K4P Alliances: Knowledge for People, the Planet and Prosperity through Partnerships 01/02/2018

Eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities, and achieving sustainable development in the Global South should mobilize our common interests, in a way fostering an inclusive and green transition in the emerging digital age. It requires a cultural movement throughout all areas of knowledge to promote the use of data derived from Earth Observation systems in combination with other advanced data acquisition and processing systems, to enable innovative policies and practices driven by new research dealing with complex landscapes, including those in vulnerable urban areas and rural landscapes.

K4P Alliances is a joint venture aiming to stimulate institutional collaboration and initiatives aimed at achieving the goal of carbon neutrality, or "net zero", by 2050, through long-term sustainable pilot projects in Latin America and Africa that foster research and innovation activities with the active participation of local communities.

The pilot projects and their sustainability will be implemented through forms of collaborative institutional frameworks promoting “data ecologies” oriented towards sustainable urban growth, as well as blue and green growth. They may take the form of “Collaborative Laboratories” engaging people and experts throughout all areas of knowledge and involving interface and intermediation activities with the public and private sectors, as well as civil society organizations and local actors.

The ultimate goal is to promote Sustainable and Healthy Territories giving priority to “Human Agency”, through research and innovative social practices, together with job creation and initiatives stimulating the ecological transition of the economy and society.

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Learn more at: https://www.k4palliances.com/