The UN General-Assembly declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity. Matt Meyer, Secretary General of ISC Member, the International Peace Research Association, explores what this day means for peace research.
16.05.2021
In the past year the issue of systemic racism has been thrown into sharp focus in societies across the world. The institutions and practices of the science community are not immune to this kind of discrimination. In this final episode of the podcast series, we explore what can be done to combat racism in science.
14.05.2021
By Peter Gluckman, ISC President-elect and member of the COVID-19 Scenarios project oversight panel.
12.05.2021
There is growing evidence of how water crises affect migration and displacement. We spoke to Nidhi Nagabhatla to find out more.
10.05.2021
Curbing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement will require greater action from all stakeholders - policy-makers, cities, regions, businesses, investors and society-at-large.
04.05.2021
Carbon dioxide removal technologies remain largely untested, and are not a substitute for the immediate and radical cuts to greenhouse gas emissions required to keep humanity safe.
03.05.2021
Advancing climate research on questions that are internationally significant demands knowledge from all regions of the world.
29.04.2021
As countries worldwide make plans for a green recovery from COVID-19, we explore some of the characteristics of policies that can support lasting change towards reduced carbon emissions.
26.04.2021
We caught up with Detlef Stammer, Chair of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Joint Scientific Committee to hear more about how the programme is working to bridge climate science and society for increased action on climate change.
21.04.2021
Knowledge co-production is critical for understanding and addressing the challenges facing Africa's cities.
21.04.2021
