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xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"where-our-research-begins\"\n    >\nWhere our research begins<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"understanding-the-balance-between-people-and-the-planet\"\n    >\nUnderstanding the balance between people and the planet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern societies face a profound challenge: how to manage the Earth\u2019s limited and largely common-pool resources\u2014our air, water, soil, and biodiversity\u2014while ensuring human well-being. Unsustainable consumption, global inequality, and accelerating climate and ecological crises show that our current systems of production and governance are out of balance. Addressing these challenges requires not just better data or technology, but a new way of understanding the complex feedback between nature, economy, and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LCSES research brings together scientists from environmental sciences, economics, social sciences, and digital humanities to co-develop these new narratives and solutions. It is a place where ecologists and economists model how ecosystems and economies interact, where philosophers explore the ethics of sustainability, and where data scientists use AI to uncover patterns in global change.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-md\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quote-people\">\n    <div class=\"quote-people\" role=\"group\">\n        <figure class=\"quote-people__body\">\n            <blockquote class=\"quote-people__blockquote\">\n    <span class=\"quote-people__quote\">\u201f<\/span>\n    \u201c[T]he creation of a fifth interdisciplinary centre, the Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems, opens up new perspectives for understanding the interactions between societies and the environment, and for identifying pathways towards sustainable and equitable development.\u201d\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper quote-people__visual\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/11\/06102752\/2023-stphanie-obertin.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/11\/06102752\/2023-stphanie-obertin-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/11\/06102752\/2023-stphanie-obertin-1024x787.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/11\/06102752\/2023-stphanie-obertin-768x590.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/11\/06102752\/2023-stphanie-obertin.jpeg 1280w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 99.00% 47.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 99.00% 47.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper quote-people__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"quote-people__author wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">St\u00e9phanie Obertin<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"quote-people__position wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Minister for Research and Higher Education (speech at the ceremony marking the start of the New Academic Year 2025\/2026 of the University of Luxembourg, 18.09.2025)<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/gouvernement.lu\/en\/gouvernement\/stephanie-obertin.html\"\n        title=\"View Profile\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon quote-people__link\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">View profile<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-md\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>LCSES research focuses on humanity\u2019s most vital common resources\u2014biodiversity, health, water, energy, and climate\u2014and how they can be managed fairly within planetary boundaries. By synthesizing scientific knowledge across disciplines, the center develops integrated models and evidence-based insights to inform global policy platforms such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPBES <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IPCC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a global lens while remaining rooted in national, regional, or local contexts, preferably in the Global South, LCSES will integrate&nbsp;empirical methods,&nbsp;system-level analysis, and&nbsp;synthesis science, including meta-analytic approaches, to develop holistic and actionable insights.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-md\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"connecting-disciplines-to-shape-solutions-for-a-shared-world\"\n    >\nConnecting disciplines to shape solutions for a shared world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our goal is to bring people and ideas together across different fields. We create a space for collaboration, creative thinking, and shared learning, so we can tackle today\u2019s big environmental and social challenges together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strong emphasis is placed on synthesis approaches, such as meta-analytic tools and&nbsp;large-scale health data analysis, to systematically integrate evidence and identify patterns across diverse health outcomes. We build expertise and a creative thinking space to connect, facilitate and promote the collaboration between the different fields.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-24 -mx-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card\">\n    <li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-workspace bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Wildflower meadow by a road\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150045\/Biodiversity-scaled.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150045\/Biodiversity-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150045\/Biodiversity-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150045\/Biodiversity-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150045\/Biodiversity-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150045\/Biodiversity-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<span class=\"ulux-card__category wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">BRR<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"biodiversity-and-renewable-resources\"\n    >\nBiodiversity and Renewable Resources<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Today\u2019s predictive understanding on how climate and land use change affects biodiversity and ecosystems in their ability to provide the resources humanity relies on still is fragmented. We aim to develop models that comprehensively study ecosystem functioning and biodiversity feedbacks in a predictive manner and provide the methodological base to study biodiversity and ecosystem function trends and help mapping out the maneuvering space for societies with respect to resource use and the options on how to bend the curve of biodiversity loss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-workspace bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Fruit stall at a market\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150938\/Food-security-scaled.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150938\/Food-security-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150938\/Food-security-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150938\/Food-security-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150938\/Food-security-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22150938\/Food-security-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<span class=\"ulux-card__category wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">GFS<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"global-food-security\"\n    >\nGlobal Food Security<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Global food security<strong> <\/strong>encompasses ensuring the availability, safety, and sustainability of food in the face of accelerating environmental change, global resource constraints, and shifting socio-economic conditions. We aim to move beyond increasing agricultural output by examining the broader systemic dimensions of food security\u2014including food distribution, nutrition, and the socio-economic drivers of inequality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-workspace bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/26172435\/Global-health-scaled.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/26172435\/Global-health-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/26172435\/Global-health-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/26172435\/Global-health-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/26172435\/Global-health-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/26172435\/Global-health-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<span class=\"ulux-card__category wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">GH<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"global-health\"\n    >\nGlobal Health<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Global health addresses the growing challenges to human health stemming from the pressures of continuous climate change, environmental degradation, pollution, resource scarcity, and global interconnectedness. We will conduct quantitative research on the combined effects of these drivers on various facets determining human health, such as zoonotic diseases, nutrition insecurity, or climate-induced health risks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-workspace bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22153738\/Climate-change.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22153738\/Climate-change-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22153738\/Climate-change-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22153738\/Climate-change-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22153738\/Climate-change-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/06\/22153738\/Climate-change-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<span class=\"ulux-card__category wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">CE<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"climate-extremes\"\n    >\nClimate extremes<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Considering that the Earth\u2019s system is continuously transitioning into uncharted climatic conditions we need to advance our understanding of climate extremes and their impact on the environment and people. We aim to capture various facets of climate extremes such as temperature extremes, extreme precipitation events, wildfires, and focus on compound hazards.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-workspace bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Boat trawling nets with gulls at Wadden sea\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/01161241\/Trawler_fishing-scaled.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/01161241\/Trawler_fishing-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/01161241\/Trawler_fishing-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/01161241\/Trawler_fishing-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/01161241\/Trawler_fishing-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/07\/01161241\/Trawler_fishing-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<span class=\"ulux-card__category wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">EoS<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"economics-of-sustainability\"\n    >\nEconomics of Sustainability<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Understanding how an economy functions based on renewable resources provided by (limited) ecosystem functioning given a (declining) biodiversity poses enormous challenges to research. The economics of global limited common pool resources seeks out for principles of an economy that is capable of sustainably managing limited resources. What is the consequence of a 60 to 100-year period that has led to an extreme unequal distribution of financial resource? How does unequal distribution of financial powers affect today governance, economy and freedom?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-workspace bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-visual\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/22092956\/WAVES_featured-image_small.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/22092956\/WAVES_featured-image_small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/22092956\/WAVES_featured-image_small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/22092956\/WAVES_featured-image_small-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/22092956\/WAVES_featured-image_small.jpg 1000w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 53.00% 29.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 53.00% 29.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<span class=\"ulux-card__category wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">WAVES<\/span>\n<h4 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"water-availability-variability-scarcity\"\n    >\nWater Availability, Variability &amp; Scarcity<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Water scarcity is increasingly shaped not only by long-term climate change, but also by hydroclimate variability and rapidly shifting patterns of water availability across land and inland waters. 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