(Scroll down for poster guidelines) For Oral Presentations Authors making oral presentations must submit a full paper to the ICSD organizers by August 1, 2017, or risk losing their presentation slot. We will begin accepting full papers on June 1, 2017 via this website. Full papers must meet the following guidelines: Papers should not exceed […]

The Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice Programs (MDP), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), will hold the Fifth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on 18 & 19 September, 2017, at Columbia University in New York City. Abstract submission and conference registration will take place on the conference website. […]

We are thrilled to announce the Scientific Committee for ICSD 2017! Thanks to all for their contributions organizing sessions and reviewing abstracts! Saleem Ali | Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment | University of Delaware | United States Sami Areikat | Sustainable Development Officer | Water, Energy and Capacity Development Branch, Division for Sustainable Development, […]

These proceedings include the unedited papers from the 2016 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), held September 21st and 22nd at Columbia University, New York, USA. ICSD is a conference that brings together students, scholars, and practitioners to evaluate sustainable development best practices and solutions in creating a society that can meet the needs of the present […]

Video message from Prime Minister and now Nobel Laureate Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to participants of the 4th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), September 21, 2016

Video message from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to participants of the 4th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), September 21, 2016

If you missed us in New York on September 21, you can catch up by watching a video of our live stream on-demand! Please note there is a break for lunch starting at 3:45:51 and ending at 5:11:30. 

Need more ICSD? Please enjoy the following articles covering the event in the international press! Jamaica Committed to Sustainable Development Goals, an article published by the Jamaica Information Service on September 22, 2016. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Addressing an International Conference on Sustainable Development […]

Moving Forward: The SDGs in Practice: The Religious Dimension Keynote Address By John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria 4th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) Delivered at The New School, September 22nd 2016 Video of the speech is available (begins at 27:50) I understand that the aim of this conference is to […]