The core task of Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development (GMV) is to create and facilitate cooperation, between and within Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, with an aim to generate and practically implement knowledge about sustainable development. In order to develop solutions to global challenges, we bring academic disciplines together to create new knowledge. Moreover, practical implementation of knowledge requires collaboration between academia and other actors in society. To this end, we create meeting places and bring together different types of expertise in order to promote sustainable development within research, education and cooperation.
[22 Oct 2021] We are happy to announce that the Swedish National Coordinator for the 2030 Agenda is coming to Act Sustainable 2021! On November 16 you can meet the Swedish National Coordinator and participate in a workshop exploring how to move forward.
[22 Oct 2021] In October 2021, Sida´s Helpdesk for Environmental and Climate Change assessed 9 projects which were approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The projects budgets total to the record amount of USD 1.2 billion. The Helpdesk is commissioned by Sida ¿ the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ¿ to support its staff with advice and strategic guidance on environmental and climate change integration at policy, program, and project level.
[22 Oct 2021] For almost 30 years the UN has brought together almost every country on earth for global climate summits called "Conference of the Parties", or in short COPs. Meet Hanna Glad and Patricio Gallardo, two of the students from the University of Gothenburg, who will be attending COP26 in Glasgow between 31 October to 12 November 2021. Why did they apply to attend COP26 and what are they looking forward to most during the summit?
