SDSN WESTERN BALKANS

Hosted by Sarajevo Institute of Economics and Shared Society and Values Foundation, Sarajevo

westernbalkans@unsdsn.org

REGIONAL NETWORK

SDSN WESTERN BALKANS

Hosted by Sarajevo Institute of Economics and Shared Society and Values Foundation, Sarajevo

westernbalkans@unsdsn.org

This network includes the following countries and territories:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia

SDSN Western Balkans mobilizes its members and leverages their strengths to help realize the SDGs through:

Education

Analyze, expand access to, and enhance education for sustainable development.

Initiate and strengthen cooperation amongst knowledge institutions in the Western Balkans.

Positioning the Western Balkans in the global arena while providing a cooperation platform for leading figures in academia, business and politics.

Awareness and Engagement

Creating public, private, community, and institutional awareness.

Developing a youth network of activists to raise awareness about the SDGs and SDSN's actions.

Platform for policy analysis and recommendations and projects connected to the green economy.

Facilitate constructive public dialogues on critical issues in the region via the SDGs.

Solutions

Shaping a multi-stakeholder dialogue and being a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences, fostering systematic solutions, and mobilizing actions.

Searching for a new Western Balkans and European consensus on a shared future.

Creating the "Next Generation Western Balkans Plus Leadership" network for young leaders who share the vision and the values of a peaceful and prosperous Western Balkans.

Team

Zlatko Lagumdžija

Co-Chair
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Jasmina Selimović

Co-Chair
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Lamija Ćeremida

Manager
Amina Lagumdžija

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Andrija Erac

Secretariat Focal Point
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Reflect on the Network's Accomplishments

Members

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2022 Networks in Action Report - 10 Years of Mobilizing the World’s Scientific and Technical Expertise for Sustainable Development

By SDSN • 27 Sep, 2022

The Networks in Action Report presents innovative solutions and partnerships being led by the SDSN’s national, regional, and thematic networks to accelerate progress on sustainable development. To celebrate 10 years of SDSN, this year’s edition reflects on the growing global role of the SDSN and its achievements over the past decade.

SDSN at the IX Global Baku Forum

By SDSN • 27 Jun, 2022

From 16 to 18 June, 2022 , members and leaders of SDSN, SDSN Black Sea, SDSN Western Balkans, and SDSN Europe took part in the 9th Global Baku Forum, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC). This important global event gathered more than 400 top diplomats, current and former heads of state, Nobel prize winners, and other regional business, scientific, and political leaders in Baku, Azerbaijan, to discuss the “Challenges to the Global World Order”.

New Regional Network Launched in the Western Balkans

By SDSN Secretariat • 28 Apr, 2022

The new Western Balkans network will work to mobilize the region’s academic and research institutions, and leverage their strengths to help realize the SDGs and the Paris Agreement; as well as the shared ambition of an EU accession.

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SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.