2023 Best Papers Awards!

Congratulations to the following researchers who received the award for Best Paper in their respective themes! 1A. Building the capacity of research centers to engage at the science-policy interface to address the SDGs Dr. Lakshmi Raghupathy, Visiting Faculty, TERI School of Advanced Studies, India, for Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy through Higher Education  […]

2023 Presentation Guidelines

(scroll down for poster guidelines) For Oral Presentations Authors making oral presentations must submit a full paper to the ICSD organizers by August 1, 2023, or risk losing their presentation slot (unless they have been accepted for “1E Universities driving SDG-led transformation in their cities and communities” as that theme does not require a full […]

2023 Scientific Committee Announced!

The ICSD Organizing Committee is grateful to the following researchers and global leaders who make up the Scientific Committee for ICSD 2023! 1A: Building the capacity of research centers to engage at the science-policy interface to address the SDGs Martha Espinosa-Cantellano, Professor, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Alma Hernández-Mondragón, […]

2023 Call for Abstracts!

The Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice Programs (MDP), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), will hold the Eleventh Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on 18-20 September, 2023, in a hybrid format. Plenary sessions where abstracts will be presented will take place virtually. You do not need to attend the event in […]

Conference Proceedings from ICSD 2021

Conference proceedings from ICSD 2021 are available in Environmental Sciences Proceedings through a partnership between the SDSN and MDPI.

ICSD 2021 welcomed 2,000+ participants worldwide to discuss Research for Impact

The 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) took place online from September 20-21, 2021. The event brought together 2,057 participants from 119 different countries to discuss Research for Impact: A Sustainable and Inclusive Planet. The two day conference hosted 49 different sessions across multiple time zones to accommodate our global audience, with 204 oral presenters, […]

Update on the Eco Ambassadors Program

On March 15th, 2020, the Eco Ambassadors Program hosted an event with Sahana Ghosh, a science journalist with Mongabay India. Ghosh shared her experience and work biodiversity, climate change, health, and gender, and offered insights and tips for Eco Ambassadors from New York, New Jersey, Rwanda, and India. Renowned journalist Andrew Revkin also presented, sharing […]

Sustainable Celebrations: Our Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving

By Aalok Bhatt, Millburn High School, New Jersey, USA My name is Aalok Bhatt and I am an Eco Ambassador for the Environment in Action program in Millburn, NJ. As part of my duty to spread eco awareness in my community, this year,  I hosted an eco-friendly Thanksgiving feast at my place.   We decided to […]

Call for Papers / Appel à Contributions

Call for Papers: Achieving Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries: Towards LDC-V The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are low-income countries that face severe structural impediments to sustainable development. These countries are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and have low levels of human assets. To help the LDCs address these specific challenges, the United […]

Videos from ICSD 2019!

  Welcome Remarks | Patrick Paul Walsh & Henriette Geiger  Keynote | Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians Text of the Speech Culture, Cities, & Communities Panel | Radhika Iyengar, Andreas A. Hutahaean & Aromar Revi Leaving No One Behind – SDG Advocates in Conversation | Edward Ndopu, Jeffrey Sachs & Patrick Paul […]