Cities to finalize roadmap for SDGs at South Asian Cities Summit in Goa

All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) along with a host of national and international partners is organising a two-day summit in Goa. The theme of the Summit is ‘10 Years to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. A total of 100 international delegates from 35 countries will be participating in the event and around 60 mayors from Indian cities will also take part

AIILSG is organising the 5th South Asian Cities (SAC) Summit to be held on March 5th and 6th, 2020 at Hotel Cidade de Goa, Goa. Through the Summit, AIILSG wishes to spread knowledge and promote resource-sharing, innovative ideas and technologies, and help build better cities for future generations.
AIILSG has organized 4 editions of SAC Summit since the inception of the event in 2013. SAC Summit has witnessed participation of city mayors, municipal officials, policy makers, experts and the general public in large numbers from more than 50 countries. Through its previous editions on themes like ‘Smart Cities – Aspirations and Challenges’, ‘Connecting Cities, Building Knowledge’ and ‘New Urban Agenda and SDGs’, the SAC Summit has managed to share detailed information, spread awareness and develop an understanding of some of the most important issues that urban areas face today. This year, the theme of the Summit is ’10 years to SDGs’. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership.
AIILSG has made efforts for participants to come together, share knowledge and learn from experiences of others. For its 5th edition, the Summit will host over 80 speakers who will share their views and opinions on issues like ‘urban sanitation’, ‘e-mobility’, ‘building inclusive cities’ and ‘circular economy’, among others.
A few prominent speakers who will be participating in the conference are Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister, Government of Goa; Uday Madkaikar, Mayor, Corporation of the City of Panaji; Jerome Pons, Ambassador, European Union;
Dr M Ramachandran, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India; Dr Sudhir Krishna, Former Secretary (Urban Development), Government of India; Dr Rakesh Kumar, Director, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Prof TG Sitharam, Director, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G); Hitesh Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA); Dr H Firdaus, Mayor, Pekanbaru Municipality, Sumatra, Indonesia along with Jerome Pons, Head of Cooperation, European Union and Kulwant Singh, Former Asia Advisor, UN-Habitat. United Cities and Local Governments—Asia Pacific (UCLG-ASPAC), World Bank, European Union, United Nations University (UNU), NALAS, CITYNET, J CLAIR, FSLGA-Sri Lanka, Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB), MUAN-Nepal, and several other distinguished national and international organizations have also recognized the efforts of AIILSG and SAC Summit, and they will be represented during the Summit to support it and its endeavors.
The two-day summit will be divided into a total of six sessions and an inaugural and valedictory session.