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SGP Green Reporter - September 2019 - SIFF Special Edition
Written by karenbarker- Type: Newsletter, Country Publication
- Source: SGP Barbados
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- Focal Areas: Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation, Land Degradation, Sustainable Forest Management, International Waters, Chemicals and Waste, Community-Based Adaption
- Priority Groups: Women, Youth
- Countries: Barbados
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
This edition focuses on the inaugural Small Island Future Fest (SIFF), which has been conceptualised to address the gap in environmental awareness among the general public by promoting messages of environmental sustainability in an innovative and inclusive way - leaving no one behind. The festival integrated the sustainable development goals (SDGs) creatively to raise awareness and demonstrate practical ways that Small Islands can achieve a bright and prosperous future. This edition focuses on the inaugural Small Island Future Fest (SIFF), which has been conceptualised to address the gap in environmental awareness among the general public by promoting messages of environmental sustainability in an innovative and inclusive way - leaving no one behind. The festival integrated the sustainable development goals (SDGs) creatively to raise awareness and demonstrate practical ways that Small Islands can achieve a bright and prosperous future. This edition highlights clearly SDG 17 Partnership for Development through the many civil society, government, and private sector organizations that worked together to implement this monumental festival. These partnerships are captured within the newsletter and demonstrate the success of the SIFF in facilitating a whole society approach to sustainable development.