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The official Launch of the UNESCO_MOST BRIDGES Thematic Hub for Planetary Wellbeing takes place on Thursday 17 October 2024 at the University of Cologne!
Taking place during the Annual MESH Symposium 2024 | Multispecies Conviviality, the launch will be attended by representatives from several BRIDGES Hubs.
4:30 - 5:45 MESH Annual Symposium Opening, Welcome Addresses & BRIDGES Hub Launch. Register to Join the Livestream of the Hub Launch
BRIDGES Launch
Prof. Dr. Beatrix Busse Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies & Chief Development Officer of the European University for Well-Being (EUniWell)
Dr. Susanne Preuschoff Head of the Global Responsibility Unit at UoC Division of International Affairs
Prof. Dr. Steven Hartman Executive Director of BRIDGES Coalition
Prof. Dr. Luci Attala Deputy Executive Director of BRIDGES & Director of UK BRIDGES Hub at UWTSD & BRIDGES International Programme Office
Prof. Dr. Joni Adamson Founding Director of BRIDGES Flagship Hub at Arizona State University & Director of the Humanities for the Environment - North American Observatory
Dr. Nsah Mala Coordinator of the UoC BRIDGES Hub & Next Generation Foresight Practitioner Fellow at the School of International Futures
The BRIDGES Hub for Planetary Wellbeing is anchored in two leading research institutions at the University of Cologne (UoC): MESH and at the Global South Studies Center (GSSC).
Focused on Planetary Wellbeing, the Cologne Hub addresses the interconnections amongst human health and wellbeing, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation and ecological regeneration. Bringing the insights and understandings of the humanities to the One Health concept, the Hub approaches wellbeing from a perspective that prioritises multispecies conviviality and flourishing in a shared Planet Earth for present and future generations.
One of the flagship research initiatives of this hub is the initiative “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) which brings together researchers from GSSC and MESH with a wide network of international partners, especially scholars and affected communities from the Global South, to address life-threatening environmental concerns and questions that define our current epoch and planetary futures.
Register to Join the Livestream of the Hub Launch
The Annual MESH Symposium 2024 | Multispecies Conviviality programme can be accessed here: 20241014_ExternalProgramme_MESH_Symposium2024 (uni-koeln.de)