Stephan Rist, Johanna Jacobi Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland According to the former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, “the food systems we have inherited from the twentieth century have failed”. Consequently, there is growing consensus that food policies must move beyond the classical focus on […]
Read moreSusanne Wymann von Dach¹, Albrecht Ehrensperger¹, Manuel Peralvo², Macarena Bustamante², Frédéric Pichelin³, Sauro Bianchi³, and Ueli Jezler³ ¹Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland. ²Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecorregion (CONDESAN) ³Bern University of Applied Sciences, Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering, Biel-Bienne, Switzerland The sustainability science community concurs on […]
Read moreWillem Fourie¹, Joan Bastide² ¹Social Ethics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; ²OneMap Myanmar, University of Bern, Switzerland We are envisioning a traditional session in which five presenters provide insights from distinct perspectives including academia, national government, environmental sector and civil society. Each presenter will discuss initiatives aimed at strengthening partnerships in order to promote […]
Read moreGuy Elcheroth1, Esther Surenthiraraj2, Nadine Nibigira3, Sandra Penic1 1University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka; 3Hope Africa University, Burundi Collective memories of violent conflict often play a pivotal role in the complex relationships between communities of forcibly displaced people and their host communities. Specific memories that circulate within long-term displaced […]
Read moreElisabeth Prügl1, Katia Covarrubias1, Christophe Gironde1, Seng Suon2, Dzodzi Tsikata3, Fred Dzanku3, Kristina Lanz4 1Graduate Institute, Switzerland; 2CENTDOR, Cambodia; 3University of Ghana; 4University of Bern Contemporary international development policies not only have rediscovered the role of agriculture in alleviating poverty and ensuring food security, but are also demanding an integration of women and the […]
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