ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Public Seminar

ICOMOS Ireland and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCES+CC) are pleased and proud to announce that the ICOMOS International Task Force on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will hold their next meeting in Dublin on the 9th and 10th of April 2018, with a public seminar programme happening on Tuesday 10 April from 2-5.30pm.  The seminar is open to people with an interest in the Sustainable Development Goals and how they will affect our lives, our government and in particular our environment, both natural and cultural. The programme for the seminar is as follows:

14.00 Introduction Peter Cox, President ICOMOS ISCES+CC: International Scientific Committee on Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change

14.10 ICOMOS Ireland Gráinne Shaffrey, President ICOMOS Ireland

14.20 The Sustainable Development Goals Andrew Potts, ICOMOS International Sustainable Development Task Force

14.40 ICOMOS’ SDG Work Plan Ege Yildirim, ICOMOS International Focal Point for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

15.05 Q & A

15.25 Coalition 2030 Elaine Nevin, National Director ECO-UNESCO

15.45 An Taisce Ian Lumley, An Taisce Built Environment and Heritage Officer

15.55 ‘Achieving Sustainable Development’, Trinity College Dublin Mairéad Finn, Trinity International Development Initiative and the Development Studies Association Ireland

16.10 Case Study on Gort, Co. Galway – Irish Towns & Villages; Exploring Heritage-Led Regeneration Deirdre McDermott, Baile: ICOMOS Ireland Working Group on Small Towns and Villages

16.25 Panel Discussion

17.15 Closing Remarks