2026 Events

Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures
Hosted by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity and the Global School of Sustainability
18 February 2026

Speakers:
Dr Najma Mohamed, Head of Nature-Based Solutions, UNEP WCMC and Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity
Professor Manisha Desai, Executive Director, Center for Changing Systems of Power; Empowerment Trust Endowed Professor of Global Citizenship, Stony Brook University
Ashfaq Khalfan, Director, Sustainability Regulation Observatory (SRO); Distinguished Policy Fellow, Global School of Sustainability, LSE
Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland; former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; former Chair of The Elders

Chair:
Dr George Kunnath, Associate Professor (Education) and Academic Lead, Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity

At this event, you will hear from contributors of this ground breaking open-access volume presenting eco-social contracts as a bold and actionable vision for tackling the major, interconnected crises of our time—climate change, biodiversity loss, rising inequality, and the erosion of public trust and democratic legitimacy. At its core lies a crucial realisation that can no longer be ignored: the social contract has been broken for billions of people. Consequently, the bonds between people, the planet, and power need to be rewoven. Connecting theory and practice, the book offers essential insights into how regenerative, inclusive, and just futures can be co-created.

Women, nature, and 2030: a transformational global climate solution
20 January 2026

Speaker:
Zainab Salbi, Co-founder, Daughters for Earth; Founder, Women for Women International
Chair:
Professor Naila Kabeer, Emeritus Professor of Gender and Development, Department of International Development, LSE; Gender Justice and the Wellbeing Economy research programme leader, LSE III

Climate change is not gender-neutral — not in its impact on women and girls, nor in the solutions women are leading. This lecture will share new research revealing how women’s leadership is providing new pathways to address the climate crisis. By centring their relationship with nature and its protection, they are bringing about new behaviour changes and economic models that are leading to long-term transformations within communities. Their actions are transformative, positioning humans and communities as part of nature, not actors upon it.