The environmental awareness exhibition “Sustainable Development Precise!”, conceived by the Municipality of São Brás de Alportel and co-financed by the Environmental Fund, will open on October 11th (Monday), at 10 am, in the exhibition room of Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) of the Algarve Region, in Faro.
The inauguration counts on the participation of the presidents of CCDR Algarve José Apolinário, and of the City Council of São Brás de Alportel Vítor Guerreiro, and Paula Vaz, of the Portuguese Environment Agency – ARH Algarve, on behalf of the organization of the Education and Initiatives Week Volunteer for the Environment (SEIVA), and representatives of Europe Direct Algarve, Quinta do Peral and the Algarve Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Diminished Children (AAPACDM).
As part of the SEIVA program and the European Week of Regions and Cities, this exhibition was developed from resources provided by the United Nations and the European Union, and focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG'2030), namely those in the environmental area, contributing to the fulfillment of the SDG17 – Partnerships for development within the scope of the regional network of Environmental Volunteering for Water.
The Exhibition is also available, for a digital visit, on the Youtube of the Municipality of São Brás de Alportel, by clicking here.
The exhibition, free to visit, will be available to the public until the 5th of November, on weekdays, from 10:00 am to 17:00 pm.
It is possible to schedule guided tours, for groups, school or not, organized by the teams of Europe Direct Algarve and Quinta do Peral. For booking visits and other information, contact: [email protected].
The Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable development is at the heart of the European project, with the various EU Treaties recognizing the importance of jointly addressing the economic, social and environmental dimensions, advocating a development model that meets present needs without compromising those of future generations .
The EU response to the internal implementation of the 2030 Agenda includes two strands of work. The first is to fully integrate development objectives into the Commission's priorities within the framework of European policies. On 22 November 2016 the Commission issued the Communication "Next steps for a sustainable European future".
Approved at the United Nations Summit on September 25, 2015, the resolution Transforming our world: Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, entered into force in 2016, constituting one of the fundamental bases for the elaboration of the Algarve 2030 Strategy and the work developed by CCDR in the Algarve Region.
Consisting of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030 by all 193 countries, it is anchored in a battery with more than 200 indicators that allow monitoring the respective progress and sustaining the annual reports. national, European and international level.
More information about this matter HERE: Sustainable Development Goals | Agency for Development and Cohesion (adcoesao.pt))
European Week of Regions and Cities
The European Week of Regions and Cities is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy. It has grown to become a unique platform for communication and networking, bringing together regions and cities from across Europe, including politicians, administrators, experts and academics. Over the past 18 years, it has done much to promote policy learning and the exchange of good practice.
Under the title “Together for recovery”, the 2021 program focuses on supporting European citizens and their local communities, in order to provide reflection, debate, exchange of good practices and ideas, on four main themes : Cohesion, Green transition, Digital transition and Citizen engagement.
In this regard, the new cohesion policy and the new generation of EU programs for 2021-2027, as well as the EU's financial instruments to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, will be in the spotlight at the 2021 event. A # EURegionsWeek will also serve as a platform to promote the ongoing debate on democracy and citizen engagement on the future of Europe.
Europe Direct Algarve 21-25
The new generation of the Europe Direct network – one of the European Commission's main tools for contacting the public at local and regional level – came into operation on 1 May. With more than 400 centers across the European Union, the network has 15 units in Portugal. In the Algarve, CCDR has hosted this service for 25 years, since the first Info point. Because a strong European Union will always be made by strong regions and well-informed citizens.
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