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<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 International Council for Science for a fast-changing scientific future.</p>
18.10.2017
<p>Following the call for pre-proposals on ‘Advancing the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 11 on cities in Africa’, applications are now open for scientists and non-academic experts to help in reviewing full proposals.</p>
26.09.2017
<p><a href="http://waterinstitute.unc.edu/">The Water Institute</a> at the University of North Carolina has announced that the second Nexus Conference on the theme of Water, Food, Energy and Climate will take place 16-18 April 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</p>
01.08.2017
<p>Supporting positive interactions, minimizing tradeoffs, increasing cross-sector cooperation should be priorities for policymakers</p>
12.05.2017
<p>The ICSU Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean has organized and hosted two meetings for the Urban Health Working Group with the goal of promoting and discussing the Urban Health agenda in El Salvador and the region.</p>
13.04.2017
<p>A new book on a systems approach on urban health and wellbeing was published by Springer and Zhejiang University Press. Many members of the community of the ICSU co-sponsored Urban Health programme are among the author.</p>
06.12.2016
<p>Many of the drivers of ill health lie outside of the health sector. There is a major public health concern for cities now and in the future as the interactions of global climate change, urban heat islands, air pollution, and other drivers will place increasing health burdens on cities. The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development – <a href="http://habitat3.org">Habitat III</a> – will be a defining moment for the future of cities.</p>
06.07.2016
<p>On the 24th May, the Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme of ICSU will host a side event at the <a href="http://www.unep.org/environmentassembly/un-environment-assembly">2nd UN Environment Assembly</a> (UNEA-2).</p>
24.05.2016
<p>ICSU President Gordon McBean stressed the critical role of science in the implementation of the post 2015 UN frameworks at a major UN conference in Geneva this week on science and technology.</p>
10.05.2016
<p>Experts from a wide range of disciplines who share an interest in modelling different approaches to urban health gathered on the island of Gulangyu, off the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen last week for a workshop to explore ways to engage policy dialogue around these issues.</p>
02.05.2016