Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholtz Centre Potsdam

RIFS conducts research with the goal of understanding, advancing, and guiding processes of societal change towards sustainable development.

In brief

RIFS at Berlin Science Week

Ecopolitics traversing Waterbodies - Tales & Epistemologies Influencing Water Governance: Discussion and Co-Writing exercise on November 1, 6 pm.

 

twitch @ RIFS 2day

Guests at RIFS: Presenter and Twitch streamer Sofia Kats visits us with Felix Pohl (postdoc from the UFZ) as part of a “Science Week”. Today “the chat” meets scientist Stefanie Kunkel. To the Live-Stream 10 - 12 a.m.: https://www.twitch.tv/sofia_kats

Fossil Fuels: a Health and Safety Concern

A report  co-authored by RIFS Affiliate Scholar Michael Keary reveals frequent accidents and poisoning involving gas, oil-based systems, fireplaces, and chimneys - underscoring that it's time Europe commits to safer, cheaper and cleaner homes for all.

Dossiers