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GSDR

The 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report was commissioned by the United Nations to advance the scientific foundation for the transition towards sustainable development. In particular, the report called for transdisciplinary action and attention towards transforming our current trajectory. To concretize and make this aim feasible, the report introduced six entry points and four levers for sustainable development, as visualised in the model. 

In the Transformation Labs process, early-stage scholars (in their field of expertise) lead interdisciplinary groups toward idea exploration within each entry point. By using these six entrypoints and the four levers: Governance, Economy and Finance, Individual and Collective Action, and Science and Technology, this project seeks concrete ideas and solutions towards socio-ecological transformation.

ENTRY POINTS FOR TRANSFORMATION LABS

LEVERS

Human well-being and capabilities

Sustainable and just economies

Sustainable food systems and healthy nutrition

Energy decarbonization with universal access

Urban and peri-urban development

Global environmental commons

Governance

Economy and finance

Individual and collective action

Science and technology

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Human well-being and capabilities x Governance

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Sustainable and just economies x Governance

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Systainable food systems and healthy nutrition x Governance

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Energy decarbonization with universal access x Governance

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Urban and peri-urban development x Governance

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Global environmental commons x Governance

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Human well-being and capabilities x Economy and finance

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Sustainable and just economies x Economy and finance

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Systainable food systems and healthy nutrition x Economy and finance

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Energy decarbonization with universal access x Economy and finance

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Urban and peri-urban development x Economy and finance

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Global environmental commons x Governance

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Human well-being and capabilities x Individual and collective action

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Sustainable and just economies x Individual and collective action

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Systainable food systems and healthy nutrition x Individual and collective action

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Energy decarbonization with universal access x Individual and collective action

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Urban and peri-urban development x Individual and collective action

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Global environmental commons x Individual and collective action

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Human well-being and capabilities x Science and technology

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Sustainable and just economies x Science and technology

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Systainable food systems and healthy nutrition x Science and technology

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Energy decarbonization with universal access x Science and technology

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Urban and peri-urban development x Science and technology

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Global environmental commons x Science and technology

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By using these and the four levers: Governance, Economy and Finance, Individual and Collective Action, and Science and Technology, we seek concrete ideas and solutions towards socio-ecological transformation.

GSDR

The 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report was commissioned by the United Nations to advance the scientific foundation for the transition towards sustainable development. In particular, the report called for transdisciplinary action and attention towards transforming our current trajectory. To concretize and make this aim feasible, the report introduced six entry points and four levers for sustainable development: