{"id":2305,"date":"2013-12-16T19:29:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T19:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/2013\/12\/16\/december-newsletter-capacity-building-and-stakeholder-engagement-for-the-sdgs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T22:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T22:01:14","slug":"december-newsletter-capacity-building-and-stakeholder-engagement-for-the-sdgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/december-newsletter-capacity-building-and-stakeholder-engagement-for-the-sdgs\/","title":{"rendered":"February Newsletter: Helping stakeholders shape new global goals for humanity&#8217;s future"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 698px; height: 175px;\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/thumbnail.ymlp.com\/8zws_networknews.jpg\" height=\"128\" width=\"729\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" height=\"10\" bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<table style=\"width: 99%;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"2%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">11 February 2014<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"40%\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/ymlp.com\/forward.php?id=Ye1nt\">Forward to a friend<\/a> &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/span> &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/stakeholder-forum-list\/\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Subscribe<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ymlp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 717px; height: 1044px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: #f5ffdb; width: 332px;\" rowspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>SD2015: Helping stakeholders shape new global goals for humanity&#8217;s future<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/thumbnail.ymlp.com\/8zws_Colorhandprints2.jpg\" height=\"174\" width=\"326\" \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u201cWith our partners, Stakeholder Forum is excited to launch the SD2015 programme. It is an innovative initiative to help stakeholders engage in the post-2015 development agenda process through the co-design of cutting edge tools, resources and guidance which will empower stakeholders and further enable the input of meaningful expertise.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">As post-2015 seeks to establish new global goals which will put the world on a course towards sustainable development and poverty eradication, we must all work together in an open and transparent matter to seize this historic opportunity and draw on the best solutions humanity has to offer.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Farooq Ullah, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum<\/b><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#36A946\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"..\/fileadmin\/files\/SD2015%20Brochure%20%28online%29.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Multi-Stakeholder Programme Launch: Sustainable Development 2015<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The two year SD2015 programme will provide tools and opportunities for all stakeholders to participate in the global deliberations on and around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the wider post-2015 development agenda, through the following five focus areas: Raise Awareness; Increase Engagement; Empower Stakeholders; Coordinate Advocacy; and Strengthen Governance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#36A946\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"..\/fileadmin\/files\/SDGs_e-Inventory_analysis_OWG_8.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Analysis of Proposals in the SDGs e-Inventory Related to the Themes of the 8th session of the Open Working Group on SDGs<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To inform the deliberations of the 8th session of the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Stakeholder Forum produced an analysis of the proposals housed within the SDGs e-Inventory related to the thematic areas of the meeting.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#36A946\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainabledevelopment2015.org\/index.php\/blog\/1460-open-working-group-on-sustainable-development-goals-enters-output-phase\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals Enters Output Phase&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/a> <b><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Last week, the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concluded the stocktaking phase of its work. The OWG will now transition into its output phase, where it will produce its final report containing a proposal for the SDGs to be considered by Member States during the 69th General Assembly.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#005581\">\n<table style=\"width: 708px; height: 336px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 48%; background-color: #f5ffdb; height: 50px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">News<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/stakeholder-forum-and-sdplannet-convening-regional-sustainable-development-planning-workshops\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Stakeholder Forum and SDplanNet Convening Regional Sustainable Development Planning Workshops<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/board-member-biogs\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Stakeholder Forum, as facilitators of the Global Network of National Councils for Sustainable Development (NCSDs) and Similar Bodies is supporting SDplanNet, which is sponsored by GIZ on behalf of BMF, in the convening of a series of regional workshops in Latin America &amp; the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa. The workshops will explore innovative sustainable development practices for transformative strategy-making, planning and implementation at the national and sub-national levels.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/the-science-and-technology-alliance-for-global-sustainability-invite-applications-for-the-future-earth-engagement-committee\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Application invitation for the Future Earth Engagement Committee<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Stakeholder Forum invites applications for the Future Earth Engagement Committee, which is a strategic advisory group whose primary purpose is to foster in-depth and innovative interactions between science and society to address global environmental change and transform towards global sustainability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/press-note-new-book-published-22nd-of-january-2014\/\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>New Book by former Executive Director, Felix Dodds<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Author and former Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum, Felix Dodds has released his much anticipated book \u201cFrom Rio+20 to a New Development Agenda: Building a Bridge to a Sustainable Future\u201d.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #f5ffdb;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><b>Recent Activities<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/launch-of-the-european-commissions-energy-think-tank-insighte\/\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Launch of the European Commission&#8217;s Energy Think Tank: Insight_E<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Stakeholder Forum and 11 European partners have launched the Insight_E project, which will serve as the European Commission&#8217;s energy think tank. It is the aim of the project to establish a multidisciplinary think tank consisting of experts from the energy sector, top researchers, engineers, leading trade, economic, environmental, and legal experts who are experienced in delivering high quality policy advice and impact assessments.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cifalscotland.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=2%2043&amp;Itemid=139%3E%20&amp;view=article&amp;id=243&amp;Itemid=139\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Conclusion of Online Course: Fundamentals of the Sustainable Development Goals<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The second instalment of Stakeholder Forum&#8217;s e-learning course (run in partnership with CIFAL Scotland and UNITAR) on the fundamentals of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has concluded. Participants from around the world received a comprehensive insight into the latest advancements being made in processes to design a post-2015 sustainable development framework, as well as an overview of the key elements of the SDGs and measurement with targets and indicators.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#005581\">\n<table style=\"width: 697px; height: 125px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Stakeholder Forum<br \/> 3 Whitehall Court, London, SW1A 2EL,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">United Kingdom<br \/> +44(0) 207 930 8752<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/ymlp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">www.stakeholderforum.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Twitter: @stakeholders<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;11 February 2014 Forward to a friend &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Subscribe&nbsp;&nbsp; SD2015: Helping stakeholders shape new global goals for humanity&#8217;s future &nbsp; &nbsp; \u201cWith our partners, Stakeholder Forum is excited to launch the SD2015 programme.&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletters"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2556,"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305\/revisions\/2556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}