“The Road to 2030: Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals”
12-14 May 2025, Girne American University, North Cyprus
As the global community progresses toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), complex, interconnected challenges call for innovative research, practical solutions, and strengthened partnerships for achieving the universal goals. Business Faculty of Girne American University, in collaboration with Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, is conducting the International Conference on Sustainable Development with the Theme “The Road to 2030: Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals” on 12th-14th May 2025 at the Girne American University, North Cyprus. The conference seeks to explore multidisciplinary perspectives, best practices, and transformative ideas that accelerate progress and address inequalities in achieving sustainable development worldwide. It aims at bringing together local and international scholars to engage critically with development issues from theoretical and empirical perspectives. The Conference will also address issues of policy and practice, or examine in innovative ways the link between politics, businesses and development in regions or countries.
The conference agenda will include both plenary sessions with the keynote speakers, parallel sessions with contributed papers and poster presentations. We kindly invite papers related to the following topics:
• Poverty Dynamics, Income Inequality and Social Exclusion
• New paradigms for poverty alleviation and reducing economic disparities.
• Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems
• Technological innovations for sustainable agriculture and food security.
• Social Safety Nets, Social Insurance and Risk Management
• Empowerment and Inclusion of disadvantaged groups
• Universal health coverage and equity in healthcare systems.
• Equity and Inclusion in Education
• Education Policies and Financing Education for Inclusion
• Innovative Teaching and Learning Approaches
• Gender Disparities in Education
• Women in the Workforce
• Women in Leadership and Decision-Making
• Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence
• The Role of Media and Culture in Gender-Based Violence
• Addressing intersectionality in gender-based challenges.
• Policies to support women’s leadership in economic and political spheres.
• Reproductive Health and Rights
• Mitigation strategies and adaptation to climate change impacts.
• Promoting circular economies and reducing waste.
• Urban resilience to natural disasters and economic shocks.
• Innovations in housing, transport, and energy-efficient urban design.
• Aid Effectiveness and Development Cooperation
• Effective models for public-private partnerships (PPPs).
• Role of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) on sustainable development
• Overcoming debt sustainability challenges in developing nations.
• The Role of Civil Society in Development
• Sustainable Consumption and Production
• Decent Work for All
• Child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking
• Promoting Skills Development and Employment
• Globalization and Economic Resilience
• Climate Change and Economic Resilience: Green Jobs and Industries
• Sustainable tourism and creative industries as economic drivers
• Conflict Prevention, Peace-building and Reconciliation
• Human Rights, Justice and post-conflict recovery
• Local Governance and Local Communities in action
• Humanitarian Action and Disaster Relief
• Emerging technologies for sustainable development.
• Bridging the digital divide: Ensuring equitable access to technology.
• Cultural Diversity and Integrating Culture into Development Policy
• The Role of Grassroots Movements in Social Change
• Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship for the SDGs
• Challenges and opportunities of large-scale migration.
• Social inclusion and integration of migrants and refugees
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Smart technologies for sustainable and resilient cities
• Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
• Biodiversity and Food Systems
• Food Systems and Social Equity
• Water Security and Sanitation
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Response
• Building Disaster-Resilient Communities
• Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
• Renewable energy for inclusive growth.
• Energy poverty and transitions to green energy.
• Monitoring and Measuring SDG Progress:
• Intersectionality and Equity in Development
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable business models.
• The role of entrepreneurship and innovation in achieving SDGs.
• Global Health Equity and Pandemic Preparedness
The papers that do not fit into the aforementioned categories, but are related to the main conference theme, are also welcome.
The language of the Conference is Turkish and English. Selected papers can be presented either in person (as an oral or poster presentation) or virtually (online).
Paper submissions should be uploaded to the submission system as extended abstracts in English only. Extended abstracts should be between 600-800 words. The abstract should clearly state the topic, objectives, methodology (if applicable), key findings and keywords. Accepted extended abstracts will be published as “Book of Abstracts”. Authors should also indicate whether their presentation preference is oral, poster or virtual. Submissions are subject to blind peer review at every stage.
Click here for application and abstract submission.
