The Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice Programs (MDP), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), will hold the Eighth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on 21-22 September, 2020 in New York City. A call for abstracts to present at this conference is now open.
The conference theme is Cross-Cutting Solutions for the Decade of Action. The aim of the conference is to bring together persons involved in research, policy, practice, and business. Participants will share practical solutions for achieving the SDGs at local and national levels. Abstracts should be directly relevant to one of the following topics:
1. Children, Youth, and the SDGs
2. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction for Cities
3. Cross-cutting, Just Solutions Towards the Sustainability of the Energy System
4. Democratizing Renewable Energy in the Global South
4. Economics and Demography of Natural Disasters and Disease Outbreak
5. Effective Industrial Policy to Achieve the SDGs
6. Food Production, Waste Management, and the Circular Economy
7. Gender-based Innovations for Equitable SDG Outcomes
8. ICT Standards for the Sustainable Development Goals
9. Indigenous Approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals
10. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Sustainable Development
11. Multidisciplinary Energy Education for Societal Well-being
12. Nature Based Solutions to Climate Change
13. Safe, Affordable, and Inclusive Transport under the SDGs
14. Socio-technical Solutions for Water-Energy-Food Security Challenges
15. Sustainable Land Use Planning
16. Sustainable Ports and the Circular Economy
17. Turning Supply Chains Into Engines to Support the SDGs
18. Universities Driving Collaborative Solutions for the Decade of Action
Interested presenters should submit an abstract of at least 300 words but not exceeding 500 words, in English, by 1 May, 2020, via the conference website. Each abstract may only be submitted once and under one Topic.
Abstract Timeline
2 March 2020 Call for Abstracts Open
1 May 2020 Deadline for Submission of Abstracts
1 June 2020 Abstract Decision Letters Emailed
1 August 2020 Full Papers Due (For Accepted Abstracts Only)
1 September 2020 Registration Deadline for Presenters