Photo Exhibition: Sustainability Stories

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The degradation of natural resources represents one of the most critical environmental megatrends worldwide and is of great concern to the United Nations and its Member States. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reflects this concern in a wide range of indicators across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Dresden-based institute of the United Nations University, UNU-FLORES, studies the interconnections between different resources – such as water, soil, waste, energy, and other geo-resources – to promote their sustainable use. Through research, education, and capacity development activities, UNU-FLORES advances the Resource Nexus for sustainable development.

UNU-FLORES and Technische Sammlungen Dresden invited photographers and videographers worldwide to tell the Resource Nexus and/or Sustainability Stories in images. More than 150 artists, actors, and activists from 37 countries contributed their photos and videos on the waste problem, climate change, pollution, deforestation, and their visions for a sustainable future. The exhibition shows the shortlisted 22 out of over 400 submissions.

The Sustainability Stories initiative is supported by the Saxon State Ministry for Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture (SMEKUL). The exhibition has been awarded the eku-FUTURE PRIZE 2022 and will now be shown at various locations in Saxony through a collaboration with the Entwicklungspolitische Netzwerk Sachsen.