Mobilizing global science action is crucial for the 2030 Agenda. The Global Commission on Science Missions for Sustainability, co-chaired by Irina Bokova, former Bulgarian Foreign Minister and Director General of UNESCO, and Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, has outlined an institutional model and funding mechanisms to accelerate SDG implementation and inform the post-2030 Agenda.
On 17 July 2023, the International Science Council will host a side event, “Harnessing the Power of Science for the 2030 Agenda”, alongside the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Future Africa from the University of Pretoria.
During the event, the ISC will launch its Global Commission’s report and introduce its model to unlock science’s potential for long-term sustainability in front of high-level representatives attending the HLPF.
Programme
| Monday 17 July | 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. EDT UN Headquarters, New York, Conference Room 11 |
| Moderator: Heide Hackmann, Director of Future Africa, the University of Pretoria Opening and welcome (invited guests) Peter Gluckman, President, International Science Council Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva, President, ECOSOC Ambassador Csaba Kőrösi, President, UNGA Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General, UNDESA |
| Flipping the science model: Mission science for sustainability Irina Bokova, ISC Patron, Co-Chair of the Global Commission on Science Missions for Sustainability Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) |
| Roundatable Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Special Envoy and Senior Advisor, Uhuru Kenyatta Institute and Senior Advisor/GSTIC Ismail Serageldin, Founding Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, International Science Council Honorary Fellow Beatrice Weder di Mauro, President, Centre for Finance and Development, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) |
| Next steps Salvatore Aricò, CEO, International Science Council |
For more information about this event, please contact Katsia Paulavets katsia.paulavets@council.science and Anda Popovici anda.popovici@council.science .
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