A new Scientific Committee for the Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme
Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme's Scientific Committee announced.
21.07.2023
The role of transdisciplinarity in advancing SDG implementation across African cities
The ISC-led research funding programme “Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa” (LIRA 2030 Africa) took a distinctive approach to researching urban challenges to sustainability through transdisciplinary, and in this blog, we seek to synthesize the key benefits that transdisciplinary approach provided to the LIRA projects.
19.04.2023
Rebalancing Waste Management Governance in Cities with Informal Systems: Engaging Local Stakeholders and Academics through Transdisciplinary Research
The recent LIRA 2030 Africa reports highlight the impressive efforts of 28 research leaders in driving sustainable development across African cities. One particular project titled "Cleaning from the bottom up" showcases the use of inclusive stakeholder participation in integrated waste management in Accra (Ghana) and Lagos (Nigeria).
11.04.2023
Launch of the LIRA 2030 Africa reports highlighting key achievements and lessons learned from advancing transdisciplinary science in Africa
After six years of supporting transdisciplinary research on sustainability across African cities, the research funding programme Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 (LIRA 2030 Africa) is delighted to announce the launch of two reports that capture key achievements and lessons learned, both at the programme and project levels, from advancing transdisciplinary science for sustainable urban development on the continent.
03.04.2023
Towards a New Urban Health Science
Urbanization creates challenges threatening health and wellbeing, but a new urban health science can help. Coping with complexity requires multidisciplinary science, empowering the public, and recognizing people's visions of the city they need and want.
03.03.2023
Unequal Worlds; an inequality research podcast by GRIP
GRIP's new podcast series hosts prominent researchers for discussions on some of the most urgent contemporary issues in inequality. The series also makes conference lectures on different dimensions of inequality available to all.
29.08.2022
New podcasts on Systems Science from the Urban Health & Wellbeing programme
Discover the new monthly podcast series from the International Science Council’s global programme on Urban Health and Wellbeing.
27.06.2022
Cycling towards sustainable development
On World Bicycle Day, we take a look at some recent studies on how cycling can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a new initiative from the United Nations to increase the use of bikes for human and planetary health and wellbeing.
03.06.2022
Urban Health and Wellbeing in the Anthropocene
The 2021-2025 interdisciplinary science-action plan from the Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme takes a systems view of cities as the loci of solutions for healthy people and a healthy planet.
11.11.2021
COP26: What does it mean for Cities’ climate action?
Ken Wekesa of UN-Habitat reflects on the recent Innovate4cities conference and calls for extra efforts to help cities strengthen their action on climate change.
04.11.2021
International Symposium on Citizen Science 2023
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International Symposium on Citizen Science 2023
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3rd World Conference Forests for Public Health
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3rd World Conference Forests for Public Health
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ISC Young Academies and Associations Roundtable
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05.10.2023 7:00 am
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ISC Young Academies and Associations Roundtable
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Freedoms and Responsibilities in Science Roundtable
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Freedoms and Responsibilities in Science Roundtable
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