Louis Meuleman

I am leaving Twitter after 15 years, it has become way too destructive and a dangerous platform for disinformation. Hope you join me at Bluesky! @louismeuleman.bsky.social

@DavidMair4 Such a beautiful word! Governance comes from the old Greek kubernare, steering a ship. And stormy are the waters through which governments need to navigate these days, jointly with other actors.

Governance: such an important concept, such a yawn-inducing word.

@TawfikHamouda @APRMorg @UN it was as always great to see you, and your interventions on behalf of the APRM, at our CEPA session at the UN HQ in New York!

I was honoured to represent the @APRMorg during the 23rd annual session of the @UN Committee of Experts for Public Administration (UN CEPA) to reflect on the principle of leaving no one behind #LNoB from an African perspective . My intervention highlighted the following elements : 1. Our recent research in Africa concluded that while African countries have been trying to adopt LNOB frameworks, operationalisation of LNOB suffers impediments in several countries on the continent. 2. Although LNOB is incorporated into Aspiration 1- economic prosperity and reducing poverty of #Agenda2063,the recent assessment of the First Ten Year Implementation Plan (FTYIP) of Agenda 2063 indicates that minor progress has been made on poverty and unemployment reduction in most African countries. Therefore, innovative solutions should be proposed to address these issues. 3. The APRM’s 2023 Africa Governance Report #AGR2023 encouraged member-states to invest in addressing the structural root causes of social and political unrest that lead to unconstitutional changes of government by rebuilding public trust in governments, fostering accountability of state institutions, inclusive development and livelihood provision, quality and sustainable service delivery and effective participation and inclusion of citizens in decision-making. 4. I retreated the @_AfricanUnion commitment to nurture this principle during the second -ten year plan of #Agenda2063. The STYIP is anticipated to deliver on 7 moonshots, of which moonshot 3 aims to entrench democratic principles and inclusive institutions. To achieve moonshot 3, catalytical  interventions are incorporated in the STYIP framework including i) Respect for rule of law; ii) Nurture transformative leadership; iii) Responsive democratic institutions.   5. Countries need to adopt affirmative actions to galvanize #LNoB including i)constitutional provisions and legislation in enforcing LNOB in certain policies i.e. education, gender equality and health; II) civil society and local community actors bear the dual responsibility of being the voice of citizens and assisting government with data collection on most vulnerable groups; iii) providing means of implementation and putting in place an ecosystem for access to the justice system would accelerate the realisation of LNOB at the national levels , and last IV) the human rights–based approach to ensure #LNOB should also be aligned with raising awareness amongst civil servants, public institutions and #universities regarding CEPA strategies to operationalise LNOB and its indicative strategies at sub-national levels. aprm.au.int/en/news/press-…

It is an honour to be again part of UN CEPA' session in New York on better performance of governments for implementing the SDGs!

Preparing now for a new Beau Lieu Cafe, today at 18.15h at the Chapel for Europe in Brussels! The hot topic of today is geo enineering and climate action! #BUCAFE

Pleased that this study is now published! Many thanks to WWF, and to our #ps4sd.eu authors Andreas Versmann @aver2503 and @SiboutNooteboom.

For who have missed it, here is the registration of the livestream of the very lively Beau Lieu Café of the Club of Rome EU Chapter on 17.10.2023 at the Residence Palace in Brussels, with Karl Falkenberg, Humberto Delgado Rosa, Isabel Boerdam and Luc Bas: youtube.com/watch?v=fSPacG…

"Everybody wants change, but nobody wants to change". Luc Bas at the Beau Lieu Cafe in Brusels tonight. #BEAUCAFE

Humberto Delago Rosa on why it is so difficult to prevent food waste: "People react very well to pain and pleasure" #BEAUCAFE

Despite the difficult situation in Brussels, so many have joined the discussion and the music of the Four Brothers Jazz Band. #BEAUCAFE livestream: check the ps4sd channel on youtube

Full house at the Beau Lieu Cafe with a great panel: Humberto Delgado Rosa, Isabel Boerdam and Luc Bas as panel #BEAUCAFE

Last preparations of the Beau Lieu Cafe in the Residence Palace in Brussels! We start on ca. 18:15. Thene: Farm, Food and Planetary Boundaries #BEAUCAFE

“Ultimately it’s all about governance. Rebuilding the strength of public administration is key.” @LouisMeuleman #EEAC31Bucharest

Want to know how countries integrate sustainability in their impact assessments? A peer-learning project with 22 EU countries from 2021-23 motivated SDG and RIA experts to cooperate and create new guidelines. The report is out! tinyurl.com/9mcd9hp4 #SDGs #UNDESA #PCSD #PS4SD

@timvanlieshout Uitstekend programma, heel goed geschreven. Veelbelovend!

Vandaag werd een heel progressief en vooruitstrevend programma gepresenteerd. De kandidatenlijst volgt nog. Maar wat wordt het een mooie campagne voor Groenlinks-PvdA! Veel zin in!

Pleased to have been able to contribute to this useful report! A good read, showing how PCSD is needed to get public administrations ready to tackle the policrisis while contributing to sustainability.

3300+ scientists, 90+ businesses, 200+ NGOs & 900,000+ citizens are asking for a law to #RestoreNature in Europe 🪻 Now is the time to prove we care about our most important asset: our planet. Tell decision makers you want the Nature Restoration Law👉 eeb.org/restore-nature…

@news_rapha @GRUENE_Hamburg @NABU_Hamburg @bund_hh @robin_wood @ausgestrahlt @abendblatt @JensKerstan @till_steffen @GernotKnoedler @zuschmeister @JEkrutt Sicher, du schaffst das!

@Kristiaankok7 Seems a very topical and timely article!

💥What exactly do transition scholars by ‘structure’? 🥳In this new perspective in Energy Research & Social Science #ERSS, I explore 7⃣ different sets of rather paradoxical interpretations of structure in sustainability transitions. LINK: doi.org/10.1016/j.erss… 🧵 (1/N)

@boudewijnsteur Sint Gillis, stad van Union St Gilloise

#Zondagsvraag: ik ben bezig met een artikel over stadhuizen. Wat vinden jullie de mooiste stadhuizen van Nederland of België? Hieronder mijn 4 favoriete stadhuizen (Gouda, Bolsward, Middelburg en Brugge)