Sustainable Development | Geography | Development Studies Director @CDEunibe Centre for Development and Environment @unibern

Joined February 2012
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Drought and heavy rainfall - this combination jeopardises livelihoods in the Ethiopian highlands. Since 1981, researchers from #Bern & #Ethiopia have been working with the local population to find solutions: sohub.io/93fm @CDEunibe #Sustainability #Africa #ClimateChange
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24 Jul 2024
We had an enlightening internal seminar on food security and sustainability with guests from CDE Bern! Covered traditional irrigation methods in Europe and the relationship between sustainable food systems and human health.
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Always great to contribute to the @igs_north_south and thanks to @CDEunibe and @SwissTPH for the excellent collaboration! @UniBaselSocSci
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15 May 2024
#ScienceDiplomacy is a tool for advancing foreign policy objectives, research & addressing global challenges. A new policy brief by @SwissTPH provides an overview of #Switzerland's science diplomacy ecosystem, highlighting opportunities & gaps. read more: swisstph.ch/en/research/rese…
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Join us at the #SUDAC and #KFPE Conference 2024 on May 31st in Bern: What is the current state of North-South collaboration in research and education? This event is accompanied by an online workshop series. Register now: kfpe.scnat.ch/en/annual_conf… @KFPE_CH @snsf_ch @SBFI_CH
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15 Jan 2024
The KFPE is delighted to have an inspiring and committed new president to work with. @Guenther_ETH from @ETH_NADEL is the successor to @ThomasBreu, who has led the KFPE successfully and with great passion over the past six years. @ETH4D @CDEunibe @scnatCH @SwissTPH @academies_ch
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15 Nov 2023
Read more about the #MCIDBern and @unibe's new and ongoing research partnerships with universities on the African continent (#AfricaEuropeCoRE) in this @uniofbern blog interview with @SwissIonChannel, @LabFaso and @ThomasBreu: internationalblog.unibe.ch/?… @ARUA_News @guildeu
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Poor nations are receiving only a fraction of what they need to adapt to climate change — despite being promised the money by rich countries, which are most responsible for causing the problem. @scnatCH @proclimCH @Knutti_ETH @EADI @SVoice2030 @CDEunibe nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

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'If we are serious about science fostering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, we cannot do it on our own. We need partners in Africa to address our common societal challenges' 👉@uniworldnews bit.ly/45SxUvE #AfricaEuropeCoRE
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16 Oct 2023
In Nature Human Behaviour on North-South #research #Partnership, @SarobidyRakoto and @CDEunibe researcher @RavakaAndriami call for addressing fairer funding, knowledge and power issues👉rdcu.be/dopFL @snf_ch @eggersnsf @EADI @academies_ch @AASciences @DinaPomeranz
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Excited about the 2023 #GSDR's call for increased investments in #CapacityBuilding for #SustainableDevelopment to accelerate just #transformations. Integrating #research cooperation in every development project is a smart move for the #2030Agenda! @DirkMessner @2030AgendaCH
🌟Just released! 🌟   New UN Global Sustainable Development Report by an independent group of scientists calls for transformational shifts rooted in science that would urgently reverse course and turbocharge the #SDGs.   Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/GSDR2023 #GSDR
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The African Charter on Transformation Research Collaboration, a joint endeavour of Africa’s key HE bodies aims to redress entrenched power imbalances in global knowledge production. @EADI @CDEunibe @guildeu @SwissTPH @ESSENCE_GROUP @ThomasBreu @eggersnsf bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.…
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Today is the first day of the XIX Biennial IASC Conference: 'The Commons We Want: Between Historical Legacies and Future Collective Actions'. Here is a message from member of the organizing committee Dr. Boniface Kiteme. #commonswewant #IASC2023
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Amos Karino Leuka, a member of the council of elders in Loita community on the Maasai people and their struggles to protect their rights to common land and resources for their community, livestock and livelihoods from grabbing. @iasc_commons #IASC2023 #TheCommonsWeWant
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19 Jun 2023
Day 1 #IASC2023. Dr. Boniface Kiteme - Director @cetradKe making the opening remarks at @uonbi.
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15 Jun 2023
3 woman researchers (@RavakaAndriami, @mariahngutu) point to the emergence of guidelines over the years and subsequent efforts, challenges and effects of execution; and recommended practices and tools. @CDEunibe @ETH4D @EADI @SwissTPH @ThomasBreu @GDNint @SVoice2030 @snsf_ch
10 May 2023
3 woman researchers (@RavakaAndriami, @mariahngutu) from the Global South speak out concepts and challenges of collaborative research; and recommend practices and tools. 👉youtu.be/GU7VmtJRTRM @EADI @UKCDR @DinaPomeranz @eggersnsf @SVoice2030 @ptaylor_ottawa @guildeu @acegid
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