Speakers at the recent World Conservation Congress in France highlight cooperative effortsQuick take:With the Pacific Islands at the forefront of global climate impacts, speakers highlighted partnerships in the region designed to share resiliency knowledge and resources. The United Nations’ Local2030 Islands Network connects diverse island communities from all around the
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HONOLULU (May 18, 2021) The East-West Center (EWC) and Hawai‘i Green Growth Local2030 Hub (HGG) have signed a cooperative agreement to share facilities and collaborate on sustainable development and climate change programming. Under the terms of the agreement, EWC will provide office space and access to event venues for HGG staff, while programmatically the two organizations will look for ways to collaborate on initiatives, events, funding, partnerships, and more to advance the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a locally and culturally appropriate way in Hawai‘i and the Pacific, including through the innovative Local2030 Islands Network.
EWC President Richard R. Vuylsteke and Hawai i Green Growth Executive Director Celeste Connors at the agreement signing.