Volunteer Sign-up: Lockdown Economy
On behalf of Sustainability and Resilience Institute New Zealand and the global think tank for Sustainable Development AlterContacts, I would like to invite students and professional to come forward and…
Press Release: Global Think Tank for Sustainable Development AlterContacts and The Sustainability and Resilience Institute New Zealand hav signed an MoU
We are pleased to announce that Global Think Tank for Sustainable Development AlterContacts and the Sustainability and Resilience Institute New Zealand has signed an MoU on Nov 17th, 2020 to…
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Tourism the long haul ahead – New Zealand. Observations from Prof Emeritus David Simmons
A wonderful observation by Prof Emeritus David Simmons on the future of New Zealand tourism and post-COVID-19 tourism recovery. New Zealand is expecting border closure for a substantial time period.…
Bumper winter forecast for Akaroa after tourism takes Covid-19 battering
Originally published by TVNZ Like many towns in New Zealand, Canterbury's Akaroa relies on the tourist dollar - a dollar which is hard to find with the borders currently closed…
Coronavirus: Akaroa businesses fear devastating impact of cruise ship restrictions
Originally published in RNZ Businesses in Akaroa are worried they will find it hard to survive the abrupt end to the cruise ship season due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Golden…
Insanity? Markets continue disconnect from economy and society
By Kurt Cobb, originally published by Resource Insights It’s hard to ignore the protests on the streets of the world’s cities of late. Those protests are coming from a populace…
Will Civilization’s Response to COVID-19 Lead to a More Sustainable, Equitable World?
By Robert P. Brooks, originally published by Resilience.org What better time to shift our thinking and actions away from a hyperconsumptive, inequality-widening, environmentally-detrimental era than the 50th anniversary of Earth…
Sustainability and COVID-19
Pandemics are unique among disasters in that they attack the whole world at the same time – and in this manner, the new Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has shown itself to be…
SUSTAINABLE SUMMITS 2020: A POST COVID19 VIEW FROM THE TOP
In light of the recent Global Health Concerns, the SS 2020 which was scheduled for June 1-5 2020 had to be postponed until further notice. This video has a compilation…
Webinar Recap | Sustainability and Resilience: The World Post COVID-19 and the Role of Technology
During the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been many conversations, webinars, and convenings on how the world is changing and how we are adapting. In this webinar, we looked more…
Webinar: A sustainable future for New Zealand tourism post COVID-19
In May 2020, Associate Professor Christian Schott from the Wellington School of Business and Government hosted a fascinating discussion with Professor James Higham from Otago Business School, Professor James Renwick…