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Funding from the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Our work on integrating place-based knowledge for sustainable transitions in the food sector is supported in part by funding by the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
About SSRP
The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme is a Centre of Excellence dedicated to delivering science to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It prioritizes both research and knowledge exchange to achieve impact.
About the UN SDG
17 world sustainable development goals were adopted by all members of the United Nations with the aim of ensuring “peace and prosperity for people and planet, now and into the future”.
This project addresses SDGs for Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), and Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2). The results are relevant to the above-mentioned SDGs in particular, but also more widely to any SDG that relies on engagement with diverse stakeholders for community-level adaptation and change, including SDG 17 (Partnerships for Goals), highlighting the challenges and opportunities of transforming knowledge into actionable insights. Involvement of private stakeholders in the adoption of solutions addresses SDG 9 (Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation). The focus on transforming food systems addresses SDG 15 (Life on Land), with implications for food sourcing and consumption, land management and biodiversity, as well as SDG 13 (Climate Change), as the food sector is the second-largest contributor to climate change.
Our Contributions to 7 SGDs
Because of the cross-cutting nature of our work, this research project contributes to 7 of the SDGs:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
The first priority of sustainable food systems is to overcome food insecurity and malnutrition (including both undernutrition and overnutrition) at multiple geographic scales and time scales. Our work addresses these challenges by working on scaling place-based solutions in both the production and consumption sides of the food sector.
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
While much attention is devoted elsewhere to the technological and financial infrastructure needed to accomplish sustainability transitions, here we focus on the neglected yet essential aspect of social infrastructure needed for knowledge mobilization, social innovation, and social connections to power transitions on the ground.
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Place-based, urbanization, urban food insecurity
SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG13 – Climate Action
The food sector is the second largest global contributor to climate change, meaning any solution to the climate crisis must place global and regional food systems front and centre. Interdisciplinary teams of scientists have already developed integrated transition scenarios for food systems including targets and pathways to keep society within a safe operating space with respect to planetary boundaries. What our work provides is the next essential step in moving from reliable knowledge to effective action—the means of integrating expert knowledge with diverse place-based knowledge to create effective and scalable on-the-ground solutions.
SDG 15 – Life on Land
Halt land degradation and biodiversity loss
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Meso-level multipliers works through making connections between communities
More information
Find out more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Find out more about the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP)
Find out more about our SSRP-funded project on place-based knowledge for sustainability transitions
Team Profiles
This North-South research collaboration links the groundbreaking sustainability work at the University of Sussex Business School to the in-depth studies of place and culture at the Anthropology Lab at Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia.
Sustainable Food System Transitions: Nutrition Security in Java Island, Indonesia
Sustainable Food System Transitions: Multifunctional Land Use in South Coast, UK
Conservation Entrepreneurs as Place-based Scaling Agents in Marine Protected Areas
Sustainable Food Transitions Research Impact Symposium in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Integrated scientific knowledge about the causes and consequences of large-scale societal challenges is critical to inform the development of solutions. Yet to be effective, solutions themselves must be developed “in place” to account for the diverse place-specific dynamics driving these challenges.
Funding from the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Our work on integrating place-based knowledge for sustainable transitions in the food sector is supported in part by funding by the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
About SSRP
The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme is a Centre of Excellence dedicated to delivering science to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It prioritizes both research and knowledge exchange to achieve impact.
About the UN SDG
17 world sustainable development goals were adopted by all members of the United Nations with the aim of ensuring “peace and prosperity for people and planet, now and into the future”.
This project addresses SDGs for Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), and Improved Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2). The results are relevant to the above-mentioned SDGs in particular, but also more widely to any SDG that relies on engagement with diverse stakeholders for community-level adaptation and change, including SDG 17 (Partnerships for Goals), highlighting the challenges and opportunities of transforming knowledge into actionable insights. Involvement of private stakeholders in the adoption of solutions addresses SDG 9 (Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation). The focus on transforming food systems addresses SDG 15 (Life on Land), with implications for food sourcing and consumption, land management and biodiversity, as well as SDG 13 (Climate Change), as the food sector is the second-largest contributor to climate change.
Our Contributions to 7 SGDs
Because of the cross-cutting nature of our work, this research project contributes to 7 of the SDGs:
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
The first priority of sustainable food systems is to overcome food insecurity and malnutrition (including both undernutrition and overnutrition) at multiple geographic scales and time scales. Our work addresses these challenges by working on scaling place-based solutions in both the production and consumption sides of the food sector.
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
While much attention is devoted elsewhere to the technological and financial infrastructure needed to accomplish sustainability transitions, here we focus on the neglected yet essential aspect of social infrastructure needed for knowledge mobilization, social innovation, and social connections to power transitions on the ground.
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Place-based, urbanization, urban food insecurity
SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG13 – Climate Action
The food sector is the second largest global contributor to climate change, meaning any solution to the climate crisis must place global and regional food systems front and centre. Interdisciplinary teams of scientists have already developed integrated transition scenarios for food systems including targets and pathways to keep society within a safe operating space with respect to planetary boundaries. What our work provides is the next essential step in moving from reliable knowledge to effective action—the means of integrating expert knowledge with diverse place-based knowledge to create effective and scalable on-the-ground solutions.
SDG 15 – Life on Land
Halt land degradation and biodiversity loss
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Meso-level multipliers works through making connections between communities
More information
Find out more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Find out more about the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP)
Find out more about our SSRP-funded project on place-based knowledge for sustainability transitions
Team Profiles
This North-South research collaboration links the groundbreaking sustainability work at the University of Sussex Business School to the in-depth studies of place and culture at the Anthropology Lab at Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia.
Sustainable Food System Transitions: Nutrition Security in Java Island, Indonesia
Sustainable Food System Transitions: Multifunctional Land Use in South Coast, UK
Conservation Entrepreneurs as Place-based Scaling Agents in Marine Protected Areas
Sustainable Food Transitions Research Impact Symposium in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Integrated scientific knowledge about the causes and consequences of large-scale societal challenges is critical to inform the development of solutions. Yet to be effective, solutions themselves must be developed “in place” to account for the diverse place-specific dynamics driving these challenges.
