Transformative Partnerships 2030

It is finally here! On Thursday we’ll launch the Technical Report on for .
Register here to join us online or in person 👉

SDG Academy Multi-stakeholder Partnerships Governing the SDGs - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam This SDG Academy sheds light on multi-stakeholder partnerships’ potential to facilitate SDG implementation.

Are you - or someone you know - looking for a postdoc position? Don’t miss the deadline of October 1 to apply to our two postdocs in political science with a specialisation in global environmental politics and sustainable development at Lund and Stockholm University. We are looking forward to new team members.

Information and links to apply on our blog in the page linked.

Postdoc positions in Transform 2030 - Partnerships for climate Are you interested in the politics of global governance, Agenda 2030 and the role of public-private partnerships in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Apply to our two two-year positions as Postdoctoral Researcher, or spread the news to suitable candidates!One two-year position available at S...

Are you looking for a position as Postdoctoral Researcher? Look no further! If you are interested in and we are looking forward to your application to our two-year position as Postdoctoral Researcher in Political Science with a focus on global sustainable development at Lund University.

Postdoctor in Political Science, focus on global sustainable development The Department announces one vacant position as a 2-year postdoctoral fellow with an orientation towards global governance, multi-stakeholder partnerships and sustainable development and the 2030 Agen

Join us as a Postdoctoral Fellow! Are you interested in the politics of global governance, sustainable development, and the Sustainable Development Goals ( )? Apply for the two-year position at Stockholm University as Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science focused on global environmental politics and sustainable development. Deadline October 1, 2022.

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How lucky we are to live in Sweden! Today and tomorrow, Stockholm plays host to Stockholm+50 where leaders of national governments have gathered to discuss accelerating sustainability transformations and implementing the to achieve the . The team is represented by our leader Karin Bäckstrand of Institutet för framtidsstudier and Stockholm University, along with doctoral candidates Montserrat Koloffon and Cornelia Fast of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Happening now! project leader Karin Bäckstrand is moderating a panel on sustainability transitions at a side event at Stockholm University. The event is co-hosted with SEI - Stockholm Environment Institute Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology and sponsored by Earth System Governance Project.

Tune into the livestream now! Stockholm+50

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Join us on June 1 at Stockholm University along with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Karolinska Institutet and SEI - Stockholm Environment Institute for the one-day event "Sustainable planet, sustainable health - how science-based solutions can drive transformative change".

The event takes place on the eve of Stockholm+50, when representatives of governments from around the world will convene in Sweden to accelerate the and implementation of the . Session 4, "Governing sustainability transformations", is co-coordinated by our Principal Investigator, Karin Bäckstrand.

Registration now open for Stockholm+50 side event on science-based solutions for sustainability transformations – Transformative Partnerships 2030 Registration is now open for the one-day event "Sustainable planet, sustainable health - how science-based solutions can drive transformative change" on June 1, 2022! The event is organized by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the University Alliance Stockholm Trio, consisting of the Kar...

Sweden’s Policy Council released its 2022 annual report today. Our Principal Investigator Karin Bäckstrand sits on the Council and spoke at a press conference launching the report.

The Council concluded once again that Sweden is not on track to meet its climate targets by a 2045 deadline and made five key recommendations for climate policy action. Meeting the targets is key for Sweden’s commitment to .

One of the action areas relates to increasing climate knowledge in Sweden. Bäckstrand stated that when it comes to climate research, “Women are totally at the forefront.”

Karin Bäckstrand presents Climate Policy Council annual report – Transformative Partnerships 2030 Sweden's Climate Policy Council today released its 2022 annual report, concluding once again that the Government is not on track to achieving its climate goals. Karin Bäckstrand, Principal Investigator of Transformative Partnerships 2030 and Professor of Environmental Social Science at Stockholm Un...

Karin Bäckstrand, Principal Investigator of Transformative Partnerships 2030 and Professor of Environmental Social Science at Statsvetenskapliga institutionen at Stockholm University, was recently elected to the Swedish National Committee for Global Environmental Change within Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien!

"It is an honor to be elected to the Royal Swedish Academy's National Committee for Global Environmental Change," said Professor Bäckstrand. "I look forward to working across disciplines with colleagues from many disciplines to find common solutions to global environmental threats such as climate change and the impoverishment of biodiversity that are closely linked to global health and poverty reduction."

Karin Bäckstrand appointed to Swedish National Committee for Global Environmental Change – Transformative Partnerships 2030 Karin Bäckstrand, Principal Investigator of Transformative Partnerships 2030 and Professor of Environmental Social Science at Stockholm University, was recently elected to the Swedish National Committee for Global Environmental Change, one 18 national committees of the Royal Swedish Academy of Scie...

A new survey on was presented at the 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum today. The survey was conducted and presented by Drs. Emily Clough and Graham Long of Newcastle University, and it included questions formulated by the Transformative Partnerships 2030 team, who were observing the Forum with great interest. Important new findings include:

🌎 83% of respondents said their partnerships pursued synergies between the SDGs with poverty, education, and climate action ranking the highest.
🌍 Only 26% of respondents saw tradeoffs between SDGs in their work, but SDG13 - climate change action - was the goal most frequently identified as involving tradeoffs.
🌎 The most serious challenge that multi-stakeholder partnership participants identified within partnerships was insufficient commitments from partners.

Read more about our presence at the 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum and findings from the survey at the link below.

Transformative Partnerships 2030 at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum – Transformative Partnerships 2030 The 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum was held on February 2, 2022 with the theme Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Forum brought together an array of different stakeholders to debate s...

Are you participating in the 2022 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Partnership Forum today? Be sure to catch the Partnership Exchange session "Experiences from partnering during the COVID-19 pandemic" from 17:00-18:30 CET (11:00-12:30 EST).

Drs. Emily Clough and Graham Long of Newcastle University will present findings from their survey on during the session, including responses to two questions submitted by the team.

SAVE THE DATE!

On June 1, Stockholm University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Karolinska Institutet will host a one-day side event ahead of the Stockholm+50 conference.

Project team members will be presenting and attending, and our Principal Investigator, Karin Bäckstrand, is helping to organize the event. Read more at the link!

Save the date! Stockholm+50 side event – Transformative Partnerships 2030 The Government of Sweden will host the Stockholm+50 conference, convened by the United Nations General Assembly, from June 2-3, 2022. The conference will commemorate the 1972 UN Conference on the Environment and celebrate 50 years of environmental action on climate, nature, and pollution. The event....