At the much anticipated UN climate summit in Paris, the scientific director and scientists of the IASS are involved in a number of briefings and public events. Here are some examples:
For this scoping workshop on developing synergies between science and art, the organisers envisage both a conceptual as well as practical approach to the topic.
In the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the German Historical Institute Paris (DHIP) and the IASS are examining the issue of climate change from an historical perspective and will hold a colloquium in honour of Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, a pioneer of historical climate research,
On 11 November, we will celebrate the work of Klaus Töpfer, who recently retired as executive director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies.
In collaboration with UN Habitat, UNEP, Landesa, the Global Land Indicators Initiative and the Global Land Tool Network, the IASS is organising a High‐Level Event on the topic “Follow-up and Review of the Post-2015 Development Agenda”.
Shifting negotiation and decision culture through enhanced awareness and understanding of the inter-relationships among stakeholders, evidence and sustainable development dimensions is key to accelerating impacts.