The IASS is initiating and facilitating a Series of Critical Dialogues on the practicalities of implementing the new urban agenda – and its possible constraints – in the political context of Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on
This collaborative invitation-only expert meeting is part of the IASS deep-sea mining (DSM) project, which was launched at the 2014 Potsdam Ocean Governance Workshop.
The IASS in cooperation with its partners will hold the second event in the Arctic Discussion Series on “Achievements and Ways Ahead for Advancing Arctic Sustainability – The Canadian and US Chairmanships of the Arctic Council (2013-2017)” on 14 April 2015 at the Canadian Embass
Im Rahmen der Geo.X-Konferenz 2015 erarbeiten Experten aus den Geowissenschaften und der Riskoforschung sowie Akteure aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Behörden erste Empfehlungen, wie Geo-Risikoforschung künftig koordinierter zur Entwicklung der nötigen Risk Governa
Solar Radiation Management (SRM) has been proposed as a potential way to reduce the risks of climate change. The injection of reflective aerosol particles into the stratosphere may prove to be a feasible way to lower global temperatures, but its consequences are currently unclear.
Dank einer Reihe von Studien, die maßgeblich durch das Bundesumweltministerium (BMUB) initiiert wurden, lässt sich zeigen, dass eine investitionsorientierte Klimapolitik die immer bedrohlichere Wachstumsschwäche der europäischen Wirtschaft überwinden k
What role should soil and land resources play in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Post-2015 Development Agenda due to be agreed at the United Nations General Assembl