United Nations SDG LearncastSharing insights on Sustainable Development Learning

Listen to Camila Gonçalves and Grace Chenxin Liu, who are both high school students who proposed to use space satellites to help provide electricity to the most vulnerable groups in Sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the people who do not have access to electricity live.

Misinformation and disinformation are pressing public issues. This happens online and offline and it affects everyone, every day. Disinformation also targets some of the sustainable development goals. But we can do something and act now. Listen to Dr. Julian Jaursch of SNV to learn more.

Blockchain technology has been leveraged in humanitarian settings to deliver cash to beneficiaries, eliminate illegal fishing, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what makes this technology a viable option to achieve the SDGs? Listen to Thy-Diep "Yip" Ta of UNIT Ventures to learn more.

Data revolution is the unprecedented increase in the volume and types of data—and the subsequent demand for them—thanks to the ongoing yet uneven proliferation of new technologies. But how can we ensure that we leave no one behind? Let's hear from Dr. Emmanuel Letouzé of the Data-Pop Alliance.

Artificial intelligence has been used in disaster responses and prevention. It also has the potential to achieve 134 targets of the SDGs. But there are also several issues around AI that humans fear of. In this episode, Jeanne Lim of beingAI talks about a compassionate AI for a sustainable future.

Science and technology intricately mesh together with society. You cannot see one without the other. In this episode, we speak with the Science, Technology, and Innovation co-chairs of the STI Forum–Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya and Ambassador Kennedy Godfrey Gastorn to talk about STI for the future.

A solution to bridge the gap between science, policies, programmes, and practice is to use knowledge brokers, who are neutral intermediaries that function as an interface between the creators and users of knowledge. But what is knowledge brokering? Let's listen to Patrick van Weerelt of the UNSSC.

There is a tangible gap between the current climate science on the one hand and policymaking and practice on the other hand. How can we make climate and risk knowledge accessible to those who need them the most? In this episode, we speak with Loretta Hieber Girardet of UNDRR to learn more.

Goals are an essential part of any action agenda. But do goals work in the context of development? In this episode, we will revisit the UN goal-setting as a policy tool together with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs of SDSN.

Hiring and retaining skilled workers is getting more difficult because new graduates are not prepared for current jobs. At the same time, achieving sustainable development among big and small businesses globally can sometimes be seen as slow. How can we address this gap? Listen to the #SDGLearncast

What lessons can we capture from the COVID-19 response to ensure that MSMEs are resilient to the looming climate crisis, and are drivers of an inclusive transition towards more sustainable economies? Listen to Raphaël Dard, Head of the SME Trade Academy of the International Trade Centre.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are key players and national economies around the world. They compose 99% of businesses in the OECD area. How can we make SMEs more sustainable and contribute to a better and sustainable future? Listen to Willem Overbosch at the SDG Learncast at #UNSDGLearn.

How does the World Bank uses learning and knowledge exchange to address extreme poverty, lift the bottom 40% of the population, and address SDG gaps in countries? Let's hear from Sheila Jagannathan, the Head of the World Bank Open Learning Campus.

How can we use learning in addressing complex global challenges such as food insecurity? SDG Learncast asks Cristina Petracchi, Leader of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) eLearning Academy on how the FAO supports countries in addressing the issues of food insecurity.

In the face of complex development challenges, particularly in the context of Covid-19, what can we learn from the future? SDG Learncast asks Professor Sohail Inayatullah, UNESCO Inaugural Chair for Future Studies.