IRI THESys and the German Committee Future Earth invite you to a panel discussion taking place at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin!
"Pathways to Sustainability: Dealing with Uncertainty"
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 4-7 pm followed by drinks reception Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Senatssaal (first floor)
Keynote:
Prof. Andrew Stirling
(SPRU & STEPS Centre, University of Sussex)
Dr. Silke Beck
(Helmholtz Research Centre for Environmental Research UFZ)
Dr. Sabine Fuss
(Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change MCC)
Dr. Armin Haas
(Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies IASS)
Dr. Stefan Böschen
(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT)
Governance must acknowledge that multiple futures are possible and account for surprises when navigating pathways to sustainability. This is because projections of future developments in coupled human-environment systems are always partial and indeterminate because we do not fully understand the complex processes of change in these systems and empirical data is scarce. Uncertainty therefore imposes great challenges for research and decision-making on sustainability.
What are the implications for the research community working to identify pathways to a sustainable future? How can researchers provide effective and meaningful decision-support without unduly simplifying problems or prematurely limiting the range of considered possible futures? This event will address these questions by bringing together speakers and an audience from a broad spectrum of disciplines and intellectual traditions.
This event is part of the official program of the 2. German Future Earth Summit, but all interested parties are welcome! Admission free!
More information: www.iri-thesys.org