Forums · Sixth edition
WSF 2020
Gender Mainstreaming in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Brisbane, Australia and online · Hybrid
Brisbane
Australia and online
Hybrid
format
12
presentations in two regional sessions
#FlyingLess
fewer flights, lower emissions
WSF 2020
About the Forum
The sixth Forum was held in Brisbane and online, as a supporter of #FlyingLess, a global initiative that encourages researchers, practitioners and policy makers in sustainability to travel less and reduce their carbon footprint.
It gathered scientists, practitioners and policy makers from Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Europe and Africa, with speakers from seven countries.
Programme
01
Asia and the Pacific, and Africa
Opened with Exceptional Women in Sustainability: A Global Overview, followed by talks on an app for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, gender and waste, zero waste communities in Japan, hemp as a sustainable textile, circular economy and peace, and community forestry and women’s empowerment in Nepal.
02
The Americas
Talks on the economic empowerment of women in Piura, Peru; sustainable fashion and decent work in La Guajira, Colombia; fires in the Amazon; biodiversity conservation in Colombia; and local climate action planning in Torres del Paine, Chile.
Impact
Outcomes and impact
- A lower carbon forum model that reached participants across four continents
- Science and practice from seven countries on gender and the SDGs
- Regional sessions for Asia Pacific and Africa, and for the Americas
Asia and the Pacific
Host country
Brisbane, Australia, in Asia and the Pacific, hosted the sixth edition of the Forum.
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Partners and sponsors
Osaka University; Bunka Fashion College; Universidad de Piura; United Nations University; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Fundación CEQUA; We21; and 530 Zero Waste.
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Report
A brief report of the Forum: its theme, programme, outcomes, and partners and sponsors.
The next Forum
Details of the next edition, including the call for speakers and registration, will be announced to our network first.