The aim of “Resilience, adaptation and transformation in turbulent times - preparing for change in social-ecological systems” is to bring together scientists working with the complex dynamics of interconnected social-ecological systems and to present, discuss, and if possible, summarise the current understanding of resilience, adaptability and pathways of transformation in such systems. Representatives from government, business and other major actors will be invited to discuss the challenges facing societal development, and together with scientists propose directions to go and pathways to avoid.

Conference Abstract and Panels Catalogue (pdf)

Resilience 2008 homepage

Stockholm Resilience Centre homepage

Links to live video or on-demand material will be available below as the seminars progress.

Mon 14 April 2008
Auditorium 1
08:30 - 10:15
LIVE: Opening of the Conference and Key speakers (Öquist, Bremer and Rosswall)
10:45 - 12:15
LIVE: Adaption and Sources of Resilience for Dealing with change (Fabricius, Wandel, Shanley, Osbahr, Feola)
14:00 - 15:30
LIVE: Vulnerability resilience and adaption (Chair: v.d Leeuw, Panel Members: Boyd, Crona, Cumming, Miller, Nelson)
16:00 - 17:30
LIVE: When resilience fails - interdisplinary perspectives on resilience and natural disasters (v. Eeten, Longstaff et. al)
Auditorium 2
08:45 - 09:35
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10:45 - 12:15
LIVE: Urban System and Challenges (Alberti, McDonald, Ernstson, Tidball, Dayal, Kapurla)
14:00 - 15:30
LIVE: Changing the rules of the game. Experiments (Chair/leader: Janssen, Bousquet)
16:00 - 17:30
LIVE: Interactive governance and the resilience of aquatic resource exploitation systems (Jentoft et. al)
Beijer Hall
08:30 - 10:15
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10:45 - 12:15
ON-DEMAND: Adaptive Governance and Multilevel Challanges (Folke, Pahl-Wosti, Crona, Colliver, Calne)
Gallery
08:30 - 10:15
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10:45 - 12:15
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14:00 - 15:15
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16:00 - 17:30
ON-DEMAND: Adaptive governance and multilevel changes (McEvoy, Maclean, Mendis-Millard, Schultz et. al)
Reinhold Hall
08:30 - 10:15
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10:45 - 12:15
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14:00 - 15:30
ON-DEMAND: The transition approach to understanding and governance of complex social-ecological systems.
Various
08:30 - 10:15
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10:15 - 12:00
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14:00 - 15:59
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16:00 - 17:30
ON-DEMAND:
Tue 15 April 2008
Auditorium 1
08:45 - 09:35
LIVE: Updating the design priciples for robust resource institutions (Ostrom)
09:40 - 10:15
LIVE: The earth as a social-ecological system? (Steffen)
10:45 - 12:15
LIVE: Adaptive Governance and Multilevel Challenges (Underdal, Huitema, Schoon et. al)
Auditorium 2
09:25 - 10:35
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09:40 - 10:15
LIVE: Getting to maybe: social innovation and agency based approach to transformation (Westley)
10:45 - 12:15
LIVE: Resilience, Global Change and Globalization (O''Brien, Peterson, Malone, Eakin, Smith)
Beijer Hall
08:45 - 09:35
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09:40 - 10:15
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10:45 - 12:15
ON-DEMAND: Adaptation and Sources of Resilience for Dealing with change (Chapin, Kinzig, Berman, Abson, Milestad)
Gallery
09:25 - 10:35
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Reinhold Hall
09:25 - 10:35
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09:40 - 10:15
ON-DEMAND: Resilience, adaption and transformation in response to climate change (Adger)
Various
09:40 - 10:15
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10:45 - 12:15
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12:15 - 14:00
Short Interviews  
On-demand:
18:00 - 22:00
ON DEMAND: Concert with Marten Scheffer
Wed 16 April 2008
Auditorium 1
08:45 - 09:35
LIVE: Scenarios: imagination for transformation (Carpenter)
09:40 - 10:15
LIVE: Land-use transitions: social and ecological responses to change (Lambin)
10:45 - 12:15
LIVE: Adaption and Sources of Resilience for Dealing with Change (Crumley, Anderies, Hegmon, Janssen et. al)
16:00 - 17:30
LIVE: Sustainability revisited - Learning from the past, facing the future. (Svedin, Ostrom, Sörlin, Crumley)
Auditorium 2
08:45 - 09:35
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09:40 - 10:15
LIVE: Critical transitions (Scheffer)
10:45 - 12:15
LIVE: Traps, Regime Shifts and Transformations (Hughes, Biggs, Aggarwal, Crow)
Beijer Hall
08:45 - 12:15
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09:25 - 10:35
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10:45 - 12:15
ON-DEMAND: Knowledge, Management and Social - Ecological Learning (Berkes, Tompkins, Fazey, Mathevet, Armitage)
Gallery
09:25 - 10:35
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Reinhold Hall
08:45 - 10:35
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09:40 - 10:15
ON-DEMAND: Fostering epiphanies: adaptive cycles and knowledge for sustainability.
10:45 - 12:15
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Various
08:45 - 09:34
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09:40 - 12:15
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10:45 - 12:15
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12:15 - 14:00
Short Interviews  
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Thu 17 April 2008
Auditorium 1
13:30 - 16:00
LIVE: Morning High Level Policy Dialogue outcome (Ekman, Rockström, Wetterstrand, Wijkman)