On 26-27 April 2017, Paulo Casaca represented ARCHumankind at the UN Environment Management Group Nexus Dialogue in Geneva.
The UN Environment Management Group (EMG) held a series of dialogues to bring UN agencies and different stakeholders closer together in identifying further synergies to support the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
The Nexus Dialogue 1 involved discussions among UN officials, member states, the private sector and civil society, to share perspectives on implementation of the SDGs. In particular discussions focused on the environmental dimensions, challenges and opportunities of the integrated implementation of the SDGs and the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships to strengthen policy coherence and integrated policy development, using the nexus approach.