforts to Harness Co-benefits of Climate Action and SDGs in Africa April 2019: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, published a report titled, ‘SDG Footprint of African NDCs: Advancing the Co-benefits Approach,’ which explores how a number of African countries are designing systems to simultaneously achieve their climate targets and the SDGs. CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS SEE MORE » Petersberg Climate Dialogue X 13-14 May 2019 | Berlin, Germany Science and Policy Forum for Implementation of Sendai Framework for DRR 13-14 May 2019 | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland Second Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference 13-14 May 2019 | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland UNESCO International Water Conference 13-14 May 2019 | Paris, Ile-De-France, France World Reconstruction Conference 4 13-14 May 2019 | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland 1st Global Planning Meeting for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 13-15 May 2019 | Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark Global Platform for DRR 2019 13-17 May 2019 | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland Good Growth Conference 13-17 May 2019 | Lima, Peru Fourth UN Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) 14-15 May 2019 | New York City, US 2019 World Hydropower Congress 14-16 May 2019 | Paris, Ile-De-France, France Regional Consultation on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for Latin America and the Carib... 14-17 May 2019 | Montevideo, Uruguay 10th Working Session of the ITPS 15-17 May 2019 | Rome, Lazio, Italy 23rd International Transport and Air Pollution Conference 15-17 May 2019 | Thessaloniki, Greece Global Symposium on Soil Erosion 15-17 May 2019 | Rome, Lazio, Italy Special G-STIC Event: Towards a One-stop Shop for Innovative, Market-ready Technological Solutions f... 16 May 2019 | New York City, US Finance for Nature Global Summit 20-21 May 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 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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