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“We can succeed” says ISC president at launch of the report “United in Science” at the UN Summits

"United in science, building and deploying knowledge together, we can succeed". This is the message from ISC President, Daya Reddy, at the launch of a new report commissioned by the United Nation's Secretary General's Science Advisory Group which highlights the urgent need for the development of concrete actions that halt global warming and the worst effects of climate change.

23.09.2019

Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 calls for urgent, targeted action to avoid reversing the development gains of recent decades

Achieving human well-being and eradicating poverty for all of the Earth’s people is still possible, but only if there is a fundamental - and urgent - change in the relationship between people and nature, and a significant reduction in social and gender inequalities between and inside countries, according to the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report.

23.09.2019

Mobilizing youth for disaster risk reduction

The international youth network U-Inspire drives Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) to accelerate the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in line with the Sendai Framework.

21.09.2019

Earth Commission launched

The Earth Commission is the first holistic attempt to establish global and regional scientific targets for a stable planet, including land, water, oceans and biodiversity, alongside climate. Its aim is to identify scientific guardrails that promote staying well under 2°C warming for the entire Planet.

19.09.2019

Video: A new culture of research to transform cities in Africa

Africa is urbanising more rapidly than any other part of the world. In a new video from a meeting of the LIRA2030 Africa programme, we hear how early-career researchers are building a new research culture to interrogate the challenges of urbanisation and leverage opportunities to transform cities in Africa.

04.09.2019

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