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SCF Newsletter | November 2021

ENVforum Annual Conference 2021 – The Future of Food

The Asia

-Europe Environment Forum (ENVforum) Annual Conference 2021 “Circular Food Systems – Solutions to Reverse Climate Change?” is a 2-day international conference to take place on 30 November – 1 December 2021, virtually.

The conference is designed to promote exchanges on regional and international levels and to highlight the range of multi-stakeholder initiatives or partnerships promoting the adoption of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) practices in food systems.

SEI Asia will support the stream on food security in times of pandemic through the Strategic Collaborative Fund programme.

Learn more about the event at the ENVforum website.

Towards a climate resilient society

An inclusive use of social media and digital platforms can offer transformative and boost climate adaptation and resilience, for individuals and for societies.

This event, Towards a climate resilient society, organized by the Institute for Circular Economy Development (ICED), Vietnam National University and supported by SEI Asia through the Strategic Collaborative Fund, programme will:

Explore the use of digital content and social media for climate resilience.
Find solutions to empower vulnerable groups to contribute to climate resilience via social media and other digital platforms.
Showcase social media initiatives on building climate resilience.

Join the workshop on 19 November 2021 and learn how you can inspire people and actions with your water and climate stories. Register for the event here.

Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions for Air Quality and Climate Change

Air pollution and climate change pose a serious threat to the health and well-being of Southeast Asia's population - particularly women, children, poor, and other disadvantaged groups.

SEI’s Strategic Collaborative Fund partner, Clean Air Asia, will host a regional environmental policy forum entitled, Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions for Air Quality and Climate Change, on 23-25 November 2021 on integrated solutions to air pollution, climate change, social and gender inequality in Southeast Asia. Register for the event here.

For more information on upcoming regional events, please check out the SCF events page.

Partnerships for the Goals

SDG localization baseline: How local-level actors are driving change and advancing the achievement of the 2030 Agenda

Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) refers to the process of defining, implementing, and monitoring strategies at the local level to achieve global, national, and subnational sustainable development goals and targets. The key question addressed by this baseline document is how SDG localization can be practically, efficiently, and effectively implemented in what remains of the Decade of Action. Read the report.

Drivers and barriers for the reduction of single-use plastics in the member countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

The ASEM region plays a significant role in the global production and consumption of single- use plastics, with considerable economic, social and environmental impacts both in the region and beyond. Our review suggests that countries need to support a circular economy approach to address the single-use plastic waste challenge at a systemic level and expand projects and initiatives to multiple cities and sectors and potentially to other countries. Read the report.

Barriers and drivers for enterprises to transition to circular economy

Business leaders and enterprises often understand the benefits of circular economy approaches, but lack appropriate support from policy and financial institutions to make the necessary investments towards change. Read the brief.

SEI Online Learning

SEI’s open online courses provide learning for career professionals, students and other learners for in-depth knowledge that will advance their work and studies, and help build career expertise. See our course offerings below.

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External Opportunities

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