2021 SDG CONFERENCE BERGEN

Remembering 2021 SDG Conference Bergen

In February 2021, the fourth SDG Conference Bergen took place. Due to the pandemic situation, the conference was virtual with more than 2,600 participants from 105 countries, turning this previously national conference into a global experience. We have collected the programme and other conference information on this page.

Moderator Sofie Høgestøl and Rector Margareth Hagen from the University of Bergen at the opening of day 1 at 2021 SDG Conference Bergen – 11 February 2021.

OPENING: Moderator Sofie Høgestøl and Rector Margareth Hagen from the University of Bergen at the opening of day 1 at 2021 SDG Conference Bergen – 11 February 2021.

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Paul S. Amundsen for the University of Bergen

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The conference theme was The SDGs after the crisis.

The annual national SDG Conference Bergen was initiated by the University of Bergen and the annual event is organised by a programme committee, which is appointed by the National Committee for the 2030 Agenda in Norway's university sector. The conference is arranged in dialogue with the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation.

The official hashtag for the conference was #SDGbergen21

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UiB

SDG Conference Bergen becomes global success

A global audience of more than 2,600 watched as Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide opened the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen discussing issues of climate change, stable institutions and inequality as the conference went virtual – and viral.

Watch the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen

The SDGs after the crisis was the theme of the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen, the national conference for the university sector in Norway. Watch the broadcast here.

The SDGs after the crisis – concept note

The covid-19 global pandemic crisis is not only one of health. More than ever the challenges of global sustainable development have become visible, and chief among these is inequality.

From political pundit to the SDGs

In her native Norway, young law scholar Sofie Høgestøl is a media pundit on US politics. However, her interests go way further than that and she was delighted to be asked to moderate the fourth SDG Conference Bergen.

Amund Maage (right) and Giulia Testa speaking at a session during the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen.

Solutions for coastal communities post COVID

Is investing in coastal and marine ecosystem restoration and protection the way to stimulate the blue economy post COVID-19? This was one of the questions in a special parallel session on coastal communities at the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen.

Moderator Sofie Høgestøl and keynote speaker Kate Raworth at the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen – 11 February 2021.

2021 SDG Conference programme: The SDGs after the Crisis

How do we meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic? How do we meet the increasing inequalities caused by this crisis? And, how will the crisis impact on the SDGs? Find more information on the programme and how to register for the national 2021 SDG Conference Bergen – 10-12 February.

Reearch Director Åsa Persson from the Stockholm Environment Institute speaking at the opening of Day Zero at the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen.

Day Zero: Wednesday 10 February 2021

There were a record number of workshops, debates and presentations for Day Zero of the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen - the academic festival with activities relevant to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Programme Committee Leader Bjørn Enge Bertelsen closing the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen – Friday 12 February 2021.

Programme committee 2021 SDG Conference Bergen

We present the programme committee for the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen.

Call for posters 2021 SDG Conference

We call early career researchers to present video posters at the 2021 SDG Conference Bergen. Please submit your proposal by 23:00 CET 7 February (extended deadline).

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