UNSW Centre for Sustainable Development Reform

Join us as we explore the benefits of #BlueCarbon ecosystems beyond carbon sequestration. We'll be joined by expert guests from @wef @OceanAccounts @UNDPVietNam and @UMT_Official 🔗 Register: https://zoom.recognised/register/WN_vf8YjPbOSZ-YdKvgnO8MNA

Only 26% of countries regularly report data on plastic waste generated. Sri Lanka is working to change that. Since 2024, @UNSW_CSDR is supporting 🇱🇰gov, local councils & communities to develop data systems needed for effective #plastic waste policy. ▶️ unsw.edu.au/news/2026/05/s…

2/2 Regional Dialogue 8: Blue Carbon and Nature-Based Solutions: Counting Protection, Not Just Carbon Experts from @wef @UNDPVietNam @UNSW_CSDR @UMT_Official explore financing nature-based solutions as core resilience assets, not just carbon offsets. 🔗unsw.edu.au/research/centr…

1/2 👀 All eyes on #NatureBasedSolutions this week - events in #SustainableDevelopment! 19-20 May | Climate & Impact Summit | UK @FinancialTimes event explores opportunities in #ClimateAdaptation, NbS and #decarbonisation of value chains. 🔗 climateandimpact.live.ft.com

⏰One month until 3rd World Ocean Assessment (#WOAIII) launched! #WOAIII provides global picture of how the #ocean is governed, changing & the affects on people, economies and nature. CSDR Director, @liza__jane is one of 580 contributing experts. 👀 un.org/regularprocess/

🎬 Catch-up: @liza__jane, @UNSW_CSDR Director unpacks #BBNJAgreement and how it will reshape #ocean governance, environmental protection and legal landscape for activities beyond national jurisdiction. This is a @myunisearch #Legalupdate. @UNSW ▶️youtube.com/watch?v=Y4RLFc…

🗓️ This week's events in #SustainableDevelopment! 11-12 May | @OECDdev Conference on Future of International Development Cooperation | France & livestreamed ▶️oecd-events.org/e/future-of-de… 🌲 11-15 May | 21st Session of UN Forum on Forests (#UNFF21) | USA 🔗forests.desa.un.org

📢 NEW PAPER: national vision to advance #OceanLiteracy in Australia 🇦🇺 As recognised in Australia's National Marine Science Strategy 2026-36, ocean literacy 🟰 key for informed, engaged society for our changing #ocean. ▶️tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

2/2 🌏Webinar. Bogor and beyond: outcomes of South to South Ocean Accounting Exchange 2026 and what comes next @OceanAccounts unpack key outcomes from #SthSthExchange and how Global South countries will drive #SustainableOceanDevelopment. 🔗Register: oceanaccounts.org/events/webinar…

1/2 Events this week! 🌍28-30 April | 12th Africa Regional Forum on Sus Dev | Ethiopia 🔗uneca.org/eca-events/arf… ⚡28-29 April | 1st Conference on Transition Away from Fossil Fuels | Colombia 🔗transitionawayconference.com ♻️30 April | #PlasticsTreaty Informal HOD Meeting | Online

3/3 🤝21-22 April | #UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development | Switzerland 🔗sdg.iisd.org/events/unece-r… 🌏22-24 April | Central Asian Regional Ecological Summit | Kazakhstan 🔗sdg.iisd.org/events/central…

2/3 💰20-14 April | #ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up 2026 | USA 🔗ecosoc.un.org/en/events/2026… 💸 21-23 April | 2026 #SDG Investment Fair | USA 🔗financing.desa.un.org/what-we-do/oth… 🌐 21-22 April | 17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue | Germany 🔗sdg.iisd.org/events/17th-pe…

1/3 It's a big week for #ClimateChange, #SustainableEevelopment and regional partnership! We've summarised the events to follow around the world 👀Which events are you following? ⚖️23 April | #G7 Environment Ministers’ Meeting | France 🔗elysee.fr/en/G7evian/dia…

📊 How to plan for 58 Material Recovery Facilities across Sri Lanka? Start with data. NSWMSC, @giz_gmbh & @ColomboUni, @UNSW_CSDR trained 100+ local council officers in #WasteAudits Officers & local gov can now gather data for decision-making independently

🗓️ #SustainableDevelopment events this week: 🌎 13-17 April | 2026 Latin America and Caribbean Regional Forum on Sustainable Development | Chile Forum incl. in-depth review of #SDGs + support for VNRs ahead of UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (#HLPF)

"Accurate data is as valuable as gold" - Dr Randika Jayasinghe, Ocean Accounts Fellow - Plastics and Waste Specialist on @ITNNewsSinhala Sri Lanka discussing critical role of data in #plastics waste management & governance. 🎬 Watch (in Sinhala): youtube.com/watch?v=_hbEGE…

🏝️Fiji ensures waste management based on evidence - highlights from recent waste audits Led by @PRF_FOUNDATION, #WasteAudits revealed ♻️ Mainland sites contain many recoverable materials 🔥 Outer island communities face challenges in waste management 🔗 unsw.edu.au/news/2026/03/w…

🌊NEW PAPER - understanding financial landscape for #HighSeasTreaty @UNSW_CSDR reviewed cost data from comparable initiatives & found ❌env agreements are chronically underfunded. Using existing treaty budgets as benchmark risks replicating this gap. ▶️doi.org/10.3389/fmars.…

♻️Highlighting #WasteAudits this International Day of Zero Waste A lack of data on #waste makes it difficult to track #recycling targets, design infrastructure & identify plastic leakage. #WasteAudits provide a solution - learn from Sri Lanka and Fiji: unsw.edu.au/news/2026/03/w…

2/2 🌎 Próximo seminario web! #CuentasOceánicas en América Latina y el Caribe Expertos 🔷Presentarán #CuentasOceánicas 🔷Mostrarán la implementación de cuentas en LAC 🔷Fomentarán la colaboración entre la Comunidad de Práctica 🔗 Regístrate: oceanaccounts.org/events/cuentas…

1/2 🗓️Upcoming events in #SustainableDevelopment ⚖️ 23 March-2 April | #BBNJ #PrepComm3 | USA Critical discussions cont to operationalize #BBNJAgreement & prepare for COP1. 🔗un.org/bbnjagreement/… ⛈️ 24-27 March | @IPCC_CH 64 | Thailand 🔗ipcc.ch