Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management

The mission of the World Association of Professors on Sustainability Science and Research is: "To foster the implementation of principles and practices of sustainable development, by means of scholarly research, joint studies, publications and training of the next generation of sustainability researchers."
 

WASP-SSR will provide a platform for high level discussions on current and future trends on  sustainability sciences.  It will also gather a comprehensive body of expertise to allow members to team up in applying for research grants, undertake joint studies to be published in peer-reviewed journals, organise joint events, and support the training of doctoral students undertaking studies on matters related to sustainable development. A particular emphasis will be given to joint project applications to national and international agencies. WASP-SSR is a unique, world class researchers group. Consistent with this characteristic,  the slogan of WASP-SSR is "going beyond the trivial:  bringing sustainability sciences to the next level ".
 

Membership to WASP-SSR is open to holders of professorial posts such as Associate Professors and Full Professors, working in the field of sustainability sciences.
 

There are no membership fees to WASP-SSR. However,  it is expected that members support the mission of the Association, are actively engaged, and committed to make  concrete  contributions to the work of WASP-SSR.
 

WASP-SSR is chaired by Professor Walter Leal,  Head of the European School of Sustainability Science and Research,  European Alliance for Sustainability Research and Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme. He is the founder of the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, now on its 22nd year and is Editor-in-Chief of the World Sustainability Series, the leading peer-reviewed book series on sustainability. Professor Leal has over 30  years experience on matters related to sustainable development, and holds Professorships at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany,  and at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. The operations of WASP-SSR are overseen by a 10 members-strong Management Board, composed by the following scientists:
 

• Professor Luciana Brandli University of Passo Fundo, Brazil
• Professor Mark Mifsud, University of Malta
• Professor Elisabeth Price,  Manchester Metropolitan University 
• Professor Ulisses Azeiteiro, University of Aveiro, Portugal 
• Professor Sidat Yaffa, University of The Gambia
• Professor Rudi Pretorius,  University of South Africa
• Professor Izael da Silva, Strathmore University,  Kenya
• Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga, RMIT, Australia
• Professor Halima Begum, University Utara, Malaysia
• Professor Clara Ines Pardo Martinez, University of Rosario, Colombia

 
The work of the board is supported by a Secretariat, whose details may seen below (please click on "Secretariat").

Applications for membership are now open. Colleagues interested to become members should prepare and submit an expression of interest, consisting of a motivation letter describing how they may contribute to the work of WASP-SSR, along with their CVs and full contact details. Applications should be submitted to the Secretariat of WASP-SSR at: esssr (at) ls.haw-hamburg (dot) de.  There are no deadlines.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

The Secretariat of  WASP-SSR is at the European School of Sustainability Science and Research at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany.  A professional team manages its activities and liaises with members and funding agencies, hence ensuring the high quality of its operations.