From 30 to 31 October 2025 the 5th International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society took place at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). The conference was co-hosted by a consortium of UEF Research Communities, amongst which Sustainable Resource Society: Circular Economy, Energy and Raw Materials (RESOURCE), Forests and Bioeconomy (FOBI), Sustainable Co-management of Water Resources and Aquatic Environments (WATER), Climate Forcing, Ecosystems and Health (CLEHE), Photonics (PHOTONICS).

DeCrises was presented at the conference by project principal investigator Farid Karimi, PhD, and Prof. Tapio Litmanen from the University of Jyväskylä (JYU).

During Session 7, which focused on energy transition in the circular economy, they delivered a presentation about the project. Titled: “EU decarbonisation in times of crises: an overview of multilevel governance gaps for an equitable twin transition”, it focused on the challenges of the EU twin transition, identifying the gaps in the MLG framework and proposing solutions to overcome them.

Read more about the event here: https://www.uef.fi/en/event/5th-international-conference-for-sustainable-resource-society-ics25