IGSD News
Prof. Korosteleva invited to be a Board Member of the Scientific Council for COP29 Presidency
Prof. Elena Korosteleva has been invited to be a Board Member of the Scientific Council in preparation for the COP29 Presidency by Azerbaijan. As part of the Board's remit, the scientists will work on the agenda, ideas and recommendations for COP29. The 1st meeting took place on Friday, 26 July 2024, and involved 30 members from the international Scientific Community. Members were addressed by H.E. Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President-Designate, Minister of Energy and Dr Elnur Soltanov, CEO of COP29, & Deputy Minister of Energy in Azerbaijan. The meeting was hosted by ADA University, its Rector Ambassador Hafiz Pashaeyev, Rector, and Dr Fariz Ismailzade, Vice Rector.
The meeting discussed key challenges and issues for COP29, to shape the agenda as well as the activities for side events at COP29. The next meeting is scheduled for September 2024.
COP29 related researches and analysis by ADA University's IDD: https://idd.az/en/research_and_analysis/cop29/
Former IGSD Training School Participants Pilot Water Governance and Biodiversity Project in Thailand
A team of early career researchers recently completed a successful hybrid participatory workshop focused on water governance and biodiversity in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop was organised by former participants of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development (IGSD) Sustainability Training School, with support from the University of Warwick and Thammasat University.
The project, a testament to the impact of the IGSD training, brought together experts from a range of institutions including Mahidol University, Thailand Policy Lab, UNDP Thailand, Asian Institute of Technology, University of Manchester, Monash University, University of Glasgow, Thailand Royal Irrigation Department, GIZ, and Lagos University.
Despite the challenges of coordinating across time zones and amidst ongoing thesis writing, the organisers successfully delivered a valuable learning and collaboration experience.
This pilot project is just one example of the many initiatives led by the IGSD Sustainability Training School participants around the world, demonstrating the lasting impact of the program on fostering sustainable development research and action.
Find out more about the IGSD Sustainability training school here
Sustainability Spotlight Network+ Initiative - is live now!
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Sustainability Spotlight Network+ Initiative During the Warwick Research Culture Day on 29 April 2024, the new interdisciplinary Spotlight Initiatives were launched to replace GRPs and to drive the university forward into a new REF landscape. One of them - Sustainability Spotlight - was won by a collective of researchers, led by IGSD. Sustainability Spotlight is set to be a network-of-networks, focusing on research on sustainability. In addition to IGSD, it includes 4 other networks – the Environmental Humanities Network (led by Prof. Graeme Macdonald, Faculty of Arts), the Sustainable Society Network (led by Prof. Giuliana Battisti, WBS), WESIC (led by Prof. Gary Bending, Life Sciences) and WMG Materials & Innovation Network (led by Associate Prof. Stuart Coles) – and brings together over 2000 researchers! We aim for the network to be all-inclusive, and its objectives are:
We are planning to have an informal launch in early July, and everyone whose research focuses on sustainability is warmly welcome! We will announce the programme soon. Please follow us on https://warwick.ac.uk/research/spotlights/sustainability/. |
IGSD Thematic Fellow interview: Playground Cities
Jonathan Clarke, IGSD Thematic FellowLink opens in a new window, was interviewed about flooding on LBC on 18 October. See here: https://youtu.be/CTn7wOkCdlc?si=ioGNa8thmnx2u8D6
Jonathan also features in a recent article in The Independent about Playground Cities. Does the death of the high street matter – if we are in a new era of the ‘Playground City’? | The Independent
Celebrating Research Impact with IGSD
Celebrating Impact once again @uniofwarwick! Impact Newsletter Summer 2023 reminded us that @IGSD_UoW makes a strong impact across the board: Warm congrats to Dr Vangelis Pitidis once again for making a difference in the world as an Early Career Researcher!
