Past Events

In the wake of the catastrophic climate finance crisis, American retreat from Afghanistan, and the dismembering of DFID and the slashing of aid for the world's poorest people by the Conservative government in the UK, the future of international development is looking very different.

We are in the midst of a Sustainability tipping point, exemplified by Larry Fink, Blackrock’s CEO, whose recent annual letter starts by saying “There is no company whose business model won’t be profoundly affected by the transition to a net zero economy”. The future of work will be different.

How to invest in the next generation and harness their energy, imagination and initiative to help tackle climate change and to transform?

What system changes are needed to deliver sustainable peace for the peoples who suffered genocide and ethnic violence? Panelists will debate and be challenged on what system changes are needed to deliver sustainable peace for the peoples who suffered genocide and ethnic violence.

After months of negotiation on a Brexit deal, it is still unclear how things will work in the long-term in terms of national and international development. It is impossible to know the future, and to have any perfect solutions.

The Resilience and Sustainable Development Programme (RSDP) at the University of Cambridge presents a public lecture and panel discussion on how we can start to explore the systematic rebuilding of Syria.

The Sinews of Sustainable Development: Why Conflict Resolution is the Key in a Changing World

The Resilient and Sustainable Development Programme (RSDP) of the Centre for Industrial Sustainablility (CIS), Cambridge University Presents: Climate and Sustainable Development Finance for Industrial Sustainablility in Developing Countries