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Democratizing public health and urban sustainability: how can nexus framings be useful?
In this post, Saurabh Arora (SPRU, University of Sussex, UK) and Leandro Giatti (SPH, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil) consider how nexus framings can contribute to research on public health and urban sustainability for addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, arguing that careful consideration be given to the complexity of cross-sectoral connections between health, food, […]
Political Populism and Sustainability
Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate and Culture at King’s College London, contributor to our recent conference on Sustainability in Turbulent Times, reflects on the implication of recent world events for those of us working in the fields of environment, social justice and sustainability. “The first response of a scientist or scholar to surprising physical or […]
Conference on Sustainability in Turbulent Times
A massive thank you to everyone who attended last week’s Sustainability in Turbulent Times conference! Three hundred researchers, policy makers, business leaders and civil society practitioners gathered in London last Thursday to discuss the sustainability implications of the ongoing turbulence in the global political landscape. Following an inspiring keynote address from former UNEP executive director, […]
Over 100 people already registered
We are really pleased that over 100 people have already joined our Sustainability in Turbulent Times event, in less than 24 hours since registration opened. If you would like to join us, please sign up now, places going fast! Over the next few years, the British exit from the EU, the new US administration, and […]
Speakers announced for Sustainability in Turbulent Times event, Thursday 16 March 2017, London
Speakers from academia, the public and private sector will offer thought-provoking contributions at the Sustainability in Turbulent Times event, Thursday 16 March 2017, London, on topics ranging from the implications of recent swings towards populism and nationalism for the relationship between inequality, democracy and sustainability and the likely implications of Brexit for agriculture, fisheries, wildlife, […]
Registration now open for Sustainability in Turbulent Times event, Thursday 16 March 2017, London
Over the next few years, the British exit from the EU, the new US administration, and unpredictable waves of populism and authoritarianism are likely to recast key environmental and social policies and to have profound effects on the prospects for sustainable prosperity. International frameworks of governance and collaboration will need to be redesigned, and the legitimacy […]
Nexus2020 business report
Partnerships between businesses and researchers are fundamental to generating tangible steps towards sustainability, reveals a new business report from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). The Nexus2020: The most important research questions for business sustainability report is a result of the Nexus2020 project, which set out to bridge the gap between the business and […]
Sustainability in Turbulent Times event, Thursday 16 March 2017, London
Save the date: ‘Sustainability in turbulent times: How can research, policy and business meet global challenges? Conference, Thursday 16 March 2017, London. These are turbulent times in which to advance sustainable development. Join 350 professionals from academia, policy, business and civil society to explore how research, policy and business can meet these global challenges. Over […]
What is the role of a researcher-activist?
Anni Beukes from Stellenbosch University offers her reflections on the role of a ‘researcher-activist’, together with local communities, in re-thinking, remaking and re-inventing the possibilities for just and equitable locally specific and adaptive technologies for the provision of food, water and energy. Anni draws from her experience of working with communities federated to SDI in […]
Nexus2020 paper published- co-designed research themes to tackle global challenges
A research paper showing how collaboration between business and academia can identify the most urgent research priorities to ensure the sustainability of food, energy, water and the environment is published in the journal Sustainability Science. The paper draws on the Nexus Network Nexus2020 activities, led by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Companies both depend upon […]