Dr. Joyashree Roy teaches: The Multidimensionality of the Polycrisis
The required Live Masterclasses of the Foundations Course delves into the essentials of climate solutions, sustainability strategies, and principles of regeneration. This foundational track equips participants with an understanding of holistic approaches that recognize the interconnected nature of our world.
Session Overview
Dive into an eye-opening session "The Multidimentionality the Polycrisis" with Dr. Joyashree Roy, a renowned economist and global authority on climate change and sustainable development.
Her extensive work and scholarly contributions lay the foundation for addressing the intertwined crises humanity faces, recognizing that environmental, economic, and social issues do not exist in silos but are a complex interconnected web.
Learning Goals
Explore the Polycrisis: Unpack the concept of 'polycrisis,' a term that encapsulates the multifaceted crises of our time — climate change, biodiversity loss, economic disparities, and social inequality. Understanding this term is crucial in grasping the full scope of global challenges we face.
Interlinkages and Systems Thinking: Delve into systems thinking as a critical tool for understanding the intricate links between environmental degradation, social injustice, and economic challenges. Recognize how a change in one area triggers shifts in others, sometimes in unintended and profound ways.
Economic Perspectives: Examine how economic principles apply to various aspects of the polycrisis.
Social Dimensions of the Polycrisis: Discuss the human aspects of climate change, emphasizing the social implications of the environmental crisis, including issues of equity, poverty, and human rights.
Case Studies and Global Responses: Analyze global case studies showcasing both successes and failures in addressing components of the polycrisis. Understand the roles of different stakeholders, including governments, private sectors, and civil societies, in these multifaceted issues.
About Joyashree Roy
Dr. Joyashree Roy is currently the Professor of Economics at Jadavpur University, Kolkata in India and a National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research. She initiated and also coordinates the Global Change Programme at Jadavpur University, which focuses on climate change research and beyond. She also directs the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund Project on “Tradition, Social Change, and Sustainable Development: A Holistic Approach” at the same university. She was a Ford Foundation Post Doctoral Fellow in Environmental Economics at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA.
She is among the network of scientists who shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the IPCC (Intergovernmental panel on climate change). She is co-sharer of Prince Sultan Bin Aziz Prize for water, 2012. She has been involved in preparation of Stern Review Report, Global Energy Assessment, and many other national and global reports. She is in the Steering committee of several national and International science-policy interactive platforms and in editorial boards of many international journals.
In her independent research capacity she has authored a number of books and written around 75 articles in peer-reviewed leading professional journals and books.
How to Join
Joyashree Roy teaches in our Foundations Course which runs for 15 weeks three or four times a year. This course is designed to turn you into a regenerative climate leader and equip you with practical, science-based regenerative solutions to our climate emergency and polycrisis.
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