GECHS is a core project of the International Human Dimensions Programme. We situate environmental changes within the larger socioeconomic and political contexts that cause them, and which shape the capacity of communities to cope with and respond to change. Our research focuses on the way diverse social processes such as globalization, poverty, disease, and conflict, combine with global environmental change to affect human security.
GECHS is overseen by a scientific steering committee, enriched by the contributions of associates, and coordinated from an international project office (IPO) located in the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo. The IPO is supported financially by the Norwegian Research Council.
Announcements
Videos and pictures from the GECHS Syntheseis ConferenceThe GECHS synthesis conference ”Human Security in an Era of Global Change” took place June 22-24, 2009, at the University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. The conference synthesised the findings of 10 years of research on the relationship between human security and global environmental change, and linked the findings from research to policies and practitioner activities. The conference gathered more than 150 researchers, policy makers and stakeholders from different fields to discuss the interactions between various processes of change and what they mean for human security. The conference also served as a forum for engaging young scholars, and for discussing a future agenda for research and action on environmental change and human security. The conference brought a large nuber of good quality contributions and interesting discussions. Videos and information from the conference are available here. |
Book award to GECHS book 12 March 2009
