Expert stories: be inspired by their insights on how to achieve the SDGs

Rexford Assasie Oppong

Rexford Assasie Oppong

Professor of Architecture and Dean of International Programmes Office @ KNUST

ClimateHabitat Post 2030Health

Health and wellbeing in African cities

March 28, 2022

To ensure new buildings in tropical climates, such as Benin, Cameroon, Ghana and Ivory Coast, are not detrimental to human health, legislation on recently-introduced construction techniques is needed. Science and technology will be key to making it purposeful.

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Sandra Piesik

Sandra Piesik

PhD Architect @ 3 Ideas B.V.

Circular EconomyClimateFoodHabitat Post 2030

Territorial integration and agricultural capacities of drylands

March 21, 2022

Meeting regional food production is nearly impossible in drylands, which exist in over 110 countries. Oasis ecosystems contribute not only to the biodiversity of the ecosystem but also to the diversity of diet, whilst improving rural-urban territorial connectivity.

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Natalia J. Silva

Natalia J. Silva

PhD Researcher at the Department of Architecture @ University of Chile

ClimateHabitat Post 2030Water

Sustainable livelihoods of the Chipaya people in Bolivia

March 21, 2022

Climate change threatens the existence of the Chipaya people by making traditional water management practices non-viable. A sustainable future can be secured by introducing new, sustainable land management technologies.

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Frans Snijkers

Frans Snijkers

Programme Director @ G-STIC

Climate

The shift from sustainability to justainability

February 21, 2022

What can we learn from the many comparisons being made between the simultaneous crises of COVID-19 and climate change? Are these part of the same sustainability crisis? The pandemic has offered the opportunity to redefine sustainability.

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Dietrich Van der Weken

Dietrich Van der Weken

General Manager @ G-STIC

Health

Sustainable healthcare technologies to fight COVID-19

January 17, 2022

COVID-19 confirms the crucial importance of sustainable healthcare systems and technologies in fighting this pandemic. We also need to reflect on the legal plausibility, ethical soundness and effectiveness of deploying emerging technologies under time pressure.

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Karl Vrancken

Karl Vrancken

Research Manager Sustainable Materials @ VITO

Circular Economy

Digital circular economy: cornerstone to sustainability

December 20, 2021

Circular economy is a crucial contributor to sustainable development and the attainment of climate goals. The transition in our consumption and production patterns necessary for reaching the SDGs is enabled by digital technologies.

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