Supporting capacity building for local implementation of SDGs within communities and cities through training and sharing of best practice.

Collaborating on workshops, trainings and supporting resources to upskill teaching staff on Education for Sustainable Development and Climate Literacy.

Providing institutional expertise to organisations, supporting individuals and the wider community, to understand how the SDG’s can be integrated into their day-to-day lives.

Providing a public leadership role in the societal transition towards the 2030 agenda and demonstrate co-produced solutions to these global challenges. This would include the showcasing and highlighting of best practices for the implementation of SDGs at local, regional, and national level.

Capitalising on the teaching, research, and community engagement activities of HEIs, north and south of the island, in support of SDG implementation within our local city and county regions, as well as nationally and transnationally.

Building on initiatives currently being undertaken such as the Queens University Belfast’s Social Charter Communities and Place project and the Centre for Shared Education, and University College Cork’s City Labs and Community-Academic Research Links (CARL).

Seeking ways to integrate relevant national and regional policies into local policy implementation through collaboration with policy makers north and south of the border with the aim of streamlining policy implementation at an all-island level.

Building wider partnerships and research collaborations aimed at co-developing and co-creating solutions for the SDGs with a North-South focus.