How can we ensure that partnerships are transformative? « Session Tracks « International Conference on Research for Development

February 23, 2017

Markets and the private sector as drivers to foster smallholder-based R&D solutions in the Global South

Thomas Bernet, Salvador Garibay, Irene Kadzere, Laura Armengot, Gian L. Nicolay, Gurbir S. Bhullar, Monika Schneider Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Switzerland, Switzerland The session will highlight the importance of private sector in driving research and de-velopment actions which enhance the productivity, profitability and sustainability of value chains involving smallholder farmers in Africa, […]

February 23, 2017

Addressing multiple SDGs: The relevance of multisectoral approaches for sustainable development

Karin Gross, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation The new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development brings our greatest concerns on stage: the conservation of a healthy environment and natural resources, healthy lives and wellbeing for everyone, peace and freedom, economic development and growth, etc. It covers the economic, environmental and social pillars of sustainable […]

February 23, 2017

Doing transformative research for sustainable development ‘at scale’: Learnings from Future Earth and other global research efforts

Ariane Carole de Bremond1, Davnah Payne3, Marie-France Loutre2, Cornelia Krug4, Eva Spehn3 1University of Bern/Global Land Programme (GLP), Switzerland; 2University of Bern/Past Global Changes (PAGES), Switzerland; 3University of Bern/Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GBMA), Switzerland; 4University of Zurich, BioDiscovery, Switzerland 2015 marked the launch of Future Earth, a 10-year international research initiative that aims advance […]