Dynamic planet

1. Dynamic planet • Data, observing systems, metrics and indicators • States and trends • Drivers • Variability • Thresholds • Permanence of change • Coupled models • Biophysical (land/atmosphere/ocean) • Biophysical and socio-economic • Understanding and predicting • Priority issues • Poverty • Urbanisation • Social-ecological diversity and gradients • Wealth of natural resources

2. Global development • Food and water security • Climate change impacts • Urbanisation impacts • Social cultural practices and change • Trade offs between food, water, energy security • Choosing informed development trajectories • Impact of trade and trade relations on HWB and social change

3. Transformations towards sustainability • Alternative development trajectories for Africa • Including energy (alternatives and cost efficiency) • Impacts of new technologies (communication, nano) • Governance trajectories • Development of scientists for transformation (students and careers) • Research on how to do outreach / comms / mainstreaming • Behaviour change • Reward sustainability • Improving science-policy links • Current and future sustainability • Models of desired futures and ways to get there • Governance models for sustainability (accountable government)

4. On-going programs and gaps • More ongoing in dynamic planet less as we move to transformations towards sustainability • Key engagement with African Ministerial Councils • Lack of coordination between initiatives and therefore duplication • Natural science and social science communities not connected

5. Thoughts • How can we go about this “business unusual”? • Moving beyond paper to implementation (practical problem solving actions) • Co-design • Accountable governance • Integrating across research themes to avoid silos • Cross cutting capabilities • Synthesis • Outreach