Results Peer Review of SDS Hessen (2018)

As a member of the Peer Review team of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the German region of Hessen, Ingeborg and colleagues presented their […]

VNR-LAB in New York

On 17th July 2018, Louis was discussant at one of the new VNR (Voluntary National Review) LABs organised by UN DESA during the High […]

Peer Review of the Sustainability Strategy of Hesse (2018)

Update: Read a short interview with Ingeborg on the Hesse SD peer review. Ingeborg was appointed to the group of “peers” for the peer review […]

UN Public Service Forum 2018 in Marrakech

On 21 June 2018, Louis chaired two sessions and gave a presentation at the UN Public Service Forum 2018 in Marrakech, Morocco (21-23 June […]

Transformative Designs for Sustainability

Ingeborg participated 18-20 June 2018 in a “Transformation Lab” on Transformative Designs for Sustainability: Facilitating Mindshifts and Collective Action for Anthropocene-Prosperity, conceptualised by the Collective Leadership Institute […]

SDGs, Climate and the Future of Europe (Milan)

On 31 May 2018, Inge co-moderated a panel, together with Peter Schmidt, the new President of the EESC’s Sustainable Development Observatory, at the conference “SDGs, […]

Civil Society Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals

Inge spoke on a panel on 28 May in the hearing “Civil Society Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals” of the EESC’s Sustainable Development […]

Multi-Stakeholder Platform for SDG implementation of the European Commission

On the basis of the European Commission’s Communication of November 2016 on Agenda 2030, the Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) was set up and took up […]

Guest lecture on governance & education in London

On 2 July 2018, Louis gave a guest lecture on metagovernance and education policies at the Institute of Education of the University College of […]

Guest lecture Vrije Universiteit Brussel

On 7 May 2018, Louis gave a guest lecture on EU environmental governance, European Semester and Environmental Implementation Review to an international group of […]

Vice-chair of CEPA

[April 2018] At the 17th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration at the UN HQ in New York, Louis was […]

17th Session of CEPA in New York

[April 2018] From 23-27 April 2018, Louis participated as member at the 17th annual session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration in […]

European Perspectives for Public Administration In Strasbourg

[April 2018] Louis presented at a seminar organised by the project “European Perspectives for Public Administration”(EPPA) on 5-6 April 2018 in Strasbourg, France, on New Challenges […]

SDGs at the CEPS Ideas Lab

[Febr 2018] On 22 February 2018 at the CEPS Ideas Lab, Ingeborg moderated a panel discussion on SDG implementation in and by the EU, framed […]

SDG implementation in 6 Western Balkan countries

Ingeborg was researcher in a study conducted end of 2017 by the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), commissioned by UNDP and UNECE, […]

European Parliament: improving governance for the SDGs

In this study (2017-18), Ingeborg is exploring options for improving the internal governance of the European Parliament, in order to being better able to […]

Metagovernance and public management, Noordwijk

[Jan 2018] Louis presented theory & practice of metagovernance & more for a group of Dutch public managers during the NSOB IML-31 training, on […]

Keynote at CSR & SDGs conference in Nigeria

[Nov 2017] Louis gave a keynote speech at the conference “Exploring the relationship between CSR and sustainable development in Africa”, on 20-21 November 2017 […]

Lecturing in Lille (2017-18)

[Oct 2017] Ingeborg teaches a master course on EU food policy at the Catholic University of Lille, starting in October 2017. A number of […]

Policy Coordinator for ECOLISE

In 2017, Ingeborg worked part-time as policy coordinator for ECOLISE, the European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability. She worked on […]

Appointment as Member of UN CEPA (2018-2021)

[July 2017] On nomination by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Louis was appointed on 26th July 2017 as Member of the UN Committee of Experts on […]

SDGs and RIA in Georgia (July-Nov 2017)

[July 2017] Ingeborg is working for a project of the GIZ in Georgia on integrating Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals in Regulatory […]

Guest lecture on governance styles & education at UCL in London

[July 2017] On 10th July, Louis conducted a guest lecture on governance styles and how they give context to accountability of education systems, at […]

Moderation at 2017 UN World Public Service Forum, The Hague

[June 2017] Louis was one of the moderators at the 2nd day of the 2017 World Public Service Forum in The Hague (22-23 June 2017). Ingeborg […]

Implementation of the SDGs

Keynote speech at SDG conference in Vienna

[June 2017] Ingeborg was keynote speaker at the conference “How we can achieve the SDGs? – The way to sustainability”, which took place on […]

Presentation at European quality conference in Malta

[May 2017] Louis spoke about “Teaching silos to dance for policy coherence” at the 9th European Quality Conference in St. Julian’s (Malta), 15-16 May 2017. Ingeborg participated […]

Presentation on metagovernance in Noordwijk

[March 2017] Louis presented theory & practice of metagovernance & more for a group of Dutch public managers during the NSOB IML-30 training, on […]

Moderation at SDG SIDS conference in Nassau (Febr 2017)

Louis moderated a session during the Symposium on “Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SAMOA Pathway in Small Island Developing States – SIDS: Equipping […]

Seminar on Research and Innovation and the SDGs in Brussels (December 2016)

Ingeborg spoke at a seminar on evaluating the current state of play of research and innovation policies for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in […]

Guest lecture on (meta)governance and more in Leuven (December 2016)

Louis gave a guest lecture on (meta)governance and sustainable development at the Public Governance Institute of the University of Leuven, Belgium, on 1 December 2016.

Principles for effective governance

Louis co-authored a Guest article with an overview of 11 useful principles for the SDGs with examples of concrete strategies. Compiled by the Committee […]

First reviews of “Metagovernance for Sustainability”

“There are many books on SDGs, but this is a ‘metabook’ which will inspire and guide all those responsible for and studying the SDGs” (Geert Bouckaert); “This book will become the core text in this area” (Paul Jackson); “A book that is a must for those who strive for enhanced professionalism in governance for sustainable development” (Roel in ‘t Veld); “What makes this book a must-read is the emphasis on how to get to differentiated governance for the SDGs” (Guenther Bachmann). […]

New book: Metagovernance for Sustainability

Metagovernance for Sustainability – A Framework for implementing the SDGs is a new book written by Louis, available on 29 August 2018 (Routledge (London). The […]

Input CEPA to the HLPF 2018: principles & coherence

On 2 May 2018, the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) of which Louis is currently vice-chair, submitted its contribution to the […]

Governance contexts and Strategic Environmental Assessment

Louis co-authored a research article in Environmental Impact Assessment Review on the relationship between governance contexts and the development and outcomes of Strategic Environmental Assessment […]

It is about time to promote policy and institutional coherence for the SDGs

Short guest article published on the website of IISD on 18 April 2018, summarising the CEPA paper Louis wrote on policy and institutional coherence, with […]

Promoting policy and institutional coherence for the SDGs

[March 2018] On request of UN DESA, Louis wrote a paper on Promoting policy and institutional coherence for the SDGs, as member of the […]

Governance & IA in Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish

[March 2018] The short introduction (‘Fastip’) on governance and impact assessment Louis wrote in 2013 for IAIA and which was the basis for the […]

Interview in Unesco Courier

[April 2017] Louis was interviewed in the latest edition of the UNESCO Courier (April-June 2017) on the article authored with Ingeborg Niestroy and Jan Gustav Strandenaes […]

Metagovernance in Central Asia (2017)

Louis co-authored an article in Development Policy Review: Steering the Poverty-Environment Nexus in Central Asia: A Metagovernance Analysis of the Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI). It […]

The implementation of the EU SEA Directive: Main achievements and challenges (2016)

Louis wrote a chapter on the EU Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the book “European and International Experiences of Strategic Environmental Assessment […]

Teaching Silos to Dance: A Condition to Implement the SDGs (2016)

Ingeborg and Louis wrote this guest article for IISD , following discussions at e.g. the HLPF. We argue that while the SDGs require breaking down “mental […]

How are we getting ready? New report on the SDGs and the EU (2016)

Inge wrote a report for the German Development Institute (DIE) on the state of play around implementation of the SDGs in the EU: “How […]

Global Sustainable Development Report 2016

Ingeborg was contributor to the United Nations Global Sustainable Development Report 2016 (chapter on National Councils for SD).

From PPP to ABC Partnerships for the SDGs (2016)

Short article by Louis Meuleman, Jan-Gustav Strandenaes and Ingeborg Niestroy, published online on 11 October 2016 by IISD, claiming that Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) should […]

(2016) The implementation of the EU SEA Directive: Main achievements and challenges

Book chapter – Meuleman, L. (2016), The implementation of the EU SEA Directive: Main achievements and challenges. In: B. Sadler and J. Dusik (Eds), […]

Governance approaches and tools for SD integration (2015)

On request of UN DESA, Inge wrote a paper on good practice at national level as regards governance approaches and tools for Sustainable Development […]

Common But Differentiated Governance (CBDG) for the SDGs (2015)

On 21st April 2015 we published a guest article at IISD in which we argue that for universal goals differentiated implementation approaches are needed at national […]

Role of Science, Technology and Innovation Policies to Foster the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (2015)

Ingeborg was the rapporteur of the Expert Group to the European Commission on “Follow-up to Rio+20, notably the SDGs”. Their report was published in […]

Why the EU must do more to implement the 2030 Agenda (2016)

Inge co-authored a Briefing Paper of the German Development Institute (DIE). It concludes that given the scope and universal nature of the 2030 Agenda, […]

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