On 21 - 22 September, the ISC hosted the first sensemaking workshop of the UNEP/ISC strategic foresight project, leveraging a transdisciplinary panel to inform a proactive approach to global challenges.
26.09.2023
Strengthening the science-policy interface, fostering ethical and equitable knowledge co-production, and building inclusive science systems are essential steps, as advocated by Melody Brown Burkins, to amplify the potential of science for catalyzing transformative change.
22.09.2023
Achieving the Global Goals within the 2030 deadline necessitates all stakeholders to mobilize around mission-led science - that, much like the Voyager probes, will outlive generations and build long-term scientific outcomes for the benefit of all humankind.
19.09.2023
As people and planet face increasingly complex and interconnected challenges, winning on the SDGs will require all stakeholders to mobilize around a "big science" approach - changing the way we currently do and fund science for sustainability.
13.09.2023
Science has a critical role to play in advancing the SDGs. The upcoming 2023 SDG Summit stands as an important opportunity to champion a paradigm shift to make the codesign of research and action the standard practice in sustainability science.
04.09.2023
After designating 2022 as the "International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD)", the United Nations General Assembly has now proclaimed 2024 to 2033 as the "International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD)" - acknowledging the imperative to bridge accross scientific disciplines and knowledge forms in order to address the complex and intricate challenges of our time.
29.08.2023
The ISC had two interventions during the HLPF session "Science, technology and innovation: Triggering transformation and sustaining a science driven recovery".
24.07.2023
The ISC and partners attended the inaugural Science Day at the High Level Political Forum, as well as the Fourth Global Climate and SDG Synergy Conference, with "transformations" and "mission science" being the key themes for both events.
20.07.2023
The UN's Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2023, authored by independent scientists and technically reviewed by the ISC, urges urgent transformative actions amidst setbacks caused by COVID-19.
30.06.2023
Sharif A Wahab, a Bangladeshi scholar who researches refugees’ everyday lives, finds that refugees are living longer in exile than ever before - with complex regional and multi-generational impacts.
20.06.2023
