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<p>The projects led by African early-career scientists will be supported as part of the third LIRA 2030 Africa call on Pathways towards Sustainable Urban Development in Africa.</p>
19.06.2019
<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
<p>The ISC, along with representatives from the Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) and LIRA (Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa) programmes, will engage the international science community on the benefits and challenges of facilitating and conducting inter- and transdisciplinary research in different geographical and cultural contexts during Sida Science Days, May 2019.</p>
20.05.2019
<p>Early-career researchers will meet over four days to share experiences and develop innovative thinking on the role of science in leapfrogging urban development challenges in African cities.</p>
24.03.2019
<p>In cities around the world, building upwards is the pinnacle of urban development. Densification in many cities is a powerful force for vitality, creativity, increased productivity and prosperity but can also lead to congestion and overcrowding if mismanaged. What could be achieved if we view dense informal settlements in Africa through a fundamentally different lens?</p>
11.03.2019
<p>City planners and local governments are increasingly expected to deliver on sustainable development policies such as Agenda 2030, but in many cases the data needed to assess and track progress are lacking. We found out how a team of early-career researchers funded through the LIRA 2030 Africa programme are looking to local communities to change that.</p>
20.02.2019
<p>Air pollution is associated with 670,000 premature deaths in Africa each year, but action on controlling pollution has been hampered by a lack of awareness and information on the pollution hotspots. In this story, we find out how a citizen science project working in Nairobi, Kenya, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aims to change that.</p>
30.01.2019
<p>Annual flooding in the city of Abidjan has a potentially deadly side-effect: an increase in the incidence of water-borne diseases such as leptospirosis. In this story, we find out how researchers are getting out of their labs to help communities reduce the risks of infection for the long term.</p>
19.10.2018
<p>Following the call for pre-proposals on ‘Pathways towards Sustainable Urban Development in Africa’, applications are now open for scientists and other experts from outside academia to help review full proposals.</p>
11.10.2018
<p>As part of the 5-year “Leading Integrated Research for Agenda (LIRA) 2030 in Africa” programme, 32 representatives of the successful pre-proposals attended a five-day training workshop on transdisciplinary (TD) research.</p>
26.09.2018
