Research and Action for Sustainable Consumption: CATIE participates in SCORAI 2025

• At the SCORAI conference, Pablo Evia, researcher at the Environmental Economics and Sustainable Agribusiness Unit (UEAAS/EfD) of CATIE, shared his experience in designing sustainable consumption strategies.

CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) participated in the SCORAI (Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative) 2025 conference, held on April 8, 9, and 10 in Lund, Sweden. The event was organized in collaboration with the MISTRA Sustainable Consumption and EU 1.5° Lifestyles projects.

The conference brought together more than 400 researchers, policymakers, and professionals from various fields, aiming to foster the exchange of experiences and address key challenges related to sustainable consumption.

Over the three days of the event, scientific sessions and workshops focused on key topics such as transforming consumption and production, technological innovations, alternative models, sustainable food and agriculture, sustainable mobility, and knowledge co-creation, among others.

Representing CATIE, Pablo Evia, researcher at the Environmental Economics and Sustainable Agribusiness Unit (UEAAS/EfD), participated. He shared the progress of the research “Attitudes towards adaptive changes in lifestyles” during the session titled “Charting the Course: Exploring Strategies and Pathways Towards 1.5° Lifestyles Amidst Deep Transformation Barriers.”

The research analyzes the degree of social acceptance of measures to change personal consumption habits, especially those that involve individual costs. The study also examines how these attitudes vary among different population sectors according to characteristics such as socioeconomic level, gender, and geographic location.

During his presentation, Evia highlighted: “Addressing the climate crisis requires significant changes in our lifestyles, but also a deep understanding of how people perceive and react to those changes.”

In this regard, the research aims to provide key evidence for the design of public policies that promote the transition towards sustainable lifestyles, while considering their social implications.

Strengthening alliances for international action

As part of the conference activities, Evia visited the headquarters of the Environment for Development (EfD) Initiative in Gothenburg, Sweden, where he participated in a working session with the local team. This meeting strengthens the cooperative ties between CATIE, as the host institution for the EfD Initiative for Central America and Mexico, and other centers in the international network, with a view to continuing to promote joint research and global solutions for sustainable consumption.