S02 E04 Taking SDGs to the Last Mile: Earth System Governance and Sustainable Development

Podcast Series on 'Taking SDGs to the Last Mile' in collaboration with Centre for Climate Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)

Episode 4: Earth System Governance and Sustainable Development

In less than a decade from now in the year 2030, SDGs would near their end. Almost all the countries have adopted this framework and incorporated it in their intervention programs. However, never before has the gulf between the global north and global south been this apparent. An urgent need for co-operation has not materialized yet which involves the transfer of technology, accessibility and most importantly funding. In the 2015 Paris summit, nations came together to achieve a voluntary declaration to cut carbon emissions to keep the rise in temperature within 2 degrees C.  Four of these six years saw the topmost emitter- the United States- out of the agreement. 

The urgency of the issue has led many experts to question our approach towards viewing environment systems or its more relevant terminology - Earth System Governance. This provides a fresh lease of life to the thinking of environmental issues, a pathway to explore novel solutions and ideas, and more effective governance to cope with the transitions that will take place in the coming decade. 

This Episode features  Professor Frank Biermann and  Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram.
Prof. Frank Biermann is a professor of Global Sustainability Governance at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Prof. Biermann also chairs the Earth System Governance Project, a global transdisciplinary research network launched in 2009.
Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram is an Assistant Professor, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, and Co-Coordinator, Centre for Climate Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India.

Shownotes:
1. Earth System Governance: https://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/
2. Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: key insights from the  Earth System Governance Project. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.014
3. Navigating the anthropocene: the Earth System Governance Project strategy paper. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2010.04.005

Attribution:
The Bridge Project (2021), "Taking SDGs to the Last Mile: Earth System Governance and Sustainable Development", 23 May, 2021, URL: https://www.buzzsprout.com/921337/episodes/8572742

Research Credits:
Dr. Dhanasree , Carl, Mrinmoy and Vignesh.

Music Credits:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired
Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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