Development Research Conference 2024

Growing polarization in the world is hampering our efforts and ability to collectively reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The ongoing war in both Ukraine and Gaza is leading to shifting power balances and changed political priorities for many countries, with international development cooperation increasingly being sidelined. Current wars in combination with the aftermath of the pandemic are also impacting the global economy, hitting countries in the Global South particularly hard. In addition, accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss is affecting natural resource dependent communities the most, with the majority living in low and middle-income countries.  

DevRes 2024 invites Swedish affiliated researchers and their partners to Lund to present and discuss how current polarization and conflicting objectives hamper the SDG agenda. The conference also highlights how collaborative research has societal impacts towards a more equitable and sustainable future.   

Keynote speakers:
Our five keynote speakers are now confirmed. They include Dr. Susan Chomba, Director of Vital Landscapes at the World Resources Institute (WRI), and Alfredo Saad-Filho,  Professor of Political Economy and International Development, at King’s College London.

Read about all our conference speakers

Registration is now open!
Register to attend DevRes 2024 in Lund, in October

Find more information about the conference on lucsus.lu.se/devres2024