Localising the Agenda 2030. The case of ODSlocal

12 Outubro 2023, 18:00 • João Guerra

The ODSlocal is a platform for the Sustainable Development Goals at the municipal level. Developed in Portugal, the platform and its portal provide a tool to monitor the evolution of municipalities concerning the various SDG targets through progress indicators created from national databases and data from the municipalities themselves. The platform also aims to map innovative and sustainable initiatives implemented by local authorities (promoters of Good Practices), civil society, and companies (where the Projects are located) and evaluate their contributions to the SDGs.

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Sustainable Development and Agenda 2030

28 Setembro 2023, 18:00 • João Guerra

Sustainable Development and the Agenda 2030

The first session included: i) the analysis of the social archetypes, the discrepancies between discourses and practices, and the slippage factors that have characterised sustainable development from its origins to today; addressed some indicators (e.g. trends in ecological footprint and social inequality) that reflect the dynamics of global (in)sustainability; and presented sustainability as a fundamental programmatic concept for transforming society.

By involving students in the discussion, an attempt was made to identify the conditions that will make sustainability possible in the critical circumstances humanity faces.

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Presentation

21 Setembro 2023, 18:00 • João Guerra

The first session was used to introduce the subject, its objectives, themes to be explored, methods and planned assessment times.

Secondly, after the students had introduced themselves, there was a practical exercise in which the meaning attributed to the idea of sustainability and sustainable development was explored. The aim was to demonstrate the elasticity of the concept meanings, which is gaining in dissemination and acceptance but losing effectiveness.

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