Project 1: SUccESS

SUccESS aims to identify transformation pathways towards sustainability that are both safe within the ecological boundaries of a place, and socially just. These pathways will be explored by using a system dynamics approach to ensure a safe and just operating space (SJOS) for transformation to sustainability at the regional scale in Kenya. This integrative approach provides an innovative way to address the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) and their transformation options in a globalized context.

This will enable to explore answers to the questions: how long can economic development stay on a sustainable path and at what point does it become unsustainable?

SUccESS will also help to identify optimum pathways for achieving UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in response to environmental change and to avoid the disastrous consequences for humanity at a regional scale.

Project team:

Dr. Md. Sarwar Hossain Sohel (Principal Investigator), Prof. Dr. Chinwe Ifejika Speranza (Co-Investigator)

In partnership with: Center for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD). Dr. Boniface Kiteme, https://www.cetrad.org/

Duration:

2019 - 2020

Funding:

Marie Sklodowska-Curie individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2017: 796994), European Commission.

Contact:

Dr. Md. Sarwar Hossain Sohel, sarwar.sohel@giub.unibe.ch