UN and partners release new Research Roadmap to guide recovery from COVID-19
New report puts science focus on equity, resilience and sustainability to leave no one behind.
18.11.2020
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Learning from COVID-19 and building more resilient food systems
During the ‘Transformations within reach: Resilient food systems‘ webinar, representatives from academia and governments discussed the observed and expected near-term impacts of the pandemic on the food system, and highlighted key entry points towards greater resilience and sustainability. ISC intern Husam Ibrahim explores these issues on World Food Day, celebrated every year on 16 October.
16.10.2020
Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health
In commemorating World Mental Health Day 2020, the ISC asked new intern, Caroline Sharples, to explore the issue of mental health – an issue facing close to one in seven of the world’s population, exacerbated by the crises surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
09.10.2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic Illustrates the Need for Open Science
We need more transparency in how scientific knowledge is created and communicated, especially in the context of a pandemic where science should guide important decisions affecting millions of people.
04.09.2020
Why Science is at the heart of the COVID-19 Crisis
Josh Tewksbury, Interim Director of Future Earth, explores the structural risks that made a pandemic like COVID-19 nearly inevitable, including unplanned urbanization, not enough focus on ensuring communities are resilient, and a narrow band of economics that focuses on the pursuit of growth, destabilizing vital planetary systems. There are powerful lessons learned, including our ability to work together, and fundamentally change our systems for a more equitable world.
27.08.2020
Fighting COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazon has exposed multiple threats and vulnerabilities – but also hope
A recent paper by members of the T2S AGENTS project argues that the COVID-19 crisis is a symptom of deep-rooted challenges resulting from contemporary production and consumption structures, social inequalities, degradation of nature, and global connectivity. In the Brazilian Amazon, these challenges have been thrown into sharp focus by the pandemic.
21.08.2020
Humanity cannot afford a COVID‑19 patent battle
The pandemic may change how vaccines are patented—and how those patents are used.
17.08.2020
Lessons from existing disaster risk and recovery research should inform equitable and sustainable pathways out of the pandemic
A new Briefing published by ISC member the British Academy highlights eight lessons for pandemic recovery, drawing on research work from Latin America, the Caribbean, East Africa and South Asia.
13.08.2020
Global Science TV: Thinking big about the future of society
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on societal challenges such as inequality. How can we build back better?
11.08.2020
Transformations in and beyond COVID-19 in India and Bangladesh
A webinar convened by the TAPESTRY project, part of the Transformations to Sustainability programme, explored the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for bottom-up transformations to sustainability.
06.08.2020
