Local2030 Islands Network
Samantha Happ is currently the Managing Director at Local2030 Islands Network and the Global Strategy & Communications Coordinator at UNDP. With a background in development and strategy, she has worked on projects focusing on climate action, menstrual hygiene management, gender and conflict data analysis, social and emotional learning, and tech systems. Samantha has also held roles in teaching, grant writing, programme design, and advocacy in various organizations such as UN Women, Chuuk Women's Council, and Xavier High School Micronesia. She holds a Master's in Public Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor's in Political Science and Government from Loyola University Chicago.
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Local2030 Islands Network
The Local2030 Islands Network was announced at U.N. Headquarters in September 2019 during the U.N. General Assembly. The Network brings together a diverse set of island nations, states/provinces, communities and cultures from all regions of the world -- islands tied together by their shared island experience, cultures, strengths and challenges. It is a platform that supports the on-the-ground delivery of the SDGs, with a focus on those furthest behind and a convergence point between local and regional governments and their associations, national governments, businesses, community-based organizations and other local actors, and the United Nations system. Lastly, it seeks to develop local solutions to global sustainability challenges, building on island culture and values, and indigenous knowledge.