Events

Dr. Liz Chatterjee speaks on India's solar energy and multilevel governance. 

Professor Kunal Sen will discuss UNU-WIDER's current work on how to get inclusive growth started in fragile states.

Join us for a discussion on the future of EU-China relations, the BRI, climate change and the SDGs.  

Climate change, energy transition and future disruptive technologies present opportunities and challenges in the 21^st century. What role can China play in global energy transitions and investments in low carbon development?

Professor Vincent Duclos (UQAM) will discuss the Pan-African e-Network Project with Professor Dan Banik and Professor Renu Modi.

Webinar discussing the recent Chinese white paper on poverty eradication.

Many believe the Covid-19 pandemic has temporarily stained China's reputation abroad, but how does Beijing plan to bounce back, and how strong is its renewed commitment to globalization?

Join us for the launch of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, with keynote speakers Professor Ole Petter Ottersen and Professor Trisha Greenhalgh.

We invite you to travel in a low-carbon and engaging way from Oslo to the SDG Conference Bergen in February 2020.

UNDP, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Oslo SDG Initiative at the University of Oslo invite you to the Norwegian launch of the 2019 UNDP Human Development Report on the 16th of December.  

Workshop organised in collaboration with the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi. 

Welcome to the annual Oslo SDG conference!

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner joins us to discuss ongoing reforms and the role of the UN in ensuring the achievement of the SDGs.

What is the role of business in advancing the 2030 Agenda in India? How, and to what extent, can the private sector play a strategic role in government efforts towards achieving the SDGs? And how have leading companies operationalized their commitments towards the SDGs? 

Since re-introduction of democracy in 1994, what gains and losses has Malawi experienced in its political and public governance landscape?

This workshop, organized in collaboration with the University of Calcutta, aims to provide a better understanding of the role of human agency and feedbacks to behaviors, values and norms that affect the functioning of Earth Systems.

Read a report from the workshop here.

How can we tackle the growing mountain of electronic waste? Bring your broken electronics and join our Restart Party!

The start of a new year provides an opportunity to reengage in conversations on how best to achieve sustainable development. The Oslo SDG Initiative invites stakeholders to reflect on Norwegian engagement with the SDGs, and discuss achievements and challenges that lie ahead.

What happens to the SDG agenda when it is translated into targets and indicators?

The Oslo SDG Initiative invites UiO faculty to an interdisciplinary brainstorming event on research, teaching and dissemination related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Roundtable discussion in Kolkata organized in collaboration with Presidency University

Roundtable discussion in New Delhi organized in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Public lecture by Dr. Paul Farmer, Harvard Medical School.