How can we deal with environmental sustainability while achieving economic development? « Session Tracks « International Conference on Research for Development

February 23, 2017

Evidence for policy: Approaches for effectively supporting policymaking towards sustainable development

Susanne 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 […]

February 23, 2017

Applying a nexus approach to sustainable management and use of natural resources in a context of institutional transformation. Evidence from Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan)

Asel Murzakulova, University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic); Judith Niederberger, Caritas Switzerland, Switzerland Central Asia, and especially Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, are characterized by a high rate of rural population, the importance of agricultural and pastoral activities for the economy and the subsistence of rural communities. After the demise of the Soviet Union the region went […]

February 23, 2017

Integrating ecosystems, water resources and energy to manage wastewater and improve the quality of life in urban areas

Mark McCormick, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland Starting in the late 19th century, improvements in the management of urban wastewater led to a very significant reduction in water born infectious disease. Recent experience and the simple observation that a large fraction of urban wastewater is not adequately treated have shown […]

February 23, 2017

Understanding and transforming drivers of land systems in a globalized world

Peter Messerli1, Julie Zähringer1, Sithong Thongmanivong2, Bruno Ramamonjisoa3, Markus Giger1 1University of Bern, Switzerland; 2National University of Laos; 3Ecole Supérieure des Science Agronomiques (ESSA) Forêts, Antananarivo Land systems – understood as coupled social-ecological systems – and their dynamics are decisive for sustainable development outcomes in terms of both the environment and human wellbeing. Such […]