At the Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), we aim to forge new paths towards sustainable futures. We conduct inter- and transdisciplinary research on land use change, integrative food systems, global water cycles, climate change adaptation, and infrastructures.
Información en español abajo | Spanish below The ‘Thinking with Rivers’ initiative, co-led by IRI THESys, contributed to socio-legal actions to defend four rivers in…
In his KOSMOS-Lesung, Prof. Philippe Baret shows how agroecology can help to rethink agriculture. From Policies to Practices: An Agroecological Approach to Transition 09.10.2024, 18.00-19.30…
As part of the Humboldt-Scholarship “Sustainability and Global Justice”, an interdisciplinary group of students spent a year working on the topic of “Rights of Nature”.…
THESys Member Heidi Kreibich is honoured with the Volker Medal, the International Hydrology Award. Congratulations! An outstanding contributions to analysing and managing flood risks The…
Since 2015, the IRI THESys has been awarding prizes for excellent Bachelor and Master theses in the field of human-environmental research. Now, all bachelor and…
