Green Belt and Road and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development led the international community into a new era of pursuing sustainable development. Building Green Belt and Road meets the requirement of ecological civilization construction and responds to the trend of the times. The Belt and Road Initiative and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have shared concepts, principles and goals. Policy coordination, facilities connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and people-to-people bond proposed by the Belt and Road Initiative correspond to the 17 goals proposed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Belt and Road Initiative has been recognized as an effective solution to promoting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda globally. The synergistic development of Green Belt and Road and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will facilitate sustainable development in the region, help developing countries to get rid of the mindset of “developing first and taking green issues in a second stage”, and making BRI a platform for ecological civilization construction and the building of a green community of shared destiny.

Task Force: Green Energy, Investment and Trade Topic: Trade, International Cooperation, and South-South Partnerships Year: 2019 Phase: Phase VI (2017-2022) Concluded