The recording of the lecture "A safe and just future for humanity on earth", which Professor Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, gave as part of the DAAD Climate Lecture Series on 18 December 2023, can now be viewed on the DAAD YouTube channel.

Link to the recording

Link to the event

Professor Rockström is the originator of the concept of "Planetary Boundaries", which describes the state of the earth's health using various categories relating to the ecosystem and the environment. The scientists suspect that exceeding the defined limits will jeopardise the earth's ecosystem and thus the basis of human life. The concept of "planetary boundaries" provides a theoretical basis for the environmental framework conditions for the sustainable development of our society.

The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre (ABCD-Centre) is run by the TU Dresden and is one of the Global Environment and Climate Centres funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

If you are interested in this topic, you might also be interested in the following lectures as part of the DAAD Climate Lecture Series:

• Monday, 19 February 2024 (3 PM CET)
  Dr Lydia Olaka, University of Nairobi
  Land degradation in savannahs and nature-based restoration solutions
• Monday, 15 April 2024 (3 PM CET)
  Professor Alberto Acosta, Former Minister of Energy and Mines and former President of the Constituent Assembly of Ecuador
  Transition Studies and post-development
• Monday, 3 June 2024 (3 PM CET)
  Dr Tamara Avellan, University of Oulu
  Do nature-based solutions allow for sustainable water management?

Registration is possible via Webex.