Komendantova: “How could science help social changes for sustainability to happen?”
Implementation of strategic plans should probably become a subject of research by itself, says Nadedja Komendentova, from IIASA.
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An International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development
The United Nations General Assembly has discussed today the proclamation of 2024-2033 as the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development
How Nobel Prize Laureates Contribute to Sustainable Development
The Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain, inaugurated 26 June an exhibition that illustrate the importance for sustainability of Nobel awarded science
El Niño: history of a meteorological phenomenon
El Niño is the warm phase of a cycle of warm and cold sea surface temperatures in the tropical central and eastern Pacific Ocean. As it is predicted to be especially strong in 2023, two ICTP scientists discuss the history of its observations and the links with climate change.
Women in crystallography project
A T-shirt to promote participation of women in crystallography congress
Understanding Climate Change Risks for Cities
Escalating climate change risks threaten cities globally. Urgent action for adaptation and mitigation is needed to ensure a sustainable future.
Meadows: “Geography is at the nexus of the social and the natural sciences, as is sustainability”
Geographers can help to understand inequities, a first step toward their reduction, says Michal Meadow, the president of the Internatioal Geographical Union.
A Brazilian university launches an award to honor women in science
The Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (Unesc) launched 14 August a prize for women in science that will be awarded during the science and technology week in October
IYBSSD celebrations in Ghana
A full report of IYBSSD events and activities organized in Ghana has been produced
Leading Scientists Urge Moratorium on Deep-Sea Mining
The European science academies published a very critical report about the mineral ressoures extraction from the bottom of oceans
