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Mbessa Kingdom Creates Pioneer Indigenous Commission for Future Generations and Sustainability in Cameroon and Africa

Author: Dr.Nsah Mala. The Commission created by His Majesty Foyn Gilbert Njong III, King of Mbessa, Patron and Ex Officio Member, is tasked with embedding anticipatory and long-term governance based on foresight and futures thinking; building peace; promoting sustainable development; fighting climate change and protecting biodiversity and cultural diversity; ensuring the wellbeing of present and future generations of humans and nonhumans, among others.

African Futures Conference 2024

Nsah Mala, Co-Ordinator of the Cologne Hub for Planetary Wellbeing, attended the inaugural African Futures conference on 29 October 2024, to explore the latest methodologies in foresight and environmental forecasting in shaping Africa's future.

Organised by African Futures and Institute for Security Studies, the full-day virtual conference brought together about 100 experts in various domains across the globe to discuss different aspects of the futures of the African continent.

The conference focused on vital areas concerned with sustainable development, such as climate change, education, civi...

A fantastic start to the MESH Symposium & BRIDGES Cologne Hub Launch!

A fantastic start to the MESH - Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities Symposium on 17 October, with a full day of panels and keynotes, including Dr Luci Attala, presenting her fascinating paper, “Peace, the impossible concept (or ‘the spirit and the letter’): A more-than-species story”

Spotlight on the institutions our global hubs are rooted in: University of Cologne, BRIDGES Thematic Hub for Planetary Wellbeing.

The BRIDGES Thematic Hub for Planetary Wellbeing is anchored in two leading research institutions at the University of Cologne (UoC): the research initiative for Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities (MESH) and the Global South Studies Center ( GSSC). It is also supported by the Global Responsibility Unit at UoC and the European University for Wellbeing (EUniWell), which is funded by the European Commission.

Funding secured for MESH BRIDGES Autumn Academy for Planetary Wellbeing from the EUniWell 6th seed funding call

Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities (MESH) UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Thematic Hub for Planetary Wellbeing, University of Cologne, secured a €20,000 funding grant from the EUniwell 6th seed funding call, enabling the EUniwell MESH BRIDGES Autumn Academy for Planetary Wellbeing.