After eight years of research on the mechanisms, dynamics and interdependencies of crises, the Leibniz Research Alliance "Crises in a Globalised World" draws to a close and will merge into the new Leibniz Research Network "Environmental Crisis – Crisis Environments."
In order to set the agenda for this new network, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) is hosting a virtual kickoff conference with various experts on climate, development, international law and finance.
When: Thursday, December 9, 11:30 – 16:00 (CET)
Where: Online via GoToMeeting | Please contact Sophia Wenzel to register
Please note that the conference will be held in English.
Programme
11:30 – 12:30 | "Climate Change Litigation before National and International Courts – Potential and Limits" – Prof Dr. Helmut Aust, Freie Universität Berlin
Helmut Aust has been Professor of Public Law and the Internationalization of the Legal Order in the Department of Law at Freie Universität Berlin since 2016. He conducts research on basic questions of the international legal order (esp. sources of law, responsibility, collective security, and human rights) as well as on comparative foreign constitutional law.
12:30 – 13:00 | Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 | "Sustainable Futures? Cascadings Risks and German Development Policy" – Prof Dr. Katharina Hornidge, Director German Development Institute
Prof. Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge is Director of the German Development Institute (DIE) and Professor for 'Global Sustainable Development' at the University of Bonn responsible for the field of development sociology. Ms. Hornidge's research focuses on (a) the role of different types of knowledge in and for change processes and (b) natural resource governance issues in agricultural and marine contexts.
14:00 – 15:00 | "Climate Finance – A Business-Ethical Analysis" – Prof Dr. Manuel Wörsdörfer, The University of Maine
Dr. Woersdoerfer is an Assistant Professor in SCIS and Collaborating Assistant Professor with the Business School at the University of Maine. His main research interests are i.a. Climate ethics/justice (with a special focus on financial institutions and climate change mitigation); Business (ethics) and human rights.