Main messages from Iceland’s Voluntary National Review 2023
Iceland confirms its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 in its second Voluntary National Review. The review builds on progress from 2019, when Iceland presented its first VNR, new institutional mechanisms, more extensive stakeholder involvement and consultation and relies on more data than before. However, challenges remain, not least due to the dire…
Iceland is fully committed to implementing Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development both nationally and internationally. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been integrated into government policy on social, economic and environmental affairs, with a particular emphasis on building a peaceful and just society, free from fear and violence.
Domestically, the Government aims to identify and better serve marginalized groups in…
National Reports
Report
Topics covered
Process
Chemicals
CSD-18; CSD-19;
Sustainable Consumption & Production Patterns
CSD-18; CSD-19;
Waste Management
CSD-18; CSD-19;
Desertification, Drought, and Land
CSD-16; CSD-17…
Ms. Ásta Bjarnadóttir
Specialist
Department of Policy Coordination
Prime Minister´s Office
E-mail: [email protected]
The below is a listing of all partnership initiatives and voluntary commitments where Iceland is listed as a partner or lead entity in the Partnerships for SDGs online platform
Act on the Emission of Greenhouse Gases
An act on the emission of greenhouse gases was passed by the Icelandic legislature in 2007 to create conditions for Icelandic authorities to comply with international obligations in limiting emissions…
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