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SUMMARY:Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation in Urbanising India
DESCRIPTION:National Agriculture Science Complex\, Pusa\nDelhi\, India \nThis event in Delhi explores how urban authorities and other parts of civil society can improve their approaches to ecosystems and the services they provide in urbanising contexts. The event involves people involved in decision-making\, research and practice related to urbanisation and ecosystems. \nThe organisers aim to share good practice and evidence on approaches to urbanisation that take account of poverty and the importance of ecosystems\, particular in Indian and South Asian contexts. The event is convened by ICLEI-South Asia and supported by the Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme. More details about the event are on the ICLEI-South Asia website. \nEcosystem services are vital for peri-urban and urbanising areas\, and the people who live within them. In contexts of rapid urbanisation\, these services are under threat from redevelopment\, pollution and overconsumption\, and there are gaps in the policies and structures that should protect them. Despite these challenges\, there are opportunities for local authorities and citizens to work together and join up policy with action on the ground. \nContact: F.Marshall [at] sussex.ac.uk \n\nThis event includes the launch of a new ESPA briefing ‘Making the most of ecosystem services’ which draws on research from the Risks and Responses to Urban Futures project affiliated to the STEPS Centre. It will feature contributions from researchers connected to the South Asia Sustainability Hub.
URL:https://steps-centre.org/event/ecosystem-services-poverty-alleviation/
CATEGORIES:Urbanisation
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SUMMARY:Reimagining development in Least Developed Countries: what role for the SDGs?
DESCRIPTION:The challenges and opportunities that the Sustainable Development Goals create for least developed countries will be discussed at an event in London next month. \n \nThe Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group\, the International Institute for Environment and Development and the ESRC STEPS Centre will host a dialogue on Monday\, 13 June to discuss the challenges and opportunities that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) create for LDCs and seek ways forward above and beyond the current implementation debate. \nThe one-day event in London\, Reimagining Development in LDCs: what role for the SDGs? will include sessions on inclusive urbanisation and sustainable energy transitions for low carbon futures\, as well as a round table debate on the politics of the transformations at the heart of the SDG agenda. \n \nA new global agenda and opportunity for LDCs\nAcross the LDCs there are real opportunities for radical shifts in development pathways. The LDCs are not yet locked into unsustainable systems of production and patterns of consumption and rapid transformation towards sustainable models of development is possible. \nThe SDGs can provide an important political opportunity for mobilising ideas\, plans and funds for alternative pathways to development\, framed by the SDG ideals. \nThe Istanbul Programme of Action sets out a comprehensive agenda for LDCs: a review will be carried out in late May resulting in a declaration that is expected to reconfirm and strengthen the commitment of stakeholders in the light of last year’s global agreements on the SDGs and climate change\, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (PDF). \nThe SDGs could provide a real opportunity for radical transformation in LDCs. But national SDG implementation processes could all too easily get bogged down in endless debates over bureaucratic procedures of target-setting\, delivery and monitoring\, and fail to achieve change. \nThe dialogue will bring together experts from across the globe to discuss how to ensure the implementation debates focus on the politics of transformation for which the SDGs have created space. \nContact\nThis event is by invitation only. To find out more\, email tessa.jennett@iied.org. \n\nRelated publications\nThe Paris Agreement and the LDCs\, Achala Abeysinghe\, Brianna Craft\, Janna Tenzing (20-16\, IIED Briefing \nA whole-landscape approach to green development in Africa\, Mariteuw Chimère Diaw (2015)\, IIED Briefing \nFinancing inclusive low-carbon resilient development in the least developed countries\, Dave Steinbach\, Nanki Kaur\, Neha Rai (2015)\, IIED Report \nImpact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible?\, Helena Wright\, Saleemul Huq\, Jonathan Reeves (2015)\, IIED Briefing \nTransforming global development: An LDC perspective on the post-2015 agenda\, Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (2014)\, IIED Report \nOther resources \n\nNews: What does the Paris Agreement mean for LDCs?\nBlog: What’s happening to aid to the Least Developed Countries?\, by Andrew Norton\nBlog: Will the Sustainable Development Goals make a difference?\, by Ian Scoones\nFeature: Unheard voices: what do the Least Developed Countries want from COP21? Nine interviews with leaders\, experts\, and civil society representatives from the LDCs on the reality that they face\, the actions being taken\, and the role for climate finance.
URL:https://steps-centre.org/event/reimagining-development-in-least-developed-countries-what-role-for-the-sdgs/
LOCATION:Central London
CATEGORIES:Governance & policy,Urbanisation
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SUMMARY:Nexuses of the Urban (Nexus Network workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Nexuses of the Urban: Interactions between water\, energy and food provision for sustainable cities \nUniversity of Sussex\, Brighton\, UK \nThis workshop is the latest in a series of events organised by the Nexus Network. It is fully booked\, but you can follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #UrbanNexus. \n \nBackground\nCities are dynamically connected with other urban and rural localities\, both distant and proximate. Most critically perhaps\, cities rely on an elsewhere to produce much of the food\, water and energy they consume. \nAnd as cities grow and extend their boundaries\, this reliance on elsewhere generally expands\, despite the emergence of activities such as peri-urban agriculture and community energy installations. \nThus we need to look beyond the boundaries of cities at processes of urbanisation to develop an understanding of social\, cultural\, environmental and economic dynamics of provisioning food\, water and energy for and by urban inhabitants. \nIn recent years\, interdependence between natural resources implicated in provisioning food\, water and energy provision has been framed as the ‘nexus’. The nexuses of the urban\, in addition\, point to the interdependence between the practices/infrastructures for provisioning of water\, food and energy with each other and with ecological processes. \nRecognition of the ‘urban nexuses’ points also to the need of inter- and trans-disciplinary perspectives that combine diverse insights/tools from beyond the social sciences\, humanities and the natural sciences. In part as a response to this need\, we see the emergence of new cross-disciplinary interventions such as the RCUK/Innovate UK Urban Living Partnerships and the ESRC’s Urban Transformations Network. \nWorkshop scope\nWorkshop participants will take stock of what kind of plural understandings of ‘urban nexuses’ are emerging\, produced by (partnerships between) activists\, communities\, think tanks\, corporations\, and multilateral organizations\, natural scientists\, humanities scholars and social scientists. \nWe will particularly reflect on the contribution that different social science perspectives might make in understanding urban nexuses\, and how social scientists might effectively participate in inter- and trans-disciplinary initiatives. \nWe will consider what kind of policy mechanisms and events might support the pursuit of the partnerships that may be required for developing new understandings. \nFormat\n40-50 people from academia\, civil society and business have been invited to take part in this event. We encourage you to take part across both days. \nDay one will involve presentations and discussions to stimulate the ‘urban nexus thinking’ debate\, which will be followed by a dinner for all participants. Day two will be for more in-depth participatory activities to build platforms and alliances for future work on ‘urban nexuses’. \nQuestions\nThe workshop will be structured around the following questions:\n1. What divergent framings and understandings of ‘urban nexuses’ are emerging and why are they important\, in what ways and to whom?\n2. What are the implications of these understandings and their foci for governance of nexus interactions by public\, private and hybrid arrangements?\n3. What implications do these understandings hold for political-economic action by\, and for alliances between\, civil society organizations\, businesses and social movements striving for sustainability and justice?\n4. What kind of relations (inter- and trans-disciplinary alliances\, engagements with the material world) underpin the making of the emerging understandings of ‘urban nexuses’?\n5. What new inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches (and concepts) do we need to further understand interactions at ‘urban nexuses’\, including the interdependent vulnerabilities associated with access to food\, water and energy in cities?
URL:https://steps-centre.org/event/nexus-of-the-urban-nexus-network-workshop/
LOCATION:Sussex University campus\, Falmer\, BN1 9RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Resource politics,Urbanisation
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SUMMARY:International Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Urbanisation
DESCRIPTION:International Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Urbanisation \n29-30 January 2016\nJawaharlal Nehru University\, New Delhi\, India \n \nCities in India and other South Asian nations are in the midst of experiencing rapid urbanization. In this time of growth\, safeguarding environmental integrity and social justice will be decisive for the health and livelihoods of citizens. This conference\, organised by the South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network\, focused on the possibilities for sustainable urban transformations. \nWhilst urbanisation brings the creation of new opportunities for some\, it can also pose enormous challenges for poor and marginalised citizens in cities and in peri-urban areas. \n\nConference proceedings\nAfter the event\, a Conference Proceedings document was published by the organisers. \nAs well as background and concept notes\, the Proceedings include summaries of the discussion in each session at the conference and full details of speakers and the programme. \nDownload: Conference Proceedings (pdf\, 830kb) \n\nAbout the conference\nThis conference was organised by the South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network (SASH&KN)\, and was the hub’s first activity immediately after its launch in Delhi. It comprised a series of plenary sessions and working group discussions\, with invited speakers from around the globe. \nTopics: \n\nUrban sustainability: perspectives and approaches\nEnvironment\, health and sustainable cities: what next for the ‘nexus’?\nGrowth and urban sustainability\nSocial mobilization and sustainable urban transformation\nDeveloping future research agendas: what is to be done?\n\n\nRelated events\nWorkshop: Climate Change and Uncertainty from Below and Above\n27-28 January 2016\, Delhi \nLaunch: South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network\, 28 January 2016 \nSTEPS-JNU symposium: Exploring pathways to Sustainability\, 2014 \n\nResources\nWaste not\, want not Digital story (Medium.com) \nThe Water Cookbook Graphic novel \nContested sustainabilities in the peri-urban interface Report \nBangalore: Living in a global city Film \nWater and justice: peri-urban pathways in Delhi Film \nResilience and the peri-urban: limitations and potential Briefing
URL:https://steps-centre.org/event/international-conference-pathways-to-sustainable-urbanisation/
LOCATION:Jawaharlal Nehru University\, New Delhi\, India
CATEGORIES:Urbanisation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150420T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150421T170000
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SUMMARY:Pathways to Sustainability in a Changing China
DESCRIPTION:The Pathways to Sustainability in a Changing China conference marked the launch of the STEPS China Sustainability Hub\, and provided a valuable opportunity for STEPS Centre members\, colleagues from across China and international partners from our Global Consortium to share insights\, experiences and plans for future research and engagement. \n \nThe conference was hosted by Beijing Normal University School of Social Development and Public Policy in partnership with the STEPS Centre and under the auspices of the Ministry of Education’s 2011 Cooperative Platform on Innovation\, Governance and Development. \nFunding for this conference was provided by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through the Newton Fund. \n\n“变迁中的中国的可持续发展路径” 国际会议\n2015年4月20日—21日 \nSTEPS中心目前正致力于建立一个全球性的“可持续发展路径”研究联盟。作为这一行动中的一部分，我们与长期合作伙伴——北京师范大学——协作建立了北京可持续发展研究中心。 \n本次会议在教育部2011创新、治理与发展合作平台的支持下，由北京师范大学社会发展与公共政策学院和STEPS 研究中心合作主办。会议旨在从中国的视角探讨可持续发展路径，促进国际讨论。 \n本次国际会议将标志着北京可持续发展研究中心的正式启动，这也将为STEPS中心及其中国、国际合作伙伴提供宝贵的交流机会。 \n\nProgramme\n\nSTEPS-BNU Conference programme (PDF 168KB)\n\n We were delighted to have keynote speeches from Zhang Xiulan (Director\, BNU-SSDPP) and Melissa Leach (Director\, IDS; Former Director\, STEPS Centre). Sessions throughout the conference covered: \n\nInstitutional innovation and health reform in China\nSocial innovation in agriculture and natural resources\nAntimicrobial resistance\nLow Carbon Energy Transitions that Serve the Needs of the Poor\nFuture directions for seeds and agricultural development\nPoverty Reduction and Social Finance\nSustainable and equitable urban transformations\nEnvironment\, health and food safety\n\n\n  \n Melissa Leach keynote at Pathways to Sustainability in a Changing China conference.   from STEPS Centre\nConference video\nWatch the keynote speeches by Melissa Leach and Zhang Xiulan embedded below. Scroll down for links to parallel presentations. \n \nLinks to specific presentations: \nKeynote talks\nMelissa Leach and Zhang Xiulan – Pathways to Sustainability in a changing China \nPanel talks\nInstitutional innovation and Health Reform in China\nLewis Husain: Institutional innovation and health reform in China \nLijie Fang: New direction in social policy of China: the interaction between social services and social organizations \nYue Xiao: MCH and Family planning service delivery in China \nSocial innovation in agriculture and natural resources\nAdrian Ely: Social innovation in agriculture and natural resources \nGongbuzeren: Tibetan pastoral institutional responses to a changing socio-ecological system in China \nJoel Houdet: A cost-benefit analysis of mining in Karamoja \nLow carbon energy transitions that serve the needs of the poor\nRob Byrne: Low carbon energy transitions that serve the needs of the poor \nYixin Dai: Wind and Solar as energy transition in China \nGiuseppina Siciliano: Large dams in Southeast Asia and Africa: risks and opportunities \nSandra Pointel: Pro-poor low carbon energy access in Ghana – what role for China? \nJoel Houdet: Experiences from Africa \nAnti-microbial resistance\nGerry Bloom: Addressing resistance to antibiotics in plural health systems \nZhang Xiulan: Understanding the implementation of antibiotic regulations and other strategies in China \n Fang Jing: Reducing antimicrobial resistance: what can we do and how? \nDing Shijun: Knowledge of producers\, doctors and vets on pig antibiotic use \nFuture directions for seeds and agricultural development\nAnabel Marin: The future of seeds \nAndy Stirling: Alternative innovation pathways for seed development \nDing Shijun: Chinese seed firms ‘going abroad’ \nJames Keeley: AgriTT: Working in partnership for agricultural technology \n Yichun Song: Seed sovereignty\, sustainable agriculture and continuity  \nPoverty reduction and social finance\nLi He: Needs and the questions of social finance based on the thinking of an environment project \nXu Hui: Social finance for for poverty alleviation: innovations since 2009 \nZhang Qian: Poverty trap and elite capture in pastoral areas of Inner Mongolia under climate change \nZhao Jia: Poverty reduction and social finance: reflections on the ‘Nong Shang Dai’ programme of creditease \nSustainable and equitable urban transformations\nYing Chen: Urbanization and sustainable development of cities in China \nZhao Zheng: China’s urban green development efficiency\, based on urban data analysis of Silk Road Economical Belt \nEnvironment\, health and food safety\nChao Cai: Food safety in China: two problems in focus \nFang Jing: Field building leadership initiative: advancing eco health in Asia \nLu Jixia: Historicizing sustainable livelihoods: a pathways approach to lead mining in rural central China \nDavid Tyfield: Towards sustainable and equitable urban transformations \n\nMasterclass\nThe conference was preceded by a one day Masterclass at BNU SSDPP\, involving early career researchers and students from BNU and other Chinese universities with STEPS Centre members and alumni. \nThe event explored the STEPS pathways approach and pathways methods and methodologies. Presentations were made to winners of the Sustainability Hub research proposal competition (see photo below). A South-South Cooperation Forum with international students at BNU contributions from STEPS Global Consortium partners from Africa and Argentina was also convened. \n \n\nBlog series\nReflections and learning from the conference \n\nAndy Stirling on New Pathways: Learning from China’s greenization\nMelissa Leach Made in China? Mutual learning in a global development era\nSandra Pointel Between ‘greenization’ and ‘citizenization’: Welcome to China’s New Normal\nSandra Pointel South-South Cooperation: Voices from Africa and Latin America resonate in China\n\n\nMedia coverage\nResearch hub helps China’s sustainable development\, China Daily\, 29 April 2015 \n\nMore information\nSTEPS China Sustainability Hub \n 
URL:https://steps-centre.org/event/pathways-to-sustainability-in-a-changing-china/
CATEGORIES:Climate change & energy,Food & agriculture,Governance & policy,Health & disease,Technology & innovation,Urbanisation
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Optimism\, capitalism and cities of the future
DESCRIPTION:Reluctant Optimism – What Worlds will Business Need to be Successful in the Future?\n1-2.30 Tuesday 25 February 2014\nIDS Convening Space \n \n\nSTEPS Seminar: Mick Blowfield and Leo Johnson on reluctant optimism and future cities by Stepscentre on  Mixcloud \n\nMichael Blowfield\nProfessor Corporate Responsibility\, Wolverhampton; Senior Visiting Research Associate\, Oxford; Fellow\, London Business School \nLeo Johnson\nCo-Founder\, Sustainable Finance; Visiting Business Fellow\, Smith School of Enterprise & Environment\, University of Oxford \nDo we have the rights to optimism? Can capitalism deliver a next great wave of growth? The seminar builds on the arguments made in “Turnaround Challenge: Business and the city of the future”\, one of the top selling and most critical business books of 2013-2014. In the seminar we want to dissect the nexus of social\, economic\, environmental and governance crises confronting global society\, and a series of colliding megatrends that are reshaping the potential opportunities for growth. \nTo examine this\, we use the metaphor of three emerging cities: the Petropolis\, the alluringly familiar but decreasingly resilient city\, locked into the century old technologies of fossil fuel-driven mass production; Cyburbia\, the city of mass production on the steroids of IT – the latest manifestation of science fictions city without pain; and the Distributed City where technology is deployed with the intent to connect us not virtually.  These are the cities of society’s future\, and they have very different implications for the meaning of prosperity and business success\, as well as our ability to navigate the social\, economic\, and environmental megatrends confronting us. \nMany of these ideas are explained in Turnaround Challenge\, but the book was only ever meant as a starting point for a much wider debate about achieving lasting prosperity.  Therefore\, we hope the seminar is an opportunity not only to discuss our work\, but to explore how it relates to the ideas of others\, now and looking ahead. \nSeminar chaired by Prof Peter Newell\, Sussex University. \nAll welcome
URL:https://steps-centre.org/event/seminar-optimism-capitalism-cities-future/
LOCATION:Room 221\, Institute of Development Studies\, Library Road\, Falmer\, Brighton\, BN1 9RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Urbanisation
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