German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Ariel Macaspac Hernandez / Elisabeth Worliczek / Maria Fernanda Rollo

Harnessing the Power of Social Sciences and Humanities To Address Climate Change

Policy Paper | 2024

Abstract

This policy brief includes three points: An overview of the underlying assumptions of social behavior that inform current approaches to climate change mitigation, a reference to a set of possible societal pathways and a set of domains of action and key recommendations. The policy brief includes a list of references to scientific studies and reports to support its recommendations.

Regional Institutes

GIGA Institute for Asian Studies

Research Programmes

Globalisation and Development

Number of Pages

Link

https://shift-cost.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SHiFT-Policy-Brief_Final-2.pdf

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Research Fellow

[email protected]

Dr. Elisabeth Worliczek

Center for Global Change and Sustainability, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

PhD Maria Fernanda Rollo

NOVA University Lisbon

Conference | 16/09/2025

Klimapolitik im Globalen Süden: Was müssen wir Lernen?

ZEIT WISSEN KONGRESS 2025, silent green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347, Berlin PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez (Speaker), Dr. Kira Vinke (Speaker), Dr. Maria Mast (Speaker)

Klimagerechtigkeit braucht mehr als Technik: In seinem Vortrag zeigt Ariel Hernandez, warum Fürsorge, Erinnerung und lokale Wissensformen zentral für Klimapolitik im Globalen Süden sind – und wie das Konzept des homo curans neue Perspektiven für globale Transformation eröffnet.

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Dr. Kira Vinke

Dr. Maria Mast