20th Poverty and Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting
From 27-30 May, 2015, the 20th PEP meeting brought participants together to discuss implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for inclusive, climate-resilient, green economies. Follow coverage of the event by the International Institute for Environment and Development as it happened:
- Day one of the 20th PEP meeting focused on knowledge on poverty, environment and climate: what have we learned and what do we still need to know?
We're in Edinburgh this am @thehubroyalmile for the 20th Poverty Environment Partnership #PEP: http://www.povertyenvironment.net/ pic.twitter.com/Fo3NXXUPDm- Early on, there was a shift in the social coverage to take account of a hashtag that conflicted with Bayern Munich football manager Pep Guardiola...
- And the day continued with the launch of an animation about the Sustainable Development Goals
- ANIMATION: All 17 #SDGs in just 3 minutes! --> https://www.facebook.com/theIIED/videos/10152995211757879/ … #post2015 pic.twitter.com/KmVsTaIsL0
- The discussions continued, examining the SDGs process, opportunities, and their role in poverty reduction and national implementation, and a look at the historic nature and potential of the poverty/environment/climate agenda
Ecosystem services should be accounted for in the national accounting frameworks for sustainable development. #PEP20 https://twitter.com/IIED/status/603483333025210368 …
#Environmental income is key for rural #smallholders in #developing world, Sven Wunder @CIFOR #PEP20 @IIED @espadirectorate
The question of formalising the informal economy is this what we have in mind? #PEP20 Chinamasa vows to tax vendors http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-22736-Chinamasa+vows+to+tax+vendors/news.aspx … )
Prof Gardingen @espadirectorate setting the context for #PEP20 session on #livelihoods and #rural #ecosystems @IIED pic.twitter.com/T1xtBqegL5- Our pedagogy mst focus on the most #marginalized & oppressed, Alais Morindat @espadirectorate session #livelihoods & rural ecosystems #PEP20
- We need to get smarter about our communication to facilitate takeup of #landscape approaches, Prof Gardingen @espadirectorate #PEP20 @IIED
- Day two:
In Edinburgh, the second day of the 20th Poverty Environment Partnership is under way @thehubroyalmile --> http://www.povertyenvironment.net/ #PEP20- #PEP20 Sebastio Dimene Min of Finance Mozambique shares experiences implementing poverty & environment initiative pic.twitter.com/JZpPtzirnH
- #Poverty #Environment Initiative (PEI) has triggered strategic #development planning in #Mozambique by S. Dimene #PEP20 @UNDP @UNEP @IIED
- Not everything at PEP20 went entirely to plan...
- But the sessions and discussions quickly continued...
- IIED's director or communications, Liz Carlile, was among the panellists in a session on communication in the afternoon
- New opportunities like #socialmedia, #bigdata, info platform & citizenjournalism for #research communication, @lizcarlile @IIED #PEP20
Don't listen to the #SDG sceptics, eliminating #poverty is achievable --> http://www.iied.org/taking-integrated-approach-eliminating-poverty-sustaining-natural-resources … #PEP20 pic.twitter.com/Iz88hxyEkL- A big talking point at #PEP20 has been this @thisisafrica blog on twin challenges of #susdev & #poverty eradication - http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/News/Taking-on-the-twin-challenges-of-sustainable-development-and-poverty-eradication?ct=true …
- Also pertinent is @CamillaIIED's blog highlighting 4 priorities to help LDC govts lift citizens out of poverty http://www.iied.org/transforming-growth-for-least-developed-countries … #PEP20
- Day three:
Don't listen to the #SDG sceptics, eliminating #poverty is achievable --> http://www.iied.org/taking-integrated-approach-eliminating-poverty-sustaining-natural-resources … #PEP20 pic.twitter.com/F56F8A2F69
ICYMI: We've covered all 17 #SDGs in just 3 minutes in our great new animation --> https://www.facebook.com/theIIED/videos/10152995211757879/ … #post2015 pic.twitter.com/nlkd19sxak
