SDG9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
Investment in industry, infrastructure and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and sustainable development. Innovation is essential to finding sustainable solutions to economic and environmental challenges. Achieving this objective requires bold action to promote sustainable infrastructures and industries, to enhance technological research, and to foster universal access to information and communications technologies.
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Organizations
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
UPOV
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
Espoo Convention and the Protocol on SEA
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
UN-REDD
Experts
Brigitte Perrin
Brigitte Perrin is the Founder of Earth Info Hub.
Madeleine Hamel
Madeleine Hamel is the Lead on Science and Technology at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR).
Noelia Garcia Nebra
Noelia Garcia Nebra is Head of sustainability at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).Events
Body Meeting
4th session of the Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications (SERCOM-4)
19 – 23 Oct 2026
WMO Headquarter
WMO
Conference
High-level Briefing on Meetings of the Governing Bodies of the Air Convention, Espoo Convention and its Protocol on SEA and Industrial Accidents Convention
20 Oct 2026 | 09:00 – 10:45
Palais des Nations, Room H.207-208-209 & Online
UNECE, Canada, France, Greece
Info Session
Briefing for National Focal Points and other stakeholders of the Espoo Convention and its Protocol on SEA on the forthcoming sessions of the Meetings of the Parties
20 Oct 2026 | 11:00 – 12:30
Palais des Nations | Room H.376 & Online | Teams
Espoo Convention and the Protocol on SEA
Virtual
WIPO GREEN Technology Showcase Webinar: Green Robotics in Action – Sustainable Automation for a Better Planet
20 Oct 2026 | 13:00 – 14:30
Online | Zoom
WIPO
Virtual
Principles for Responsible Banking Data Centres and AI Services Sector Brief
20 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00
Online | BrightTalk
UNEP FI
Virtual
UNECE Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Bimonthly Open Discussion Forum | Data Centres, Water Resources, and Energy Systems: Meeting Infrastructure Needs Under Resource Constraints
20 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 16:00
Online
UNECE
Virtual
Beyond Extraction: Country Pathways for Responsible Value Creation, Circularity and Sustainable Development
21 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
Online | Zoom
UNECE
Body Meeting
17th Session of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development
22 – 23 Oct 2026
Palais des Nations | Council Chamber
UNCTAD
Consultation
United Nations Task Force on Critical Energy Transition Minerals: TC-AR1 and TC-AR2 expert consultations (By Invitation Only)
22 Oct 2026 | 14:30 – 18:00
Geneva & Online
UNCTAD
Body Meeting
Meeting of the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents
26 Oct 2026 | 13:00 – 15:00
Online
Water Convention, UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Body Meeting
24th session of the Steering Committee of the Transport Health and Environment Pan-European Programme
29 – 30 Oct 2026
Palais des Nations | Room IX
UNECE, WHO
Conference
Discussion à huis clos sur les minéraux critiques
29 Oct 2026 | 17:30 – 19:30
Villa Barton
Geneva Press Club
Conference
Global Supply Chains Forum: Advancing Circular and Chemical-Safe Supply Chains in Fashion and Construction
12 – 13 Nov 2026
Palais des Nations | Room VII
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch, GEF, UNDP, UNIDO, FAO
Workshop
CO2 Data Workshop | Data Under the Spotlight: What Airlines, Cargo, and Corporates Need Now
19 Nov 2026 | 13:00
IATA Office
IATA
Conference
15th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights
23 – 25 Nov 2026
Palais des Nations
OHCHR
Body Meeting
12th meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs
30 Nov – 01 Dec 2026
Palais des Nations | Room V
UNECE
Body Meeting
10th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Espoo Convention and 6th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on SEA
01 – 04 Dec 2026
Palais des Nations
Espoo Convention and the Protocol on SEA
Workshop
Global seminar on the Safe and Secure Management of Hazardous Chemicals: Strengthening Policy and Governance to Prevent and Mitigate Industrial Accidents
08 Dec 2026 | 10:00 – 17:00
Palais des Nations | Room XVI
UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Body Meeting
14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Industrial Accidents Convention
09 – 10 Dec 2026
Palais des Nations
UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Learning
Course in Geneva
Stratégie et management des énergies – Pour une économie durable et décarbonée
15 Jan – 05 Jun 2027
UNIGE
Online Course
Understanding data and statistics better – for more effective SDG decision making
UNITAR, Switzerland
Online Course
Green Industrial Policy: Promoting Competitiveness and Structural Transformation
UNEP, UNITAR, UNIDO, PAGE, UN CC:Learn
Publications
Report
Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development
2026
UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Report
Greening the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor: A visual synthesis
2020
Zoï Environment Network
