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Funding Science for Sustainability
<p>With just over 10 years to go to achieve the 17 ambitious goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda, more than 80 science funders, representing international development aid agencies, private foundations and national research councils have called for greater collaboration among science funders and the research community to address the world’s most pressing challenges, as exemplified by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).</p> <p> </p>
18.07.2019
The triumphs and trials of transdisciplinary research: reflections on the un-disciplining of disciplines
<p>The International Science Council led a parallel session on transdisciplinary research at the recent Sida Science Days in Stockholm, May 2019. Presentations from two programmes – Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) and Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa (LIRA 2030 Africa) – were profiled at both the programme level as well as the project level. Dr Zarina Patel reflects on the session.</p>
28.05.2019
How to bring clean energy to informal settlements: Co-designing sustainable energy solutions in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa
<p>Providing clean energy to urban informal settlements in Africa is a huge challenge. In this story, we follow the joint effort of scientists working across three African countries to produce the knowledge required to get households to adopt clean energy.</p>
28.08.2018
Call for pre-proposals: Pathways towards Sustainable African Urban Development
<p>Up to eleven collaborative research projects across Africa will receive funding for research that will explore integrated approaches for sustainable urban development in Africa.</p>
05.03.2018
World Urban Forum takes place in Kuala Lumpur
<p>From 6 – 13 February the global urban community will gather in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the 9th World Urban Forum, following up on the decisions taken at Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador in 2016.</p>
05.02.2018
Future of science: Voices from our partners
<p>This is part of a series of interviews with leaders from international partner organisations. We asked them to weigh in on the importance of our proposed merger with the <a href="http://www.worldsocialscience.org/">International Social Science Council</a> (ISSC) for a fast-changing scientific future.</p>
04.10.2017
Future of science: Voices from our partners
<p>This is the first in a series of interviews with leaders from international partner organisations. We asked them to weigh in on the importance of our proposed merger with the <a href="http://www.worldsocialscience.org">International Social Science Council</a> (ISSC) for a fast-changing scientific future.</p>
26.09.2017
New urban science policy expert panel to meet in London next week
<p>Nearly 30 world leading experts on urbanisation will gather in London next week for the inaugural meeting of the new UCL-<em>Nature Sustainability</em> Expert Panel to discuss new recommendations on strengthening the urban science policy interface to support the implementation of SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda.</p>
26.06.2017
New report from scientific experts provides a unique guide to translate Sustainable Development Goals into reality
<p>Supporting positive interactions, minimizing tradeoffs, increasing cross-sector cooperation should be priorities for policymakers</p>
12.05.2017
