UN Agenda for Sustainability 2023

CIUHCT leads a number of projects and develops a range of activities in the field of historical research that intersect with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

The History of Science, Technology and Medicine is a favoured field for understanding the socio-political factors that shape the development and adoption of sustainable practices.

By examining the social phenomena, political conflicts and scientific debates of the past, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of the complex and heterogeneous dynamics that co-determine the development and implementation of sustainability practices.

All CIUHCT projects are aligned with the SDGs of the United Nations 2030 agenda. Here are some of these projects:

Anthropocene Commons (2023-)

Hi-BicLab. Laboratório de História para Mobilidades Urbanas Sustentáveis: Políticas cicláveis de Lisboa (2022-2023)

HERIT-AGES. 'Idades' do Plástico e do Vidro para quem? Exploração de novas avenidas para a valorização e preservação do património para o futuro (2022-2023)

AQUA. Horto Aquam Salutarem: Water Wise Management in Gardens in the Early Modern Period (2018–2022)

Amazônia como microcosmo do Antropoceno: a história das pesquisas transnacionais em ecologia amazônica e os impactos ambientais da Grande Aceleração (1952-2002) (2021-2024)

Sustainable Beauty for Algarvean Gardens: Old Knowledge for a Better Future (2015-2020)