In a side event held at COP26, ISC President Peter Gluckman called for a step change in science and science-funding in order to deliver actionable, solution-oriented knowledge, highlighting four concerns relevant to accelerating progress.
05.11.2021
<i>Ten New Insights in Climate Change</i>, published today by Future Earth, the Earth League and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), summarizes the latest science on the pressing and interconnected risks of our climate crisis, as well as on the action needed to curb dangerous change.
04.11.2021
On the eve of COP26, which begins in Glasgow on 31 October, scientific advisors from around the world jointly call for a rapid scale-up and implementation of science-based innovations to curb warming.
29.10.2021
The ISC membership convened online from 11 - 15 October to chart the strategic direction of the Council for the next three-year term.
20.10.2021
Peter Gluckman, an internationally recognized biomedical scientist and former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand and recently retired chair of the International network for Government Science Advice, becomes President of the International Science Council. Motoko Kotani becomes President-Elect.
14.10.2021
The scientific achievements of individual scientists and scientific organizations were celebrated today in the first-ever edition of the International Science Council (ISC) Awards, which recognize excellence in the advancement of science as a global public good.
13.10.2021
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. The 2021 edition focuses on “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses.” This is the sixth of the Sendai Seven targets.
13.10.2021
ISC Patron Ismail Serageldin takes us on a journey on the history of science publishing past, present and future in this 8-part lecture series.
28.09.2021
A new open access publication highlights findings from the PATHWAYS network – part of the Transformations to Sustainability programme – on the role of transdisciplinary research in transformations.
10.09.2021
'City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity' by Ran Hirschl, Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of Toronto
08.09.2021
