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Culture and Sustainable Development
21/05/2019
OBJECTIVES
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Highlight the connection between culture and biological diversity with particular relation to local solutions to climate change and environmental challenges; -
Provide perspectives about the instrumental role of culture in providing opportunities for decent work, poverty reduction, social resilience, gender equality and other aspects of the Sustainable Development Agenda; and -
Illustrate how culture, artistic education, and creative industries contribute to the realisation of development targets in providing innovative solutions in urban and rural, national and local contexts.
Roundtable - Cultural Diversity as the common heritage of humanity
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In what ways does culture and cultural heritage engage people and communities towards sustainable development? -
What are today’s main challenges for the preservation, safeguarding and conservation of cultural and natural heritage? -
In what ways does indigenous knowledge inform the cultural diversity and biological diversity nexus, and what is the impact on the preservation of ecosystems?
Panel I - Culture and Education: the foundations of sustainability
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In what ways does culture interplay with education? -
How do culture and arts education foster social equality and inclusion? -
How does culture-empowered education enhance economic opportunities?
Panel II - Culture as a lever of innovation, empowerment and equality
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In what concrete ways does culture contribute to poverty reduction? -
Does culture have an impact on innovation? In what ways? -
How does culture inform societal change? How might we build a culture of sustainable development for present and future generations?
Participants