Dec 21 2021
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SDG 6: Clean water & sanitation for all

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About the event

The Green European Foundation with the support of Ecopolis Foundation is holding a full-day conference on 6th of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a universal call to action for a fair and sustainable world for all. The focus of the conference will be on clean water and basic sanitation, and we’ve invited a high-class panel from all over Hungary to discuss this topic. After the event, we will publish a report summarising the content in the next volume of Ecopolis SDG series.

 

Context

The Ecopolis Foundation has launched a series of conferences and publications examining the possibilities of implementing the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Hungary. SDGs follow the idea that environmental, social and economic problems can only be successfully addressed systematically. The previous five goals are – eradicating poverty, eradicating hunger, health and well-being for all, quality education, gender equality. Publications on each topic are available here.

Program

 

10:00-10:10 UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the place of the 6th goal in the system

Speakers:

  • János Zlinszky, PhD. Associate professor, National University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Development Studies.
  • Péter Pázmány, Catholic University Faculty of Law and Political Science,Department for Environmental Law and Competition Law.

10:20-10:50 Creating a safe, affordable and fair access to clean drinking for all

Speakers:

  • Dr. András Szöllősi-Nagy PhD,  National University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Development Studies
  • Attila Antal, Senior Lecturer (Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law)

10:50-11:20 Creating access to an appropriate and equitable for basic sanitation, in particular for women, girls and women and for the special needs of the vulnerable

Speakers:

Gábor Ungvári, senior research associate, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research.

Gergely Papp, PAD Foundation for environmental justice.

11:20-11:40 Coffee break

11:40-12:10 Improving water quality (by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally)

Speakers:

  • Vince Bakos, Assistant Professor at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Dept. Applied Biotechnology and Food Science
  • Dr. János Tamás PhD, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management
  • Kálmán Buzás, Honorary Professor, Budapest University and Economics,Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering

12:10-12:40 Water protection, water management law

Speakers:

  • Sándor Fülöp PhD, Associate professor, National University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Development Studies, former commissioner of the Parliamentary Commision for Future Generations

12:40-13:10 Water efficiency, sustainable water abstraction

Speakers:

  • Prof. Emeritus István Ijjas, Budapest University and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering
  • Adrienne Clement, Associate Professor, Budapest University and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering

13:10-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:30 Implementation of an integrated river basin management

Speakers:

  • Gábor Baranyai, Assistant Professor, National University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, Institute for Sustainable
  • Dr. Mária Eördöghné Miklós, University of Pécs,Faculty of buildingand plant engineering

14:30-15:00 Protection and restoring water-related ecosystems

Speakers:

László Tirják, director of Körös-Maros National Par Tamás Gruber, project lead of Freshwater habitat at WWF

15:00-15:30 Promoting the participation of local communities in the development of water management and sanitation

Speakers:

  • Sándor Fülöp PhD, Associate professor, National University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Development Studies, former commissioner of the Parliamentary Commision for Future Generations
  • Péter Kajner, program expert of Freshwater habitat at WWF

15:30-16:00 Audience questions

Practicalities

Date and Time:  Tuesday 11th January 2022, 10AM

Register here: Conference form

or Follow Live: Facebook

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Ecopolis Foundation and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Jan 29 2020
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SDG 5 – Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls

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This publication has been produced as part of the GEF project on the  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and focuses on addressing some of the progress as well as challenges in achieving the SDGs in Hungary.

The publication is a compendium summarising the discussions that took place in Hungary, at an event exploring the SDG 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Oct 10 2019
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Transforming Our Country, Transforming Our World – SDG 3 & the Challenges for 2030

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This publication has been produced as part of the GEF project on the  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and focuses on addressing some of the progress as well as challenges in achieving the SDGs in Hungary.

The publication is a compendium summarising the discussions that took place in Hungary, at an event exploring the SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing, and the status of its implementation in the country since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015.

The event took place as part of a series, implemented by our partner Ökopolisz Alapitvany, which has so far covered the first five out of 17 SDGs since 2016.

Mar 05 2019
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Good Health & Wellbeing (Budapest)

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Event Background

As part of the GEF transnational project Sustainable Development Goals, this event held with GEF partner Ökopolisz Alapitvany will look specifically at Goal 3: ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being of all ages, which is essential for sustainable development.

About the Event

This conference will focus on the Hungarian perspective of Goal 3 and how it can be achieved in the country.

Programme

  • 17:30 – 17:50 Sándor Fülöp PhD: The UN’s 2030 Sustainability Objectives (SDG) system and Target 3 in the system
  • 17 :50 – 18:10 Péter Balázs: Problems of public financing of health care and the possibility of solution
  • 18:10 – 18:30 Gábor Kapócs: institutional system of health care, social security; health training, labor situation
  • 18:30 – 18:50 Debate and Q&A
  • 18:50 – 19:10 COFFEE BREAK
  • 19:10 – 19:30 János Sándor: Impact of poverty, low socio-economic status on health in Hungary
  • 19:30 – 19:50 Zoltán Brys: Alcohol and smoking in the context of sustainable development
  • 19:50 – 20:10 Tamás Szigeti: Reducing the burden of environmental disease in the light of SDGs
  • 20:10 – 20:30 Debate and Q&A
  • 20:30 – 20:50 Szilvia Lengyel: Reflections – Possible elements of a green party health program

Registration

Entrance is free, but registration is required.

Please register via the website here. 

You can join the Facebook event page for this event here. 

Feb 26 2019
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Eco Podium Gender Equality (Budapest)

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Event Background

This seminar in Hungary is part of a series of events and studies on the implementation of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, started by our project partner Ecopolis who previously looked at the SDGs 1 (Eradicating poverty), 2 (Ending hunger) and 4 (Ensuring inclusive and equitable education).

This upcoming event will focus particularly on SDG 5 – Achieving gender equality and empowering all girls and women.

About the Event

This seminar will bring together experts on gender equality policies and sustainable development, as well as NGO representatives, policy-makers and academics.

Discussions will focus on the following aspects in the context of the upcoming Eco Podium:

  • Recognising and assessing unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services and infrastructure, through social protection policies and by promoting shared responsibility within the household and the family, in line with national specificities.
  • Ensuring full and effective participation and equal opportunities for women at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life at all levels of decision-making.
  • Adopting and reinforcing sound policies and enforceable legislation to promote gender equality and strengthen the social role of all women and girls at all levels.

Programme

17:30 – 17:45: Introduction – Gender Equality in the SDG:

  • Dr. János Zlinszky, associate professor

17:00 – 17:45: Ending All Discrimination Against Women & Girls Everywhere

  • Borbála Juhász, former president of the Women’s Confederation

18:00-18:15: We ensure full and effective participation of women, as well as equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in politics, economics and public life.

  • Kata Keveházi

18:15-18:30:  We enhance the use of technologies that increase capabilities and relationships, especially information and communication technology to strengthen the position of women.

  • Anna Réz

18:30 – 19:10: Debate & Q&A

  • Moderation: Krisztina Bombera, journalist

19:10 – 19:30: Coffee Break 

19:30 – 19:45: We will eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in the public and private sectors, including trafficking, sexual and other forms of exploitation.

  • Sára Halász

19:45 – 20:00: We recognize and appreciate unpaid caring and housework by providing public services, infrastructure and social networks, and promoting shared responsibility within the household and family.

  • Anikó Gregor

20:00 – 20:15: We provide full access to sexual and reproductive health services and reproductive rights with the International Conference on Population and Development Action Program.

  • Sarolta Kremmer

20:15 – 20:55: Debate & Q&A

  • Moderation: Krisztina Bombera, journalist

Registration

Entrance is free but registration is required.

Please register for the event via the form found here. 

This event is organised with the support of Ecopolis.

You can join the Facebook event for this seminar here.