Rethink Talks
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFrom pandemics to production supply chains: how do we make sense of the complex world we live in? Every month, we bring together the best thinkers and practitioners within resilience thinking and sustainability science, to discuss how we can achieve a sustainable planet that enables well-being for all. Rethink talks provides you with the latest science on global development. Subscribe to our podcast by searching for “Rethink Talks” on Spotify or any of the major podcast platforms. Read more: www.rethink.earth
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Employing a data-led approach to resilience
December 08, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 22.3 MBDoes practice make perfect? Do countries become more resilient to disasters the more they experience them? Or does their resilience break down when disasters strike again and again? Today’s guest is Sarah Cumbers, Evidence and Insight Director at the Lloyds Register Foundation. She shares the latest data from the foundation’s World Risk Poll. The poll asked people around the globe about their perceptions on risk and safety with the aim of understanding where strengths lie and what can be im...
Human use of the ocean: Limit- and lawless?
November 18, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 25.4 MBThe seas are getting crowded. As commercial use of the ocean accelerates exponentially and climate change impacts worsen, marine ecosystems and coastal communities are feeling unprecedented pressures. The ocean has been a source of food since the dawn of time, it facilitates our modern communication, transports our merchandise and is often perceived as a lawless, new economic frontier. This episode's guest, Jean-Baptiste Jouffray, who is a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, expa...
Facing a triple crisis: Food, climate and conflict
November 16, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 39.5 MBFood insecurity, climate change and conflict are placing considerable pressure on the global food system. Inequality, access to land, access to nutrient-rich foods, and the loss of local food cultures and diversity are realities further amplified in the new risk landscape. These challenges are also playing out differently depending on the region you inhabit. In other words, the global south and the global north are both feeling the pressure, however, in disparate ways. This episode's guests...
Imagining a resilient climate future through video games
November 10, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 24.7 MBWhat if decision-makers could live through and feel the future consequences of climate change in action today? Would it influence their policy choices? And could gaming or virtual reality simulations help to prioritize action in climate adaptation and resilience building? Video games have evolved beyond pure entertainment and now have the potential to reach a global community of 3 billion people with climate resilience skills and promote behavioural change. Today's guests, video game consu...
Water can make or break climate action
November 07, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 29.5 MBDroughts, storms or sea water rise – climate change takes its form almost always through a change in water. But water is more than just a destructive force, it is the bloodstream of the biosphere. In this episode Lan Wang Erlandsson, a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, shares with us how freshwater can make or break our ability to successfully combat climate change. She also explains why climate policies must look beyond transitions to renewable energy. Your host is Annette Her...
Succeeding with large-scale transformations
December 09, 2021 12:59 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBHow can systemic transformations be achieved at the scale, speed, and quality that is needed? And what capacities are required to navigate these transformations? In this episode, Stockholm Resilience Centre researcher Per Olsson talks to Funda Sezgi and François Bonnici about the frontiers of transformation and system change. Sezgi is the co-founder and managing director of the Norrsken Impact Accelerator at Norrsken Foundation, while Bonnici is director of the Schwab Foundation for Social ...
Who are the real experts of climate change adaptation?
October 12, 2021 10:04 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThe sixth IPCC report sent a clear message: we are one minute to midnight and the rate and scale of action that is required is immense. However, all too often, the solutions presented are top-down and framed in an outdated North-South perspective. We need voices from the climate change frontline to not only be rightfully acknowledged and valued, but to be learned from as climate adaptation experts. In this episode, Ameil Harikishun, policy officer for the Global Resilience Partnership, talk...
What does a healthy ocean really look like?
July 31, 2021 05:56 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBNo matter where in the world you live, your life is affected by the ocean. But many of our oceans are sick, and have been so for a while. So what’s keeping them from bouncing back to full health? Well, it’s partly down to not agreeing on what a healthy ocean actually looks like that makes it hard to settle on the best course of action. But things might be about to change, albeit slowly. New science-based tools like the Ocean Health Index offer comprehensive assessments of the social, econom...
Carl Folke on resilience, the biosphere and the future of our planet
July 17, 2021 09:04 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBHow did we get to where we are today and what will it take to move away from it? In this episode, Owen Gaffney talks to Carl Folke, a co-founder of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and one of the most cited scientists in the world across all disciplines. He is also the director of the Beijer Institute for Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, and has received numerous awards and recognitions over the years. Folke has s...
Communicating science in the age of the Anthropocene
July 03, 2021 05:25 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBThe age of humans is messing things up in many different ways. Not only is human pressure on the environment changing the earth system in unprecedented ways, trust in science is faltering while media and journalism remains fragmented. The consequence is a siloed world at a time when trust and collaboration is sorely needed. Science communication requires creativity, joy, perseverance, the courage to try something new and, actively finding ways to work around the weaknesses in the system. In...
Will the Ocean Science Decade help make our oceans healthy again?
June 19, 2021 05:57 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThe ocean has gone from infinite, wild and thriving to finite, fragile and full of garbage. It feeds us, generates most of the air we breathe, helps to regulate our climate, provides treatments for disease and represents a new economic frontier. But we have limited time to get people to pay attention, anticipate change, prepare for surprise and act for a more sustainable ocean future. This is why the UN has introduced the Decade of Ocean science for a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to stre...
Communicating the complex science behind the planetary boundaries
June 05, 2021 05:40 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn 2009, 28 internationally renowned scientists identified nine processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the entire planet. Provided we stay within these boundaries, humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come. Since its launch the planetary boundaries framework has generated enormous interest within science, policy, and practice. But what does it take to communicate such important knowledge about how our planet works? On June 4th, Netflix launched ...
Rethink Talks trailer
June 01, 2021 06:51 - 1 minute - 1.2 MBFrom pandemics to production supply chains: how do we make sense of the complex world we live in? Every month, we bring together the best thinkers and practitioners within resilience thinking and sustainability science, to discuss how we can achieve a sustainable §planet that enables well-being for all. Rethink talks provides you with the latest science on global development. Subscribe to our podcast by searching for “Rethink Talks” on Spotify or any of the major podcast platforms, or head ov...
In the SDGs, where have biodiversity and ecosystem services gone?
May 22, 2021 04:45 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBDespite the world entering the last decade to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) biodiversity and ecosystem services remain chronically undervalued and largely missing. As the world is entering the last decade to meet the goals, a change in thinking and approach is needed. In this episode Stockholm Resilience Centre's Albert Norström talks to Liz Selig, deputy director at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University, and Belinda Reyers from the Stockholm Resilience Centr...
Making change and transformation really happen
May 08, 2021 08:03 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBWithin calls for transformation, there seems to be a hunger - a hunger to slow down, spend time healing, and to feel more connected; to ourselves, to each other, and to the ecosystems we are a part of. But how can that happen? And can we create that kind of healing at scales large enough that it will contribute to the kinds of transformations that may create a different kind of future. In this episode, Stockholm Resilience Centre's Michele-Lee Moore talks to two experts on what it takes to...
Our oceans are suffering, how can we make them healthy again?
March 25, 2021 09:56 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBNo matter where in the world you live, your life is affected by the ocean. But many of our oceans are sick, and have been so for a while. So what’s keeping them from bouncing back to full health? Well, it’s partly down to not agreeing on what a healthy ocean actually looks like that makes it hard to settle on the best course of action. But things might be about to change, albeit slowly. New science-based tools like the Ocean Health Index offer comprehensive assessments of the social, econo...
The 2020 Human Development Report
December 14, 2020 09:05 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBEvery year since 1990, the United Nations Development Programme has published the Human Development Report. The report has increasingly emphasised the links between the environment and human development, and today, on its 30th anniversary, it shows more than ever the importance of a stable climate and resilient ecosystems. In this episode, Fredrik Moberg talks to Pedro Conceição, lead author of the Human Development Report, and Belinda Reyers, senior advisor at the Stockholm Resilience Cent...
What it takes to make science and business connect
December 03, 2020 16:53 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBScience and industry have much to gain from working more closely together. But their methods and expectations can sometimes feel worlds apart. What makes them so different and what is needed to create more successful collaborations? In this episode Lisen Schultz, deputy director of transdisciplinarity at the Stockholm Resilience Centre talks to colleague Henrik Österblom and Darian McBain, director for corporate affairs and sustainability at Thai Union, the world’s largest canned tuna produ...
After COVID-19: imagining a safe and just future for all
November 11, 2020 09:36 - 31 minutes - 41.6 MBRight now, the very idea of imagining the future might feel strange when the world is changing in ways we barely even understand. In this episode, we ask, is a safe and just future for all still possible? And what will it take to imagine and enact these kinds of futures? Host Andrew Merrie is joined by two people who spend much of their time thinking about this: Garry Peterson from the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Laura Pereira from the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at...
The future after COVID-19
November 11, 2020 09:36 - 31 minutes - 41.6 MBRight now, the very idea of imagining the future might feel strange when the world is changing in ways we barely even understand. In this episode, we ask, is a safe and just future for all still possible? And what will it take to imagine and enact these kinds of futures? Host Andrew Merrie is joined by two people who spend much of their time thinking about this: Garry Peterson from the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Laura Pereira from the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Ut...
Building business resilience: what has Covid-19 taught us?
October 07, 2020 12:47 - 3 hours - 43.8 MBEconomies around the world have been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic and revealed serious vulnerabilities and weaknesses. What can we learn from today’s crisis to build more resilience into our systems? In this episode, host Robert Blasiak talks to Lisen Schultz from the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and Sturla Henriksen, Special Advisor to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. More info: https://rethink.earth/building-business-resilienc...
What COVID-19 says about our world
October 05, 2020 07:48 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBThis episode of Rethink Talk takes a deep dive into what COVID-19 says about our world and what change it may trigger. Read more: www.rethink.earth/crisis-and-renewal-what-covid-19-says-about-our-world See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Crisis and renewal: what COVID-19 says about our world
October 05, 2020 07:48 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBCovid-19 has brought the modern world to its knees. How did we get to this point? This episode of Rethink Talk takes a deep dive into what the coronavirus pandemic says about our world and the change it may go on to trigger. Host Louise Hård Af Segerstad talks to three experts on change and transformation: Marten Scheffer from Wageningen University, Lauren Hermanus, an expert in sustainable development in practice in South Africa, and Michele-Lee Moore from the Stockholm Resilience Centre. ...
Building back better: economic decision-making after COVID-19
September 14, 2020 06:14 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBCOVID-19 has forced governments to take unprecedented steps to recover their economies. At the same time, some parts of the private sector warn they may have to park long-term climate ambitions just to keep their heads above water. This has potentially devastating consequences for sustainability efforts. So how can stimulus packages and investments promote short-term economic recovery without compromising long-term decarbonization and sustainability goals? In this episode, Beatrice Crona, d...
Building back better: economic and financial decision-making after COVID-19
September 14, 2020 06:14 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBCOVID-19 has forced governments to take unprecedented steps to recover their economies. At the same time, some parts of the private sector warn they may have to park long-term climate ambitions just to keep their heads above water. This has potentially devastating consequences for sustainability efforts. So how can stimulus packages and investments promote short-term economic recovery without compromising long-term decarbonization and sustainability goals? In this episode, Beatrice Crona, d...
Social resilience during a crisis
August 31, 2020 13:29 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBCOVID-19 is a devastating example of a crisis which ripples through regions and countries, affecting pretty much all aspects of our lives. Although impacts of the pandemic have hit some communities harder than others, especially in the global south, we are seeing signs of resilience emerging from many affected communities. This episode takes a closer look at some of these communities and how they have responded to this crisis. What can we learn from them and how can we build social resilienc...
Social resilience during times of crisis
August 31, 2020 13:29 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBCOVID-19 is a devastating example of a crisis which ripples through regions and countries, affecting pretty much all aspects of our lives. Although impacts of the pandemic have hit some communities harder than others, especially in the global south, we are seeing signs of resilience emerging from many affected communities. This episode takes a closer look at some of these communities and how they have responded to this crisis. What can we learn from them and how can we build social resilien...
While all eyes are on COVID-19, the Amazon forest is burning
June 24, 2020 19:28 - 42 minutes - 45.1 MBThe corona virus has been described as the biggest challenge the world has faced since World War II. Yet while all eyes are on this devastating pandemic, the Amazon forest is burning to the point of becoming a planetary emergency. This episode looks at deforestation and the looming risk of large-scale destruction in the Amazon and elsewhere – something we know is also linked to the spread of infectious disease from animals to humans. How worried should we be? And what can we do about it? In...
While all eyes are on COVID-19, the Amazon forest is burning
June 24, 2020 19:28 - 42 minutes - 45.1 MBThe corona virus has been described as the biggest challenge the world has faced since World War II. Yet while all eyes are on this devastating pandemic, the Amazon forest is burning to the point of becoming a planetary emergency. This episode looks at deforestation and the looming risk of large-scale destruction in the Amazon and elsewhere – something we know is also linked to the spread of infectious disease from animals to humans. How worried should we be? And what can we do about it? In...
Sense making in crisis
June 23, 2020 15:12 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBDigital technologies have created an information deluge. It is impossible to keep up with the flood. But digital technologies have also changed the flow of information in the world. The old gatekeepers like the media have been bypassed. What does this mean during a crisis when we need to make rapid decisions under uncertainty and we need to act collectively? In this episode Owen Gaffney speaks to Kate Starbird who is associate professor at the University of Washington. Kate is an expert in...
Misinformation, disinformation and sense making in crisis
June 23, 2020 15:12 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBDigital technologies have created an information deluge. It is impossible to keep up with the flood. But digital technologies have also changed the flow of information in the world; the old gatekeepers like the media are now bypassed. What does this mean during a crisis when we need to make rapid decisions under uncertainty and we need to act collectively? In this episode media strategist Owen Gaffney speaks to Kate Starbird, an associate professor at the University of Washington and exper...
The role of food in the pandemic: food security, shocks and transformations
June 23, 2020 14:04 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBWhen you think about the corona virus currently sweeping the globe, chances are that ‘food’ is not the first thing that comes to mind. Yet food has amplified the devastating effects caused by COVID-19 and exposed vulnerabilities across our food system. This episode asks: how exactly is food related to the pandemic? And how can we redesign our food systems in a way that helps us avoid similar crises in the future? In this episode Amanda Wood talks to Jess Fanzo from the Johns Hopkins Berman...
Pandemics, health and global change: how are they connected?
June 12, 2020 08:38 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBWe are in the midst of a devastating pandemic. The coronavirus that leads to covid-19 is known to be a zoonotic disease - a virus that has spilled over from non-human animals to humans, and then rapidly moved across the world with devastating impacts on human health, economies and social stability. How strong is the connection between environmental change and diseases such as coronaviruses connection, can we really blame bats, and what does the future of disease risks look like? In this e...