Sustainability Science Summit 2025

Advancing Sustainable Development: Sustainability Science Summit 2025
Umweltforum, Pufendorfstraße 11, 10249 Berlin
Start: 19 February 2025, 9:00 a.m.
End: 21 February 2025, 2:30 p.m.
Contact us: DKN Secretariat
The event Advancing Sustainable Development: Sustainability Science Summit 2025 will take place from 19–21 February 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The summit continues the series of the German Future Earth Summits organized by the German Committee Future Earth (Deutsches Komitee für Nachhaltigkeitsforschung in Future Earth, DKN). It offers a forum for national and international sustainability science, including but not limited to, activities within Future Earth and the World Climate Research Programme.
Live Stream of the following program highlights (time in CET):
Wednesday, 19 February
10:30 – 11:00 Welcome and Introduction with DKN (German Committee Future Earth) and DFG (German Research Foundation)
11:00 – 12:30 Panel Discussion “Advancing Sustainable Development: Perspectives of International Sustainability Science” with Anna-Katharina Hornidge (German Institute of Development and Sustainability), Karen O’Brien (University of Oslo), Hans-Otto Pörtner (Alfred Wegener Institute), among others
Thursday, 20 February
11:00 – 12:30 Panel Discussion “Transformation in Sustainability Science – Transformation of Sustainability Science” with Christiane Joerk (DFG), Marco Fritz (DG RTD, European Commission), Stefan Bartke (German Environment Agency), Daniela Jacob (GERICS, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon)
18:45 – 20:15 Panel Discussion “Science-Policy Interface: Challenges and Opportunities” with Katrin Böhning-Gaese (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research), Mark Lawrence (Research Institute for Sustainability), Dirk Messner (German Environment Agency)
About the summit
The summit will provide a forum for exchange on the latest scientific findings and trends in sustainability research. The contribution of science for sustainable development is the thematic umbrella for issues like justice and equity, biodiversity, extreme events, food systems, land use, social cohesion, health and wellbeing, energy and resources, and climate resilience. Furthermore, the academic landscape and research approaches and methodologies for sustainability science as well as for sustainable research shall be discussed. The aim of the conference is to foster a systemic perspective on sustainability science. The summit topics will be covered within and across disciplines, in scientific sessions, panel discussions, interactive roundtables, and other innovative formats.
Organization
All participants are invited to attend all three days of the conference. There is no participation fee. Please note that the entire conference is planned to take place in person. The registration is closed.
Updated Summit Program
Call for Contributions (closed)