SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

• WITH FOCUS ON AFRICA

Ir. G.J. van Luijk, President TU Delft
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SUSTAINABILITY
CRISIS.. ?
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SUSTAINABILITY
..OR HYPE ?
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Unprecedented call on global ecosystem..
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having unprecedented effects
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causing global disruptions
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• 50 GROWTH WORLD POPULATION
• ECONOMIC GROWTH (EU-LEVELS)
• 6X PLANET EARTH NEEDED !

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS URGENTLY NEEDED IN
MANY DOMAINS !
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TRANSITION WILL TAKE 20 YEARS !
NEW CONCEPTS FOR TRANSPORTATION
NEW CONCEPTS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT
NEW CONCEPTS FOR LIVING IN MEGACITIES
NEW CONCEPTS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
NEW CONCEPTS FOR HEALTHCARE
NEW CONCEPTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURES
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RUNNING OUT OF TIME !
March 11, 2016
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Why Africa?
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
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What should universities do for Africa?
GLOBAL NEEDS WORLD SCALE SCIENTIFIC
BREAKTHROUGHS
REGIONAL NEEDS TRANSFER OF APPLIED KNOWLEDGE
LOCAL NEEDS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
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LOW COST LOCALLY APPLICABLE EASY USABLE
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Rollout university research
Fundamental research (global scale)
Local applications
Applied research
Government private sector

• Private sector
• big
• small

Universities
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Share knowledge Unity of purpose Work synergistic
Education
Business
Universities
Reseach
Government
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International Lustrumsymposium TU Delft 2007