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| Event: Maintaining the momentum for the SDGs – Latin America | Event: Maintaining the momentum for the SDGs – Latin America |
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| Following on from the Guardian’s event, Maintaining the Momentum for the SDGs, alongside the UN’s general assembly in New York, this April we will take the discussion to Latin America. The region of 625 million people is rich with natural resources, innovation and expertise, but a difficult economic climate, coupled with rapid urbanisation and climate change has impacted the Latin American people and the environment. | Following on from the Guardian’s event, Maintaining the Momentum for the SDGs, alongside the UN’s general assembly in New York, this April we will take the discussion to Latin America. The region of 625 million people is rich with natural resources, innovation and expertise, but a difficult economic climate, coupled with rapid urbanisation and climate change has impacted the Latin American people and the environment. |
| Bringing together global and regional thought leaders, we will discuss how the adoption of the sustainable development goals can ensure the region’s economic and social development, the health of populations, while conserving the vast natural habitat. We look forward to welcoming you. | Bringing together global and regional thought leaders, we will discuss how the adoption of the sustainable development goals can ensure the region’s economic and social development, the health of populations, while conserving the vast natural habitat. We look forward to welcoming you. |
| Details | Details |
| Date: Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Date: Tuesday 4 April 2017 |
| Time: 5pm - 9pm | Time: 5pm - 9pm |
| Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires: Posadas 1086/88, C1011ABB CABA, Argentina | Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires: Posadas 1086/88, C1011ABB CABA, Argentina |
| Programme | Programme |
| 17.00 Registration and networking | 17.00 Registration and networking |
| 17.30 Welcome | 17.30 Welcome |
| 17.35 Opening keynote address | 17.35 Opening keynote address |
| 18.00 Panel discussion: The water crisis in Latin America | 18.00 Panel discussion: The water crisis in Latin America |
| 18.50 Break | 18.50 Break |
| 19.05 Second keynote address: What can countries in the LatAm region learn from Costa Rica’s successful sustainable development model? | 19.05 Second keynote address: What can countries in the LatAm region learn from Costa Rica’s successful sustainable development model? |
| 19.20 How can Latin American countries better prevent viruses from spreading? | 19.20 How can Latin American countries better prevent viruses from spreading? |
| 19.35 Lightning talk | 19.35 Lightning talk |
| 19.45 Closing keynote address: A UNDP update on the implementation of the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean | 19.45 Closing keynote address: A UNDP update on the implementation of the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 20.00 Closing remarks 20.10 Networking and drinks reception | 20.00 Closing remarks 20.10 Networking and drinks reception |
| Speakers | Speakers |
| Rene Mauricio Valdez, resident representative, UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Argentina | |
| Rebeca Grynspan, secretary general, Secretaría General Iberoamericana | Rebeca Grynspan, secretary general, Secretaría General Iberoamericana |
| Dominic Waughray, senior director and head of environmental initiatives, World Economic Forum | Dominic Waughray, senior director and head of environmental initiatives, World Economic Forum |
| Pablo Bereciartua, under-secretary for hydraulic resources, Interior Ministry, Argentina | Pablo Bereciartua, under-secretary for hydraulic resources, Interior Ministry, Argentina |
| Gustavo Saltiel, lead water and sanitation specialist, the World Bank | Gustavo Saltiel, lead water and sanitation specialist, the World Bank |
| Romina Libster, investigator, Fundacion Infant and National Scientific and Technical Research Council | Romina Libster, investigator, Fundacion Infant and National Scientific and Technical Research Council |
| Femsa Foundation | Femsa Foundation |
| Chaired by Sibylla Brodzinsky, journalist and Guardian contributor covering Latin American politics, social issues and human rights | Chaired by Sibylla Brodzinsky, journalist and Guardian contributor covering Latin American politics, social issues and human rights |
| Is this event for you? | Is this event for you? |
| The event is aimed at all professionals working towards the implementation of the SDGs in Latin America, whether you work in government, an NGO, a grassroots or civil society organisation or in the private sector. If you feel that you or your colleagues would benefit from this discussion on meeting the goals in the region, register your interest by filling in the form below. | The event is aimed at all professionals working towards the implementation of the SDGs in Latin America, whether you work in government, an NGO, a grassroots or civil society organisation or in the private sector. If you feel that you or your colleagues would benefit from this discussion on meeting the goals in the region, register your interest by filling in the form below. |