The conference theme this year is The World in 2050: Looking Ahead for Sustainable Development. “This year’s International Conference on Sustainable Development will be the most important and historic yet,” said SDSN Director and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs. ...

The aim of the conference is to identify and share practical, evidence-based solutions that can support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s conference theme is Moving Forward: The SDGs in Practice. Speakers include HE Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica, HE Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, and Professor Jeffrey Sachs. ...

Four experts presented on how economic recovery packages can be implemented to protect human health, foster economic growth, and achieve additional environmental and social goals, such as reducing inequality and slowing climate change. Recommendations were presented by Dr. Yuning Gao, Professor, Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management, China; Dr. ...