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Mistra Geopolitics featured by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
May 10, 2021 by ylva.rylander in News

Mistra Geopolitics has been selected to this year’s prestigious 100 list, published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. The 100 list highlights a diversity of research projects in the field of sustainability from Swedish universities.

Björn-Ola Linnér, Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at Linköping University said:

It is with great pleasure and proudness we receive this acknowledgment. Mistra Geopolitics is the largest non-defence funded research programme that creates tools for strong geopolitical foresight for sustainability, in a world characterized by great uncertainty and rapid change.

New demands on society due to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed new demands on society regarding reconstruction and wise, long-term decisions. Mistra Geopolitics’ analysis of the interplay between geopolitical development and strategic environmental policy decisions are unique.

The aim moving forward is to understand how transformative processes are remaking the scene for global politics and governance, and thereby advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Environmental scientist in nature.
Environmental scientist in nature. Credit: Concept Cafe / Shutterstock.

The theme for IVA’s 100 list 2021 is: “From knowledge to sustainable crisis preparedness”. It includes technical and economic sciences with a focus on sustainable preparedness for future crises and awards research with the potential to create benefits for business and society, for example through industrial commercialization, method development or societal impact.

Swedish and international companies, authorities and civil society actors can now contribute with innovative power to achieving the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Henrik Carlsen, Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute said:

We welcome more actors to participate in creating forecasting tools that identify risks and opportunities for achieving the sustainability development goals in a geopolitically changing world. Foresight, innovation and coherent decision-making are crucial for success.

Research with the potential to change the world

By building bridges between the research world and the business community, IVA gives research with the potential to change the world a greater opportunity to be turned into actual benefits, and thereby contribute to increasing society’s resilience.

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) held a webinar on the topic on 11 May.

→ Watch webinar held by IVA (in Swedish)

→ Read the list by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

→ Watch film about the Mistra Geopolitics programme

→ Read the Mistra Geopolitics annual report 2020

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Linköping University

Professor Björn-Ola Linnér

Dr. Henrik Carlsen.
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Henrik Carlsen

Linköping University

Professor Björn-Ola Linnér

Björn-Ola Linnér is the Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research at Linköping University. He analyses how the political processes and actors affect conditions for social changes towards sustainable development in different parts of the world. He has a long experience in research dialogues with various societal actors, such as the climate convention’s secretariat, governments, businesses and environmental organizations.

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Henrik Carlsen

Henrik Carlsen is a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics. Currently Dr. Henrik Carlsen is leading the Mistra Geopolitics research theme Foresight Capabilities and Emerging Technologies. He is an expert on decision making under uncertainty, with an emphasis on climate change adaptation. His research interests are based on the intersection between science and policy on long-term challenges to society.

Telephone:+46702677410

For further information, please contact:

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Maria Cole

Ylva Rylander
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Ylva Rylander

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Maria Cole

Maria Cole is a Senior Communications Officer at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) based in Stockholm.

Telephone:+46 70 224 20 22

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Ylva Rylander

Ylva Rylander is a Communications Officer at SEI. As a core member of SEI’s communications team and previous Press Officer of SEI, Ylva writes and edits press releases, develops communication plans and creates news stories. With 15 years of experience in public relations, awareness raising and external communication, she also provides strategic advice to SEI and Mistra Geopolitics researchers to help them maximize the impact of their research.

Telephone:+4673 150 33 84

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