The UN Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) will host the first annual Sustainable Development Transition Forum (SDIF), formerly called the Sustainable Development Implementation Forum (SDIF), on 9-11 April 2014, in Incheon, Republic of Korea. According to UNOSD, the SDTF aims to serve as a global platform for sharing best practices in formulating and implementing sustainable development programmes, reviewing evidence of impact, and charting out new and improved pathways for sustainable development implementation. The programme of the annual Forum also will include topics related to: scaling up implementation; finding effective solutions to address implementation constraints and challenges; examining emerging issues in the context of planning and implementation; promoting the science-policy-practice interface to ensure the transition towards sustainability; and promoting and facilitating partnerships, as well as building communities of practice. The SDTF will include high-level policy dialogues, training sessions, seminars, side events, and expert panel discussions covering key cross-cutting sustainable development and green economy issues and good practices in strategy-making and policy implementation. The event was originally scheduled for 28-31 October 2013 but was postponed.  

dates: 9-11 April 2014   location: Incheon, Republic of Korea   contact: SDIF Secretariat, UNOSD, Yonsei University International Campus   phone: 82-32-822-9088   fax: 82-32-822-9089   e-mail: unosd@un.org   www: http://www.unosd.org/index.php?page=view&type=13&nr=16&menu=177