In November 2021, the ‘Water Security for Whom?’ project started its fieldwork activities in Colombia to explore the country’s hydro-social territories. Exploring Colombia’s Hydro-Social Territories During the three-week fieldwork, the researchers from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) and the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil) traveled to Huila, Santander, and Córdoba, the three regions of the case…
The Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership, initiated by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and with its Coordinating Office at IRI THESys, is seeking 20 early career researchers with sustainability focus. Application deadline is 15 February (midnight, CET) 2022. The Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership is a unique European program that develops the next generation of leaders in sustainability research. It…
The latest KOSMOS-Lesung held on 25 November 2021 with legal scholar Ann-Katrin Kaufhold (LMU Munich) is now available on the IRI THESys YouTube channel. Law as the basis and limit of climate protection The evening, titled “Recht als Grundlage und Grenze von Klimaschutz. Die “Tragedy of the Horizons” und der intertemporale Freiheitsschutz”, was all about…
On the rbb Radioeins program Thursdays for Future, science reporter Julia Vismann interviewed Jörg Niewöhner about the first events planned by the project AnthropoScenes—a salon focused on the potential risks and uncertain futures of water in Berlin and Brandenburg. Throughout their conversation, Julia and Jörg explored how salons can help open the scientific process, draw…
Five IRI THESys members are among the top 1% of the most cited researchers worldwide. This was revealed in the latest list of “Highly Cited Researchers”, published by the US company “Clarivate Analytics” on 16 November 2021. The “who’s who” of influential researchers The annual list identifies some 6,600 researchers from across the globe who…
The Water Security For Whom research project at IRI THESys and the Water Resources Management Group of the Wageningen University jointly organize a two-day online workshop on connecting critical research on water modelling from 19-20 January 2022. The workshop aims to provide an opportunity to share experiences and examples of critical, creative and reflexive engagement…
THESys researcher Ina Säumel and her research project HealthyLiving published two new articles investigating the perception of residential greenery in Berlin. What the view out of the window reveals Based on 504 photos of window views taken at 32 study sites for the four main Central European building types in Berlin, this study shows that…
For the 7th time, IRI THESys awards the THESys Award for excellent Bachelor and Master theses in the field of sustainability research. All HU students are invited to apply! Deadline for applications is November 30, 2021. What’s the THESys Award? The THESys Award honours talented students for their final theses written in the fields of…
As member of a global network of 126 researchers, THESys researcher Delphine Deryng co-authored a paper on climate change adaptation published in “Nature Climate Change” on October 28, 2021. The study includes the most systematic and comprehensive assessment of implemented human adaptation to climate change to date. “Our results provide a warning call” As society experiences…
THESys Doctoral Researcher Karen Lebek recently published the third paper of her dissertation in the International Journal of Water Resources Development, together with Tobias Krueger. The authors explore determining factors for makeshift and conventional rainwater harvesting in rural South Africa and implications of the rainwater harvesting mode for household water insecurity. Abstract In underserved rural…
