International sustainable development conference concludes in Taipei
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The International Conference on a Sustainable Taiwan—Accelerating the Localization of U.N. Sustainable Development Goals concluded June 5 in Taipei City, spotlighting government efforts to promote green practices and solutions at home and abroad.
Organized by the Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Agency, the one-day event drew more than 400 attendees from countries and territories including Canada, Japan and the U.S. Discussions spanned topics like practical measures for implementing the SDGs, progress evaluation methodologies, and mechanisms for achieving social consensus.
Keynote speakers and moderators included Kuo Fei-yu, deputy minister of the Cabinet-level National Development Council; Claudia Buentjen, principal public management specialist at the Asian Development Bank; and Yanis Ben Amor, executive director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.
Speaking at the opening of the event, EPA Minister Chang Tzi-chin said that the government’s commitment to advancing sustainable development is evidenced by the launch of the Taiwan SDGs last December. Drafted by an interministerial body headed by the premier, these comprise 138 domestic targets in line with the U.N. goals, he added.