Speed talk summary 16 September

2019-09-16 13:34

The gist of our Monday meeting

1. Former Master's student Abigayil Blandon presented a new paper she published with Tim Daw, Jamila Haider et al on "Conceptualisations of fisheries development in Eastern Afric over time and between actors" Interested? Contact her abigayil.blandon@su.se 2. Duest researcher Faradj Koliev from Dep of Pol Sciences, SU presented his research on partnerships with the SDGs, and whether 'naming and shaming' actually pushes nations and institutions to action. Interesting stuff. faradj.koliev@statsvet.su.se 3. Ana Paula Aguiar presented some of the main focus areas of the National Institute of Space Research in Brazil where she works (she is heading back there in January 2020). anapaula.aguiar@su.se 4. Jacob Hileman and María Mancilla García presented a special issue in Ecology & Society on water governance. They can provide you with more details: jacob.hileman@su.se, maria.mgarcia@su.se 5. Amanda Jiménez Aceituno, on behalf of former Masters student Leonie Guerrero Lara, presented the paper "Social-Ecological Innovations and Traditional Ecological Knowledge for More Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in Spain". Read more about it here https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2019-03-19-flipping-the-tortilla-on-spanish-food-systems.html 6. Julie Goodness reported back from the International Transdisciplinarity Conference 2019 - 10-13 September 2019 - Göteborg, Sweden. julie.goodness@su.se 7. Owen Gaffney presented the Exponential Roadmap initiative which will be presented at the upcoming of the UN Climate Action Summit. Questions? Grab Owen before he heads to New York owen.gaffney@su.se 8. Garry Peterson provided a brief overview of Buzz Holling's science and its impact. Read the obituary here https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2019-08-23-pioneering-the-science-of-surprise-.html or contact Garry for more details about the founder of resilience thinking: garry.peterson@stockholmresilience.su.se 9. How do we/should we deal with e-waste here at the SRC? An important question raised by Jamila Haider and Tim Daw. Want to get involved? Contact them jamila.haider@su.se, tim.daw@su.se. See you next Monday!


By: Sturle Simonsen


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