Over the past three days, SRI2021 has provided a platform for diverse perspectives across disciplines, age groups, ethnicities, genders and countries, all with a view towards action and a global sustainability transformation.

The next Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress in 2022 will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted by the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria.

The second day of SRI2021 continued with a varied program exploring a breadth of sustainability research and innovations from fashion to wildlife management to the impact of climate change on mental health.

Are sustainability transitions as straightforward and faster as any other technological transitions in the past?

Nearly 2,000 people from 100 countries converged for the first day of SRI2021.

The Swedish government, host of the high-level meeting, will share the ambition and key themes of the meeting.

If you’re involved in climate education, you may be aware of concerns about the mental health impacts related to teaching and learning, such as climate anxiety, eco-depression and climate grief.

The Adaptation Finance Gap is real. Although governments and the finance sector alike recognise the opportunity in creating more resilient regions and cities, a lack of tangible financial flows into adaptation projects persists.

When crises like bushfires, floods, cyclones and pandemics occur who should we turn to for rapid and authoritative advice?

Advancing sustainability science through knowledge co-design.

We are counting the days to the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021) and are pleased to bring you a full agenda featuring sessions with some of the world’s leading experts in sustainability science, policy and decision-making.

Research and innovation which builds our capacity to deal with disturbances to function and flourish.