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Transformations to Sustainability is a Belmont Forum-NORFACE Joint Research Programme
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2019: A year of transformation?
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Our final newsletter of 2019 gives a round-up of latest news from many of the projects involved in the Transformations to Sustainability programme, as well as new blogs, videos and the first podcast from the CONVIVA project.
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One of the highlights of this year was the Transformations 2019 conference, which took place in Santiago, Chile, in mid-October, just as massive social unrest and protests against social inequalities and injustices were erupting. In a blog following the conference, Susi Moser reflects on the limits of what humans and nature can endure, and how, from the imminent and painful collapse of unsustainable ways of being and doing, positive transformations can emerge.
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From all in the T2S Secretariat team, we wish you all the best for the holiday season and for the new year ahead.
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A participatory approach to initiating transformative actions from the bottom-up
The TAPESTRY project team recently ran an ‘ideation workshop’ with the community in Versova Koliwada, a fishing village in the city of Mumbai, where the community face an uncertain future as a result of climate change and possible loss of livelihoods.
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The participatory workshop aimed to elicit knowledge, emotions and questions, and to explore possible solutions to the problems faced.
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The case for convivial conservation
In the face of the sixth extinction, severe threats to biodiversity around the globe and rising wildlife crime, a new approach to environmental conservation is needed. With this in mind, the CONVIVA project has launched a new-look website, as well as a video that explains 'convivial conservation' - an approach that tackles the roots of the conservation crisis, challenges market-based and colonial approaches, and focuses on justice for people and nature. The latest addition to the website is the first episode of the convivial conservation podcast with Bram Büscher - listen in now!
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Participatory research methodologies to examine land-use change and the transformation of territories
The TRUEPATH project team have been active in organizing several workshops using methods such as participatory mapping and photo-based discussions to reflect on participants' worldviews on issues related to sustainable development. Elsewhere, project partners have facilitated a two-week pilot course on Participatory research methodologies for and from the transformation of territories in Nicaragua.
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Transformation from science to decision-making
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AGENTS project visits Acre and Santarém in the Brazilian Amazon
Researchers from the AGENTS project recently visited different regions of Brazil to meet potential partners for the project's co-production process in the state of Acre, and to conduct a dialogue workshop and fieldwork in the state of Pará. A highlight of the visit to Acre was witnessing diverse agroforestry systems which support both local livelihoods and ecological restoration.
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Imagining transformations to sustainability in energy, agriculture and cities
This October, the GoST (Governance of Sociotechnical Transfromations) project met in Nairobi, Kenya, for a policy stakeholder workshop organized by project partners the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU). At this early stage in the work of the project, the purpose was to stimulate critical discussion among a group of experts representing diverse perspectives on the different sectors addressed by the project (energy, agriculture, urban digital infrastructures).
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For some reflections on the workshop, see the blogs by GoST Principal Investigator Andy Stirling:
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More blogs and opinion from the T2S community:
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Citizen-generated data for flood resilience in Brazil
We find out more about how the Waterproofing Data project is tapping into local knowledge to get a better picture of flood resilience in different communities in Brazil.
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Transformations 2019: Coda
In October 2019, many transformations researchers from all over the world gathered in Santiago, Chile, for the fourth international 'Transformations' conference. Ending just as unrest exploded in the city, the conference helped to crystallize the need to be courageous in confronting power and to actively engage in a transforming world, says Susi Moser in a blog reflecting on the conference.
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Microfinance “business as usual” is not the urgent action on climate change that we need
Johan Bastiaensen (TRUEPATH) reflects on the need for the microfinance industry to make a more ambitious and transformative contribution for structural change in the face of climate emergency.
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Resources round-up: latest publications from the T2S community
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Articles, book chapters, media coverage and more from the T2S programme projects and related research...
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Reading recommendations from our network
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Funding calls and other opportunities:
Enabling Societal Transformation in the Face of Climate Change (SOLSTICE) – call for joint transnational funding proposals
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SOLSTICE is launched by the Joint Programming Initiative "Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe" (JPI Climate), a pan-European intergovernmental initiative to jointly coordinate climate research and fund new transnational research initiatives that provide useful climate knowledge and services for post-COP21 climate action.
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The call invites interdisciplinary contributions from consortia, which should consist of scientists from at least three participating countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Norway and the United Kingdom.
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The call addresses three themes:
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- Social justice and participation
- Sense making, cultural meaning and risk perceptions
- Transformative finance and economy
The deadline for submission of pre-proposals is 9 January 2020; the full application must be submitted by 3 February 2020.
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Intellectual Property Strategies and Sustainable Business Models for Sustainability Transitions: call for submissions
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STEPS Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability
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The ninth and final STEPS Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability will take place on 11-22 May 2020 in Brighton, UK. A call for applications from PhD or post-doc candidates is now available. The deadline for applications is 26 January. Some bursaries are available for candidates from non-OECD countries of origin.
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Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership
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Applications are now being accepted for the Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership, which is designed to develop the next generation of leaders in sustainability and transformation research. The Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership is an initiative of the Robert Bosch Stiftung and a joint project of the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the four academic centres Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT) in Rotterdam. It provides an intensive training for postdocs and also offers seed funding to small groups of participants. A call for applications is open until 16 February 2020.
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Connect with the T2S Community
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CLIMATE2020 focuses on “Integrating Mitigation & Adaptation Initiatives for a Better Management of Climate Change and its Impacts”, with the aim of conveying recent research results and providing early career researchers from all over the world with the opportunity to present their findings at a global level.
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A call for abstracts has been released - deadline for submission 31 January 2020.
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