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Climate Change and the Design of the Built Environment

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

The Georgia Institute of Technology Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design Conference: Climate Change and the Design of the Built Environment: Enterprising Approaches for Industry, Government, and Community. Registration (free) required. Click event title for access to link.

Organizer: Georgia Institute of Technology

Legathon (en español; 10:00 a.m. – 18:30 p.m. CET)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Are you interested in making a positive difference for people with disabilities? If you are between 16 and 20 years old and would like to present your innovative ideas on how to make a real improvement to the lives of the citizens of Leganes with some degree of disability, join the Legathon!
Organizer: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Presented in Spanish
To Register: https://www.dejovenesleganes.es/ext/solicita-evento.aspx

Free

Students Taking on Hunger: Ideas from Around the World on Addressing Food Insecurity and Inadequate Nutrition

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Please join us on Monday, March 6, 1-2 pm PST, as UC Davis SDG Interns interview student speakers from around the world about encouraging local agricultural production, reducing food waste, and engaging communities to facilitate food distribution.
Organizer: UC Davis
To register: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ccy17hwAQfasyKQdDXfolA

Community Tourism: Is it Really Sustainable?

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Few communities have witnessed such a dramatic change in recent years like Medellin's Comuna 13. Once declared one of the most dangerous neighborhoods on earth, this area is now a tourism hot spot with visitors attracted to its world-class street art, live hip hop, Afro-Caribbean dance shows, and innovative outside escalators. But is visiting Comuna 13 really sustainable?
Organizer: Kagumu Adventures
Presented in English; Spanish available
TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/SnY3LRZHFQPWcJpK9

Educating for Tomorrow’s Unknowns: Sustainability Front and Centre

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

How can we understand global issues? How can we learn to live happily, sustainably, and ethically without the feeling of only cutting back? What does this exactly mean for educators, parents, and students? Join us for a public lecture on 7 March 2023 at 7 pm (EST) on the potential of educating for a sustainable future for young people to become global citizens in this complicated world.

Organizer: York University
LINK TO REGISTER:  https://www.yorku.ca/edu/events/educating-for-tomorrows-unknowns-sustainability-front-and-centre/ 

Mental Health as an SDG: From Theory into Action

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Student Mental Health Startup Engage You(th) will share their experience creating a grassroots intervention that tackles mental health in their community. This will be followed by an interactive discussion about promoting Mental Health awareness and integrating SDG approaches.
Hosted by student startup ENGAGE You(th)
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHF5N36RvKaecUtEn7qFQHmYB8yhrJo9ky5YQBvn8_y_e5gw/viewform?usp=share_link

Hiperion: Immersive Theatre on the SDGs (en español, 19:00 UTC+1)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

In ‘Hiperion: tourism to the past with sensorial streaming’, you will be the main character of an immersive theatre play with a binaural technology. Join us for this artistic experience that uses theatre as a tool to imagine our future, think critically and raise awareness about the SDGs.
en español, 19:00 UTC+1 (Madrid)
Organizer: Universidad Carlos de Madrid III

Community Tourism: Is it Sustainable?

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Head to Medellin, Colombia to gain a first-hand insight into how booming “community tourism” can impact residents living in Latin America while discovering how you can visit in more ethical way.
Organizer: Kagumu Adventures
Register at: https://forms.gle/JFSAXDCzHsviNtH28

🌍💧 Water Sustainability Challenges: Tobruk City and Beyond 💧🌍 (10.00-13.00 Libya, EET; Arabic and English)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

We warmly invite students, experts, research centers, universities, NGOs, governmental organizations, and the global community to join us. This platform celebrates successful stories, innovative solutions, and discussions on water sustainability challenges from diverse perspectives.
Organizer: Tobruk University
Register at: https://forms.gle/ae3gb3USgL5JPeZf6

🌍✨ Empowerment and Action: Celebrate Women’s Day with Us! ✨🌍(10.30-13.00 Libya, EET; Arabic, English translation available))

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Join us for an inspiring day of stories, insights, and discussions on how we can collectively work towards a sustainable future through the empowerment and leadership of women.
Organizers: Tobruk University, Municipality of Tobruk, and Tobruk Security Directorate
Register at: https://forms.gle/8jCrqQNS3H4kca727