Research

Second Conference (C2)

The second conference was held on 26 and 27 October 2009 in Pretoria, South Africa. The topics of the first day were on "Decoupling Economic Development and Environmental Degradation - emerging frameworks, current experiences and future research questions" and "Innovation at the centre of Sustainable Development - debates, approaches and challenges for innovation studies".

Title: "Innovation for Sustainability in a Changing World", Second South African-German Dialogue on Science for Sustainability (C2)
Venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa
Date: 26 and 27 October 2009

Documents:

Concept, Programme and Participant List

Agenda (short version)

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Presentations and Abstracts:

Welcoming Remarks

  • Welcome Address (abstract)
    Ambassador Dieter Haller (CV), Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Pretoria, South Africa

  • Dialogue on Science for Sustainability (abstract)
    Wolf Junker (CV), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany

Session 1: Decoupling Economic Development and Environmental Degradation - emerging frameworks, current experiences and future research questions
Moderator: Lothar Mennicken (CV), International Bureau of the BMBF, Germany
  • Decoupling and Sustainable Resource Management - SA Perspective (abstract), (presentation)
    Mark Swilling (CV), Sustainability Institute, School of Public Management and Planning, South Africa
  • Sustainable Development - Some Lessons on Governance (abstract), (presentation)
    Reimund Schwarze (CV), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany
  • Concept and Implementation of Ecological Industrial Policy in Germany and Relevant European Strategies (abstract), (presentation)
    Klaus Jacob (CV), Environmental Policy Center, Free University Berlin, Germany
  • Linkages of Sustainability & Environmental Management Accounting (abstract), (presentation)
    Cosmas M. Ambe (CV), Environmental Management Accounting Network / University of Limpopo, South Africa
  • Science for the Future: The potential of inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research (abstract), (presentation)
    Martina Schäfer* (CV), Dr. Dörte Ohlhorst*, Dr. Susanne Schön**
    * Center for Technology and Society, Technical University Berlin, Germany
    ** inter 3 - Institute for Ressourcemanagement, Berlin, Germany

Session 2: Organizing National Systems of Innovation to Support Sustainable Development
Moderator: Mammo Muchie, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), South Africa

  • An Innovation Systems Approach to Sustainable Development (abstract), (presentation)
    Mario Scerri (CV), Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
  • Green Markets of the Future - An Economic Opportunity also for Newly Industrializing Countries? (abstract), (presentation)
    Rainer Walz (CV), Fraunhofer-Institut for Systems and Innovation Research, Germany
  • Success Factors of Eco-Innovation and Lead Market Strategies (abstract), (presentation)
    Klaus Rennings (CV), Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), Germany
  • Involving Industry - Key Challenge of (Bilateral ZA-DE) R&D Cooperation (abstract), (presentation)
    Helmut Kergel (CV), VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Germany

Session 3: Multilateral science, technology, and innovation co-operation to address global challenges
Moderator: Mario Scerri, IERI 

  • Global solutions to global challenges (abstract), (presentation)
    Dhesigen Naidoo (CV), University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Towards Innovation Systems for Sustainability - The Role of International Cooperation (abstract), (presentation)
    Britta Rennkamp (CV) and Andreas Stamm, German Development Institute, Germany
  • Mulitlateral Approaches to Science and Technology Cooperation for Sustainability (presentation)
    Oksana Buranbaeva (CV)/ Mike Muller (CV), United Nations University, Vice Rectorate in Europe, Germany

Session 4: Reflections on South African-German Science and Technology Co-operation for Sustainability
Moderator: Mike Muller, United Nations University 

  • Research for Sustainability and the Bilateral Science and Technology Agreement (abstract), (presentation)
    Tanja Fröhlich, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Pretoria, South Africa
  • Making it happen: Sustainability in the practice of German South African science cooperation - energy, environment and remote sensing (background paper)
    Harold Annegarn, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Experiences and Challenges in South African-German Cooperation in Renewable Energies (presentation)
    Hagen Späth (CV), Trium Investments (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
  • Best practices and lessons learned in transferring sustainable technology from science to the market (presentation)
    Frank Aletter (CV), Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, South Africa
  • DAAD support programmes in sustainability research and training (presentation)
    Ralf Hermann (CV), DAAD Information Centre Johannesburg, South Africa

Publications

South African-German Research for Sustainability Conference: Proceedings

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