Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures

生态社会契约,共创可持续与公正的未来

LSE: Public lectures and events

2026-02-18

1 小时 33 分钟
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For changemakers, students, and everyone seeking hope, direction, and clarity during a time of global uncertainty, join us for the launch of a book that serves as both a call to action and a guide for transformation—encouraging readers to imagine and co-create sustainable and just futures.
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  • Welcome to the LSE Events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

  • Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.

  • Good evening everyone.

  • Welcome to LSE for today's hybrid event.

  • Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures.

  • My name is George Kunath.

  • I am an Associate Professor of Education and Academic Lead for the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity,

  • based at the LSE's International Inequalities Institute.

  • I'm very pleased to be here to welcome Nathma Mohammath, Manisha Deshai, Afshfaq Kalfan,

  • and Mary Robinson to both your online audience and those who are joining us in person.

  • Nathma Mohammath, is an Atlantic fellow for social and economic equity,

  • the head of Nature-Based Solutions for UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Center,

  • and co-editor of Eco-Social Contracts for Sustainable and Just Futures.

  • Manisha Deshai is the Executive Director of the Center

  • for Changing Systems of Power and the Empowerment Trust Endowed Professor for Global Citizenship and Stony Brook University.

  • She is also a co-editor of Echo Social Contracts for Sustainable and Just Futures.

  • Ashfa Kalfan is the Director of the Sustainability Regulation Observatory and Distinguished Policy Fellow at LSE's Global School of Sustainability.

  • He was previously Climate Justice Director of Oxfam America and Law and Policy Director at Amnesty International.

  • Mary Robinson is the first woman president of Ireland,

  • former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former chair of the Elders,