18 December 2024
On December 11–12, 2024, the International Sustainable Development Forum “SO.ZNANIE” was held in Nizhny Novgorod (Russian Federation), aimed at developing joint solutions for the transition to a new model of sustainable economic development.
The forum’s business program included 30 sessions to discuss issues of international cooperation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals at the global level.
The Belarusian delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, as well as business circles and the academic community.
During the session “The Mutual Influence of Digital Technologies and Sustainable Development,” Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ivan Prikhodko shared Belarus’ experience in digitalizing the environmental sphere.
“In order to further strengthen digital sovereignty and ensure leadership in this area, Belarus is developing a Strategy for the country’s digital development for 2026-2030. One of the key elements of the strategy is the completion of the digitalization of environmental processes and, first of all, in the area of environmental risk management, – the Deputy Minister emphasized. – This is the implementation of deep and comprehensive analysis, forecasting, and monitoring of the state of natural and anthropogenic objects. Digital technologies provide unique tools to improve monitoring and analysis of environmental data.”
The forum also included a number of meetings to expand areas of cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Nizhny Novgorod Region of the Russian Federation in the field of environmental protection, including in the areas of state environmental assessment, waste management, construction and operation of treatment facilities, personnel training, and others. As a result of the meetings, a decision was made to develop a Road Map, which will include areas of mutual interest.
The International Sustainable Development Forum “SO.ZNANIE” will contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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