Globale News & Events
Alle Geschichten von ETH Global / Patricia Heuberger-Meyer
Sports for Development, Monday 29 January 2018
![kids playing soccer.](/de/die-eth-zuerich/globales/eth-global-news-events/2017/11/science-and-development-forum-29-january-2018/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1836765077.jpg)
Sports is a global topic with multiple dimensions in the lives of individuals as well as in society. The Agenda 2030 recognises sports as a cross-cutting theme of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): "Sport is an important enabler of sustainable development. We recognize the growing contribution of sport to the realization of development and peace [...]. The Science and Development Forum 2018 on Sports and Development will shed light on this multifaceted topic.
The world is getting smaller and there is no escape
![Luebkeman Lecture](/de/die-eth-zuerich/globales/eth-global-news-events/2016/12/the-world-is-getting-smaller-and-there-is-no-escape/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.689710362.jpg)
Our world is fundamentally changing. We are living within global tipping points of almost inconceivable magnitude which are impacting every aspect of our lives; our communities; our cities and our societies. But how are people dealing with change? To some extent, human behaviour adapts to change not out of conviction, but rather comfort, fear or greed.