The more we understand the world, the more complex it gets. The pace of transformation towards sustainable development is far too slow. Why is this?
The film “Navigating towards a secure and sustainable future” presents Mistra Geopolitics, an interdisciplinary research programme that investigates the consequences of ongoing and rapidly accelerating climate change, and examines how the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and environmental change interrelate.
Björn-Ola Linner, Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at Linköping University said:
At a time when the world map is being fundamentally redrawn in terms of interests and interactions – we must reconsider established political concepts, institutions and forms of international cooperation. Disruptive times are full of uncertainties and risks, but also opportunities and hope.
Åsa Persson, Deputy Director and Research Director of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), said:
Climate change, geopolitics, security – both national and human – societal transformations, low-carbon economy, trade and international cooperation. Experts in these areas need to be brought together in order to understand the new risks, opportunities and uncertainties. This is exactly what researchers at Mistra Geopolitics are doing – connecting the dots.
Björn-Ola Linnér said:
In these critical times we continue our endeavours to raise the understanding of the interlinkages between geopolitics and sustainable development
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