Governments play an integral role in creating opportunities for civil engineers and infrastructure professionals to help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The role of infrastructure toward achieving the SDGs is clear.
What’s less certain is how governments can create opportunities for civil engineers and infrastructure professionals to help deliver transformative change.
At an ICE-hosted presidential roundtable, participants discussed what civil engineers and infrastructure professionals need from governments to play a more active role in delivering on the SDGs.
Key discussion points included:
- gaining clarity on the 'what' and 'how'
- identify synergies between infrastructure and the SDGs
- creating a positive narrative
- engaging from the bottom up
- locking in promises
Presidential Roundtable summary: what do civil engineers and infrastructure professionals need from governments to deliver the SDGs?
Content type: Policy
Last updated: 17 October 2023
Sustainable Development Goals:
- No Poverty
- Zero hunger
- Good health and well-being
- Quality education
- Gender equality
- Clean water and sanitation
- Affordable and clean energy
- Decent work and economic growth
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- Reduced inequalities
- Sustainable cities and communities
- Responsible consumption and production
- Climate action
- Life below water
- Life on land
- Peace, justice and strong institutions
- Partnership for the goals
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