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The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the interconnectedness of everything, and as the world continues to manage the impacts and build towards a better future, leaders are grappling with questions such as what are the effective and cost efficient solutions we should adopt to increase the resilience of our social and economic systems to future shocks, while also protecting finite environmental resources. Understanding the complexity of sustainable development and developing a coherent view of the pathways to achieve it are paramount if we are to truly build forward better. System Dynamics-based planning stands out as a critical approach to achieve a holistic view of the factors that drive development and to illuminate the specific country dynamics that impact achievement of development objectives.
Course contents
The course emphasizes the importance of developing a holistic view of national development planning, and of cross-sectoral policy coherence to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Through case studies and practical exercises, participants develop expertise to understand, map, and analyze complex sustainable development challenges; and determine the best policy responses to them using a systems perspective. The course is also an introduction to the Integrated Sustainable Development Goals (iSDG) planning framework developed by the Millennium Institute.
Target audience
The course is for professionals involved in national development planning, in particular developing policies and programs for achieving the objectives of development frameworks such as the SDGs, Paris Climate Agreement, and Sendai Framework. Typical participants include policy analysts, advisors, and implementation and evaluation specialists from government agencies, policy research institutes, and international development agencies.
Registration/enrollment
The course is offered in two modules: a self-paced online module, from 31 January - 25 February 2022, and a four-week classroom module on the campus of University of Bergen, Norway, from 14 March - 8 April 2022. Participants who cannot attend the classroom module are welcome to take the online module only.
Completed applications must be received by 15 December, 2021. For more information and to enroll, visit https://www.millennium-institute.org/sd-course-announcement For questions, email [email protected]
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