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SEI 2015 Events Science Forum
2015 offers great opportunities for the global community to tackle poverty, inequality and climate change. Ahead of us lies the worldwide adoption of the new Sustainable Development Goals and the attempt to reach a universal binding agreement on climate change in Paris. If we get it right, we can open the gates to a sustainable future.
The Science Forum 2015 gathered more than 90 researchers from SEI’s global organization and 150 invited guests to share insights on and develop solutions for sustainable development. This year’s Forum challenged assumptions about the tensions between environment and development. It explored two major policy arenas, the Sustainable Development Goals and the international climate change negotiations, and with the help of experts and policy makers looked ahead to implementation and ‘making a difference on the ground’. The Forum will also expose you to the latest research from SEI scientists and bring you closer to the people and communities who, we hope, can be positively affected by our work.
This year the international community is focused on hammering out key agreements – on climate, on development financing and on global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The sum of these parts aims to produce a “transformative” post-2015 development agenda. In this session we shift the focus to what happens next. What can the new agenda really change – and who could make it happen?
What are the prospects and expectations for the climate summit in Paris? What needs to happen after Paris, and how can SEI’s research best contribute to the implementation of a 2015 agreement? This session will tackle these questions and provide a timely and informative discussion on the future prospects of
international climate policy. It will bring together representatives of the Swedish and French governments, academics and SEI experts and shine a light on the multiple avenues for action after the climate summit in December 2015.
Policy and investment decisions on issues such as energy, welfare, jobs and competitiveness will determine the degree of sustainability in our future. However, environmental or climate concerns are rarely the main drivers of such decisions. What types of policies and actions in mainstream policy domains generate positive outcomes on sustainable development and climate change?
Climate change, persistent poverty, volatile markets, and increasing competition over water, food and energy are connected challenges. Gender cuts through all of these – how can it change the game plan?
Project / This project aims to facilitate a dialogue and document inputs on the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights.
Project / The Resilient Coasts Caribbean Sea project will develop Living Labs for coastal ecosystem management using nature-based solutions.
Feature / SEI researcher Biljana Macura, who stepped into the role of EiC this year, discusses the focus and goals of the journal.
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