Headline: Veranstaltungen nach Jahr

How can Arctic Council observers engage strategically and practically in Arctic environmental protection. In an exchange with states that are active in the High North, indigenous communities, businesses, research and civil society, potential solutions are developed for a sustainable development in the Arctic that allows to reconcile a wide spectrum of interests in the region.

The 2nd KLASICA Symposium will take place from 29 September to 2 October 2018 at the Risk Society and Policy Research Center (RSPRC) in Taipei, Taiwan. It will revolve around narratives of vision and identity that guide and motivate societal change toward sustainable futures and their applicability for modeling social dynamics. Applications to participate in the Symposium can be made up to 15 June.

The fifth Potsdam Summer School from 10 to 19 September 2018 will explore the terrestrial earth surface system, which is driven by geological, biological and climatic forces. Early-career scientists and young professionals with an interest in frontier research questions on sustainable development can apply to participate in the Summer School until 15 May.

This event is the first part of a series of Dialogue Workshops in the Southeast Atlantic region. It will explore the current status and challenges of ocean governance in the Southeast Atlantic, especially with regard to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

In this talk, Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School, will trace the modern scientific narratives of human-nature relationships through the lens of environmental law. She will ask what difference the concept of the Anthropocene—in particular, its embrace of the geologic timescale—makes to our notions of responsibility toward a planet that we not only inhabit but also consume and transform through human enterprise.

What are the most effective ways to design transformative change processes? How can we approach our inner journey to transformation? Which systems interventions support transformative change? Together with the Collective Leadership Institute Potsdam, the Volkswagen Foundation and the Club of Rome, the AMA project of the IASS is hosting a symposium on facilitating mindshifts for sustainability.

Es gilt mehr denn je, komplexe Herausforderungen mittel- und langfristiger Art stärker und systematischer zu politischen Themen und Themen nachhaltiger Strategieentwicklung im Regierungsbetrieb zu machen. Doch welche Formen politischer und administrativer Verantwortlichkeiten eignen sich hierfür? Wie lassen sich effiziente und effektive Regierungs- und Governancestrukturen etablieren?