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Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 08:56:22 GMT

This Sustainability Science Congress took place in October 2014, hosted by the University of Copenhagen in collaboration with the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU). The congress brought together 700 researchers from more than 50 different nations to discuss sustainable solutions to global challenges. The video summarises the main points from the congress.

Opening session of Sustainability Science Congress 2014

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:30:54 GMT

October 22nd 2014, Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability

Professor Katherine Richardson
Chair of the Scientific Steering Committee

Ralf Hemmingsen
Rector of the University of Copenhagen

Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Prime Minister of Denmark

Connie Hedegaard
EU Climate Commissioner

Cheikh Mbow
Member of the Future Earth Science Committee

Moderated by Lykke Friis, Prorector for Education, University of Copenhagen

The session was attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik.

http://sustainability.ku.dk/iarucongress2014/

Closing session of Sustainability Science Congress 2014

Sat, 25 Oct 2014 18:03:26 GMT

October 24th 2014, Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability

Talk by:
Rasmus Helveg Petersen
Danish minister for Climate, Energy and Building

Panel with:
Guido Schmidt-Traub
Executive Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
Chief Executive Officer and Head of Mission of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)

Xuemei Bai
Professor of Urban Environment and Human Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University

Torben Möger Pedersen
CEO of PensionDanmark

Sue-Lin Wong,
Student, Australian National University

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Plenary session: Changing the way we think

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 23:29:01 GMT

October 24th 2014, Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability

Nina Fedoroff, Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and Penn State University
Innovations in arid land food production systems

Julian Agyeman, Professor at Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning (UEP), Tufts University
Just sustainabilities: re-imagining e/quality, living within limits

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Mission of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
Africa's Rainbow Revolution will feed Africa and the world – It can be done

Moderated by Debra Roberts, Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department. eThekwini Municipality. Durban, South Africa

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Plenary session: Infrastructure and capacity building

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:13:05 GMT

October 23rd 2014, Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability

Nebojsa Nakicenovic
Vienna University of Technology and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Historical Evolution of Infrastructures and Future Perspectives

Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University Director and Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo
Education and Capacity Building for a Sustainable Future


Tony Simons, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre
Sustainable Land Use in a Changing World: Evolving Goals, Decisions and Metrics

Moderated by Lisa Schipper,
Research Associate at Overseas Development Institute and Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute

http://sustainability.ku.dk/iarucongress2014/

Plenary session: Life on Earth: When the terms change

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:10:34 GMT

October 23rd 2014, Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability

Adil Najam, Professor of International Relations and of Earth & Environment, Boston University
Climate, Development and Security in the Age of Adaptation

Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University and Former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Ocean biodiversity, threats and prioritized solutions

Moderated by Nina Fedoroff, Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and Penn State University

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IARU 2014 evening talk

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:10:00 GMT

Taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 22nd - 24th 2014

The Sustainability Science Congress puts focus on research related to global sustainability issues. http://sustainability.ku.dk/iarucongress2014/

This international and solutions orientated congress invites experts across disciplines to break down academic barriers and jumpstart a broader collaboration on sustainable solutions relevant for society. Also targeting businesses and policy makers, the congress aims to provide a platform for science-policy interface relevant for global challenges.

http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.dk/2010/04/kosmos-conference-online-beginning.html

Plenary session: Growing society sustainably

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:55:17 GMT

October 22nd 2014, Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability

Johan Rockström, Director of Stockholm Resilience Centre
World Development on a Stable Planet: The scientific quest for a safe operating space within planetary boundaries

Shiyi Chen, Professor at the China Center for Economic Studies, Fudan University
Carbon abatement, environment regulations and economic sustainable development in China

Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Business as the leading solution provider for sustainable development

Moderated by Katherine Richardson, Chair of the Scientific Steering Committee, University of Copenhagen

http://sustainability.ku.dk/iarucongress2014/