24-hour webinar of happiness & sustainability around the Earth
The full playlist of the webinar recordings can be found here:
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network invites you to join our networks around the world, around the clock for a 24 hour webinar event on Earth Day, 22 April. We are exploring the Sustainable Development Goals through the lens of well-being and happiness. Learn about solutions being developed in your region, engage with experts around the globe, and celebrate happiness and well-being with your fellow global citizens.
A summary of the timetable for the Australia, NZ & Pacfic region can be found below.
For full details of the sessions and registration go to: www.unsdsn.org/24hour-webinar
Session 1
| Auckland | Sydney | Perth | Topic |
| 1:00 pm | 11:00 am | 9:00 am | Webinar Welcome |
| 1:30 pm | 11:30 am | 9:30 am | COVID-19, Globalization and Philanthropy |
| 2:30 pm | 12:30 pm | 10:30 am | What is Happiness? A Provocative Conversation |
| 3:30 pm | 1:30 pm | 11:30 am | Sustainable Lifestyle: Saving the Earth begins with Saving Yourself |
| 5:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Securing Mental Health and Well-being in Indonesia |
| 5:15 pm | 3:15 pm | 1:15 pm | Sustainable Solutions Forum |
Session 2
| Auckland | Sydney | Perth | Topic |
| 6:00 pm | 4:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Afghanistan Peace Process: Role of Women – Opportunities & Challenges |
| 7:00 pm | 5:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Monitoring health and wellbeing: Strengthening systems in a time of COVID19 |
| 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth (SDG 8) and Human Well-being |
Session 3
| Auckland | Sydney | Perth | Topic |
| 9:30 pm | 7:30 pm | 5:30 pm | An Evaluation of some Nigerians’ perceptions of Happiness |
| 10:30 pm | 8:30 pm | 6:30 pm | Get started with the SDGs – Use the SDG Impact Assessment Tool
The Climate Framework – how to work strategically with climate issues between organisations Sustainable Development from the Nordic Perspective – A Panel Discussion |
| 12:00 am | 10:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Workplace Happiness: How are businesses supporting sustainable happiness |
Session 4
| Auckland | Sydney | Perth | Topic |
| 1:00 am | 11:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Celebrity Spotlight |
| 1:10 am | 11:10 pm | 9:10 pm | Mr. Mustafa Seçkin, CEO of Unilever Turkey, Central Asia and Iran: Sustainable agriculture, food security and happiness |
| 1:30 am | 11:30 pm | 9:30 pm | A living income for cocoa farmers |
| 3:00 am | 1:00 am | 11:00 pm | 2030 Agenda and the COVID-19 crisis: Indicators, Evaluations and Frameworks for Policy Design in the Italian Experience (in Italian) |
Session 5
| Auckland | Sydney | Perth | Topic |
| 4:00 am | 2:00 am | 12:00 am | Happy Cities: Strategies and applications in pursuit of urban wellbeing |
| 4:30 am | 2:30 am | 12:30 am | Celebrity Spotlight |
| 4:50 am | 2:50 am | 12:50 am | Happy Learning! Education for a Sustainable and Happy World |
| 6:00 am | 4:00 am | 2:00 am | Earth Day Network: The Campus Climate Project |
| 6:30 am | 4:30 am | 2:30 am | Living Well: A Proposal for Collective and Sustainable Happiness |
| 7:30 am | 5:30 am | 3:30 am | Sustainable and Novel Solutions for the Amazon Region |
| 8:30 am | 6:30 am | 4:30 am | Reflections and Solutions from the Andean Region: An interview with Experts from Argentina, Ecuador and Chile (in Spanish) |
Session 6
| Auckland | Sydney | Perth | Topic |
| 10:30 am | 8:30 am | 6:30 am | Urban Farming for Sustainable Development |
| 11:30 am | 9:30 am | 7:30 am | Celebrity Spotlight: Human Rights and Incarceration during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Kerry Kennedy) |
| 11:45 am | 9:45 am | 7:45 am | The Role of Universities in Fighting Covid-19, Achieving Sustainable Development, and Addressing Social Inequalities |
