… make sure we don’t learn the wrong lesson We are in the midst of one of the biggest global wake-up calls in history, threatening both individual lives and entire … local impacts of our actions are transmitted through the global ocean, the global atmosphere and though global cultural, economic, trade and travel networks to become …

… on the effects that digital networking could have on sustainability in the future: global flows of logistics are to a large extent managed by German software … on the effects that digital networking could have on sustainability in the future: global flows of logistics are to a large extent managed by German software …

… in the political structure. The cooperation between countries, the approach to a global problem, is not yet working as it should. This is something with which we are … business, society and politics had already been advocating before the crisis. The global "recovery" needs direction. It has to be sustainable, future-proof and …

… for resolving future problems. Whether it is the economy, the environment, global justice or the role of science: conventional interpretations of prob-lems and … derived from this for a less precarious and more just future are outlined in the Global Sustainability Report of the UN : In our highly networked world, human …

… to water and sewerage is now especially acute in many growing cities across the global south . Daily wage earners and the urban poor of all stripes are suffering … the current pandemic we knew cities needed to change significantly to meet the global goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals, or New …

… of most sectors and countries abruptly and strongly decreased . To prevent a global economic and social crisis, governments around the world have proposed … a unique opportunity to provide immediate disaster relief and address another global emergency in the longer run: the climate crisis. Solving the climate crisis …

… has a solid record as a paradigm of resilience The coronavirus crisis has had a global impact on economic and social life. Supply chains have been disrupted, travel … resilience and growth Blogpost by Ursula Mathar  The coronavirus crisis has had a global impact on economic and social life. Supply chains have been disrupted, travel …

… I have come from. I do not like the place I am going to. Why with impatience do I watch him changing the wheel? Bertolt Brecht, 1953 last update on 07.05.2020 … sector profiteers. In the health care system in particular, the obsession with globalisation has created a life-threatening dependency , which suggests an …

… which prioritises health care and the protection of the climate and rationalises globalisation by focusing on maintaining and redeveloping domestic and regional … since 2008. Main research fields: economics and ecology, applied statistics, globalization and local economy. Oliver Foltin Protestant Institute for …

… and disruption of daily lives it forces us to imagine the world in new ways. Global cooperation was already under immense stress and there is a clear possibility … is a key driver. It is crucial that the economic stimulus needed to restart the global economy after COVID-19 is low-carbon and in line with the Paris Agreement to …

… a new sustainability trajectory? The answer is “no” and, to date, the only time global greenhouse gas emissions have actually substantially reduced is as an … result of the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown measures. Some sources report global greenhouse gas emissions plunged by as much as 17% in April. This is the …

… the systemic interactions between social processes, such as industrialisation and globalisation, and anthropogenic changes to the natural environment. Resilience must … of the coronavirus crisis must contribute to strengthening the resilience of our global society to crises of this kind. The crisis as a challenge and opportunity to …