Science for the SDGs – Part 39 – Partners for transformation 6/6 – Advancing research in society
To keep their academic freedom, scientists must be accountable to society.
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Science for the SDGs – Part 38 – Partners for transformation 5/6 – How to boost science capacity in the Global South
Open access and new kind of partnerships are ways to develop science all over the world.
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 11/11
Torsten John, Ph. D. Candidate Leipzig University, Germany, is Lead.
Science for the SDGs – Part 37 – Partners for transformation 4/6 – Not enough scientific capacity in the Global South
There are not enough scientists in developing countries. It must change.
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 10/11
Victor Sabanza, Undergraduate Student, University of La Rioja, Spain, is Meitnerium.
Science for the SDGs – Part 36 – Partners for transformation 3/6 – Forging new partnerships
Scientists must accept to engage in partnerships with all parts of society for their work to be used.
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 9/11
Lori Ferrins, Research Assistant Professor, Northeastern University, United States of America, is Nickel.
Science for the SDGs – Part 35 – Partners for transformation 2/6 – Introduction
All knowledge that could help to achieve SDGs should be shared.
Research at risk as UK abandons global aid commitment
Research projects in the global South should brace for funding restrictions as the UK government announced it would slash overseas assistance to £10 billion next year, say academics.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 9/9
The future of the Gender Gap in Science project and the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 8/11
João Borges, Research Fellow, University of Aveiro, Portugal, is Rubidium.
Science for the SDGs – Part 34 – Partners for transformation 1/6 – Key messages
New relationships between science, policy making and society could help to achieve the SDGs.
A new model to predict the speed of propagation of earthquakes
The dynamics of earthquakes are better understood thanks to three-dimensional modeling of fault sliding.
Denisovan DNA Found in Sediments on Tibetan Plateau
The first genetic evidence of a Denisovan population outside Denisova
Drones safely check volcano emissions
Specially outfitted drones are helping scientists get close to active volcanoes in a quest to measure and better understand their carbon dioxide emissions.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 8/9
Recommendations for scientific unions
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 7/11
Marian Asantewa Nkansah, Senior Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana is Neodymium.
Science for the SDGs – Part 33: Sustainability science 8/8 – Education for sustainable development
Education is one of the roots of sustainable development. And it is not only for the younger ones.
Combating climate change – how to best use new technologies?
A new grant from the European Research Council will fund an international research project on negative emissions technologies.
International Collaboration Reveals China’s Carbon Balance
An international team of researchers has compiled and verified newly available data on the country’s CO2 sink, and, for the first time, they have quantitatively estimated the effect of China’s carbon mitigation efforts.
Level the playing field for science in the global South
Community engagement, open access will strengthen science research in developing countries, writes Nyovani Madise.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 7/9
Recommendations to instructors and parents and for local organizations
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 6/11
Fun Man Fung, Assistant Director (Education) & Chemistry Instructor, National University of Singapore is Fluorine.
Science for the SDGs – Part 32: Sustainability science 7/8 – Open access to published scientific knowledge
Basic sciences are a common good, and as such must be accessible to everybody.
EASAC Commentary on Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels
No climate benefit from hydrogen unless EU stops subsidies for fossil fuels, says EASAC.
The Second Global Sustainable Development Report on its tracks
UN Secretary-General appoints 15 independent scientists to draft the second quadrennial Global Sustainable Development Report.
Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa
“Wheat blast” appeared in fields in Zambia. Fear is that it spreads in other countries.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 6/9
The data base of good practices
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 5/11
Cynthia Ibeto, Senior Lecturer, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria is Argon.
Science for the SDGs – Part 31: Sustainability science 6/8 – New scientific organizations
Structures are important to define the way you do science, and the kind of science you can do.
Colombia looks to the future of science and education
In Colombia, the “Mission of Wise Men and Women” discussed, and made proposal, about the future of the country, with a lot of science.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 5/9
Publication patterns (Part 2)
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 4/11
Sadhna Mathura, Lecturer and Academic Coordinator, University of the Witwatersand, South Africa, is Cobalt.
Inter-Parliamentary Union supports IYBSSD 2022
The international secretariat of IYBSSD 2022 received the following letter of support from the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 4/9
Publication patterns (Part 1)
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 3/11
Xuefeng Jiang, Professor, East China Normal University, China, is Sulfur.
Quality Research in Africa and Why It Is Important – 5/5 – What Are the Challenges to Scientific Research in Africa?
Scientists in Africa meet more or less the same challenges as their colleagues in other parts of the world.
Threat over electronic publications sustainability
Sustainability is also a serious matter for open access electronic publications.
“Save Mekong’s rich biodiversity for future generations”
Dang Thuy Binh, a scientist who studies river biodiversity in Vietnam tells about her work, and being a woman in science.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 3/9
The Global Survey of Scientists (Part 2)
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 2/11
Jovana Milic, Scientist, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, is Dubnium.
Science for the SDGs – Part 30: Sustainability science 5/8 – Gender gap in science
Gender equality in science (as elsewhere) will lead to substancial gains.
Quality Research in Africa and Why It Is Important – 4/5 – What Is the State of Scientific Publishing in Africa?
AAS is pushing for Open Access publishing of scientific results.
Ramanujan Prize 2020 goes to Brazilian mathematician Carolina Araujo
A prize for mathematicians from developing countries.
Folakemi Odedina: “How I turned brain drain to brain gain”
Folakemi Odedina, the founder and principal investigator at the Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium, tells how she is turning brain drain into “brain gain” for Sub-Saharan Africa.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 2/9
The Global Survey of Scientists (Part 1)
Reflecting on a Year of Elements 1/11
How young chemists mobilized for the International Year of the Periodic Table 2019
Science for the SDGs – Part 29: Sustainability science 4/8 – Transforming science institutions
Some transformations to harness basic sciences for sustainable development may be controversial. What are the main points to be discussed?
Quality Research in Africa and Why It Is Important – 3/5 – Is There World-Class Research in Africa?
Excellent research in Africa is mainly related to biology and health.
Webinar: Ensuring food security in Africa through sustainable aquaculture
An online seminar and discussion to learn more about the future of sea food.
‘Act now’ to save Brazil’s rivers, avoid water crisis
Water demand will continue to increase as its quality goes lower, espacially because of vegetation losses.
The gender gap in science, how to measure it, how to reduce it? 1/9
What is the Gender Gap in Science Project?
Science for the SDGs – Part 28: Sustainability science 3/8 – Indigenous knowledge for sustainable development
How can indigeneous knowledge and science cooperate for sustainable development?
Quality Research in Africa and Why It Is Important – 2/5 – Why Is Scientific Research in Africa Important?
Discovering new knowledge in the African context is good for Africa, and for the world.
An award for environmentally friendly vacuum science and technology
Thanks to the EBARA company a new IUVSTA award has been introduced, in 2018.
Climate change to alter Africa’s malaria map by 2100
An hydrological model reveals new zones where malaria may develop due to climate change.
Supporting the SDGs: A Guide for Merit-Based Academies – 6/6: Some example from over the world
Many academies are already engaging with the SDGs.
Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 9/10
Some ideas about how tho use the Recommendation.
Science for the SDGs – Part 27: Sustainability science 2/8
What is sustainability science?
Quality Research in Africa and Why It Is Important – 1/5 – Introduction
A perspective on African research by two members of the secretariat of the African Academy of Sciences.
Forgetting How to Tend the Soil
To survive, the modern civilization must never ever “forget how to tend the soil”.
Keep focus on emerging infections
Research funding for emerging infectious diseases rarely reaches the countries where such diseases do the most harm.
Supporting the SDGs: A Guide for Merit-Based Academies – 5/6: How can academies support?
The many ways in which academies can advance SDGs.
Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 8/10
Applying and using the Recommendation.
Science for the SDGs – Part 26: Sustainability science 1/8 – Key messages
For the development of a new kind of science.
Bending the curve of biodiversity loss
Without ambitious, integrated action combining conservation and restoration efforts with a transformation of the food system, turning the tide of biodiversity loss by 2050 or earlier will not be possible.
Mapping IUGG to Sustainable Development Goals
IUGG, which is a founding union of IYBSSD 2022, is mobilized toward SDGs. Here is the first mapping of their activities that are useful to tackle the goals.
Burkina Faso reaches a milestone in the conquest of space
The reception of a satellite ground receiving station prefigures the mastery of space techniques for Earth observation.
Supporting the SDGs: A Guide for Merit-Based Academies – 4/6: How are the SDGs being implemented at the national level?
Implementation at national level depends… on the specific nation. However, a common reporting system has been set up by the United Nations.
Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 7/10
Inclusive access to science and human capital.
Science for the SDGs – Part 25: The 2030 Agenda: a shared compass to harness advances in science and technology 7/7
A dialogue with society, more funding, and more women in science are keys for sustainable development.
DINAMIS facilitates the access to spatial images
A new public portal to access satellite imagery for research and service delivery.
Fake Vaccines, Medicines and other Medical Products can kill you
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) recommends a set of actions and urges politicians and all stakeholders to join forces and solve the urgent issue of falsified and substandard medical products.
Research, innovation vital in new COVID-19 world
In an interconnected world, with pandemic or climate change, development funding must also go to research.
Supporting the SDGs: A Guide for Merit-Based Academies – 3/6: How are the SDGs being implemented at the international level?
Several groups, panels and forums are sharing the responsibility to follow the implementation of SDGs in the UN system.
Science for the SDGs – Part 24: The 2030 Agenda: a shared compass to harness advances in science and technology 6/7
Promises and risks of the digital revolution for sustainable development.
Modeling ancient history to inform the future
Knowledge about prehistoric farming cultures can be used to provide insights on human societal responses to climate change.
Falling Walls Remote 2020: The Breakthroughs Of The Year
Nominate scientific breakthroughs before 7th September.
Malaria: Artemisinin resistance emerges in Africa
Locally emerging resistance to treatment is major health threat in sub-saharan Africa.
Supporting the SDGs: A Guide for Merit-Based Academies – 2/6: Why should academies support the SDGs?
There are two good reasons for science academies to work on SDGs.
Science for the SDGs – Part 23: The 2030 Agenda: a shared compass to harness advances in science and technology 5/7
The SDGs must be a compass, but which direction is not fixed once and for all.
Satellite Technology Gives Developing Nations Food Security Boost
A partnership will help more countries to use a well proven technology to have more informations about their crops.
20%: a podcast where women in science and tech talk about themselves
Listen to women scientists!
Climate change to steepen food prices
An example of a worsening retroaction between two SDGs : climate action (SDG13) and zero hunger (SDG2).
Supporting the SDGs: A Guide for Merit-Based Academies – 1/6: An Introduction
Why a guide about SDGs for science academies?
Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 4/10
What are the key messages of the recommendation?
Science for the SDGs – Part 22: The 2030 Agenda: a shared compass to harness advances in science and technology 4/7
Several international scientific assessments are today produced on a more or less regular basis. How can they really inform, and influence, policies?
Two new doctors distinguished by the Chilean Academy
Hollow nanoparticles and trace elements in the environment were rewarded.
Raising Next-Generation Entrepreneurs Towards A Globally Sustainable Future
An online meeting that may interest scientists beyond chemistry.
Robot hikes the Andes to cross Peru’s digital divide
In remote villages of the Peruvian Andes, a robot has taken over the classrooms.
Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 3/10
As per its title, this recommendation has two concerns: science, and those who make it.
Science for the SDGs – Part 21: The 2030 Agenda: a shared compass to harness advances in science and technology 3/7
Some organizations that are already leading the action of linking science and technology with society.
Mahathir Science Award: Science for the Tropics
Nominate a scientist, a team or even an organization that should be honored for their contribution and innovations towards solving problems in the tropics through science and technology.
Ebola Survivors Present Severe Immune System Abnormalities Two Years After Recovery
Do people who got Ebola in Guinea in 2013 – 2016 and survived have long term health conditions? Yes, answers a new study, that show that research must be made even when ther is no urgency any more.
Cameroon on the verge of destroying a unique ecosystem
The Cameroonian government has decided to create logging concessions in a biodiversity sanctuary.
Institutes and Funding in the Age of Pandemic
The president of the Clay Mathematics Institute, a major research center in the US, shares his thoughts about how research meetings and interactions could go on during the pandemic. A question that doesn’t concern only mathematicians. Leave your comments!
Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 2/10
Some background before we go into this UNESCO recommendation.
Science for the SDGs – Part 20: The 2030 Agenda: a shared compass to harness advances in science and technology 2/7
Some means to articulate science and the needs of societies, expressed by SDGs.
Award for technical and scientific research goes to mathematicians
The inventors of two mathematical theories that have transformed signal processing have been honored.
A Report on Climate Change and Public Health in Turkey
The Turkish Academy of Sciences just published a report about climate change and its impact on health.
Maize gene could lure natural enemies of crop pests
Scientists have identified genes in local maize varieties that can fight off stemborers by summoning their natural enemies, raising hopes for pest-resistant varieties for African smallholders.
Strategy for Site-selective Chiral Drug Synthesis in Living Systems
Why not producing drugs directly where it is needed in a living body, and with the right shape?
Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 1/10
The United Nations organization in charge of science produced a text in 2017 which, without having the status of law, should inspire States, as well as researchers, around the world.
Science for the SDGs – Part 19: The 2030 Agenda: a shared compass to harness advances in science and technology 1/7
How can we articulate curiosity driven science and the solving of problems that we have today, or that we already foresee for tomorrow?
An Arabic version of the periodic table challenge
The flagship educationnal tool of IUPAC is talking to more people worldwide.
Making a list of all creatures, great and small
A new paper about taxonomy comes out of a IUBS supported workshop.
Journals opening up to science expertise from South
Growing trend towards science research from global South given boost by COVID-19 interruptions.
A Low-cost, High Power Density Vanadium Flow Battery Stack
Better batteries thanks to improved stack technology.
IUPAP Acknowledges Contributions to the Enhancement of Physics in Developing Countries
Paul Woafo, professor at the University of Yaounde 1, receives the 2020 IUPAP Medal for Outstanding Contributions to the Enhancement of Physics in Developing Countries.
Science for the SDGs – Part 18: Science for sustainable development 6/6
An evaluation of scientific success based on interactions with societies.
International research collaborations: how can we shift the power towards Africa?
Could the COVID-19 crisis help to have more balanced research collaborations between the Globla North and the Global South? Some insights from Africa.
Making comprehensive water resources modeling more accessible
A new large-scale, open source hydrological and water resources model will support different stakeholder groups and scientific communities investigations.
More conservation ‘could create US$454 billion a year’
Protecting wildlife on land and in the sea (SDGs 14 and 15) would have favorable economic consequences, improving several other SDGs.
Rejuvenating Biomass with Its High Value-added Outputs
Biomass pyrolysis produces coal, an energy vector, but also nanomaterials.
The science academies for basic research 6/6
The five recommendations from the science academies are also part of IYBSSD 2022 programme.
Science for the SDGs – Part 17: Science for sustainable development 5/6
We definitely need interdisciplinary science to take the challenges that humanity faces today, that are highlighted by SGDs.
Vacuum science meets industry
How can SDG 17 “Partnerships for the goals” be implemented? IUVSTA recently took an initiative.
HIV testing ‘powered by football’ increase to 30 per cent
In Malawi, a project that used football to attract the youth and educate them on HIV/AIDS increased testing for HIV by about 30 per cent within this population.
Novel Electrode for Efficient Synthesis of Ammonia
Nanostructured black phosphorus has been introduced as electrode material for ammonia photoelectrochemical synthesis.
The science academies for basic research 5/6
More public money is needed for basic research.
Science for the SDGs – Part 16: Science for sustainable development 4/6
A vademecum to associate scientific research and the SDGs.
Coral Triangle Fish Diversity Revealed by Environmental DNA
In 2019, the report of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recalled the extent of biodiversity loss worldwide. In this context, the improvement of biodiversity exploration techniques is essential to implement targeted actions to protect ecosystems.
Luiz Eugenio Mello: “An opportunity to change the world with science”
Luiz Eugenio Mello, who has recently been appointed as the scientific director of one of Brazil’s major research funding agencies shares his vision for this agency and for science.
The science academies for basic research 4/6
A few examples of how basic sciences changed our everyday lives (and other things too).
Science for the SDGs – Part 15: Science for sustainable development 3/6
Scientists shouldn’t be afraid of working for and with society.
Global Science TV: a new webcast about science in the world
An initiative that gives a voice to science experts.
Sand, dust and wind
In arid and semi-arid environments, the land is vulnerable, densely populated and exposed to the wind. In these regions, wind erosion must be taken into account to the same extent as water erosion to anticipate soil changes for agriculture.
New strain fears as fresh Ebola outbreak emerges
Scientists fear a new Ebola strain might emerge in the Democratic Republic of Congo if two versions of the disease mix together to form a new, potentially deadlier version.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 10/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG16 and SDG17.
The science academies for basic research 3/6
Some developments about why we need basic sciences to achieve the SDGs.
Science for the SDGs – Part 14: Science for sustainable development 2/6
Difficulties on the road toward SDGs depend both of the state of the scientific knowledge and social and political agreement.
An economy based on precarious employment
Informal economy is not black or illegal economy: it corresponds with unreported precarious jobs, which in some countries account for the overwhelming majority of jobs. Hence the importance of quantifying it.
IUPAC becomes officially a founding union for IYBSSD 2022
The signature of a MoU between IUPAC and IUPAP about IYBSSD 2022.
Flowering plants boost maize yields by half
Climate Smart Agriculture helps to preserve the environment together with food security in Malawi.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 9/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG14 and SDG15.
The science academies for basic research 2/6
Why is basic research needed today? Some historic arguments.
Science for the SDGs – Part 13: Science for sustainable development 1/6
It is always good to remind some statements that may seem obvious. For instance, that sciences are at the base of sustainable development.
TWAS-NRF Doctoral Programme for Developing Countries Scientists
Are you a young scientist from a developing country who wish to get a PhD in natural sciences? South Africa may be your next home.
Developing mosquito factories
Carrying diseases such as chikungunya or dengue fever, the tiger mosquito is found in French overseas territories but also in the south of France. It is therefore essential to control this species, which raises new issues about control methods.
Upcycling e-waste trash into innovative treasure
In Ghana, a huge amount of electronic waste is imported from the Global North. It is pollution, but it also can be used as a ressource for new devices.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 8/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG12 and SDG13.
The science academies for basic research 1/6
Fourteen science academies call for a better funding of basic sciences.
Science for the SDGs – Part 12: Global environmental commons 4/4
Science diplomacy deserves a special attention, as more and more issues of national concern can only be treated at an international level, with the help of science.
A praise for patience about research and innovation
Technological innovation is rooted in basic sciences research, which produces knowledge without emergency. “Finders” need researchers.
Questioning the development process
In the 1980s, the development community realised that many initiatives in favour of Global South countries were partial successes, sometimes even blatant failures.
“Oceanography should be a core discipline in Africa”
The importance of oceanography is massively underestimated in Africa, according to Rondrotiana Barimalala, the only woman from francophone Africa to be named a 2020 fellow of the Future Leaders-African Independent Research (FLAIR) programme.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 7/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG10 and SDG11.
Exploring the impacts of climate change on hydropower production
Hydropower electricity generation would benefit more from a 1.5°C than a 2°C global climate warming scenario, shows a case study in Sumatra.
Science for the SDGs – Part 11: Global environmental commons 3/4
Pathways to transformation related to the global environmental commons also need more science.
A Global Young Chemists’ Survey
How do young chemists envision sustainability in chemical education?
Flooding caused by downpours
Since the 1950s, the number of deaths caused by floods in Africa has increased fivefold. Human and cimatic factors are responsibles.
Science journalism needed now, more than ever
As coronavirus emergency requires accurate and reliable information, more media outlets should have journalists trained in science.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 6/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG9.
Life in a carbon-neutral world
Some interesting reading about carbon neutral european cities.
Science for the SDGs – Part 10: Global environmental commons 2/4
We continue to read the SDGs science report, and come to the Science and technology part about Global environment commons.
Defining a safe and just space for people and planet
A new working group of the Earth Commission, with renowned scientists from institutions around the world including IIASA, will investigate future pathways of how humanity might develop sustainably to ensure a safe and just world for all.
Gauging rivers from space
Knowledge of river flow, which is crucial information for agriculture, research or power generation, is not available everywhere from the ground. Satellites can remedy this.
Fellowship awardees to boost Africa’s knowledge economy
The first cohort of awardee for FLAIR AAS Fellowship has been presented.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 5/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG7 and SDG8.
Sustainability Research and Innovation 2020 Congress becomes SRI 2021
The important congress about research and innovation for sustainable development has a new date, one year later.
Science for the SDGs – Part 9: Global environmental commons 1/4
The governance of the global environmental commons is based (in principle) on results of basic science.
SDGs in the report of the International Year of Light (2015) 4/4
Light sciences can help to achieve the SDGs, found the International Year of Light some years ago. Let’s have a look at SDG7 and SDG13.
Public data on West African fisheries
IRD has made public and free data gathered in West Africa’s estuarine, lagoon and continental ecosystems.
Initiative for fighting COVID-19 with data launched
Data collection and processing will help to fight the COVID-19 in Africa, and to tackle other sustainable development issues on the long term.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 4/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG5 and SDG6.
Five years after the Paris Agreement: The gap between promises and implementation
The results of a new study show that achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement will require a deep reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions, ideally by around 40% to 50% by 2030.
Science for the SDGs – Part 8: Cities
Cities are places were science is produced. They also need new scientific knowledge to improve.
SDGs in the report of the International Year of Light (2015) 3/4
Light sciences can help to achieve the SDGs, found the International Year of Light some years ago. Let’s have a look at SDG6.
Today is the International Day of Light
Every year, 16th May is the day to celebrate light all over the world.
Polio, measles outbreaks ‘inevitable’, say vaccine experts
Interruptions to vaccination programmes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could result in new waves of measles or polio outbreaks, health experts warn.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 3/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG4.
The second Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings
The SDGs compliant university ranking.
Science for the SDGs – Part 7: Energy
There is a double challenge, to change competely global energy production so that everybody get enough without adding greenhouse gases emissions.
SDGs in the report of the International Year of Light (2015) 2/4
Light sciences can help to achieve the SDGs, found the International Year of Light some years ago. Let’s have a look at SDG4, SDG5 and SDG10.
Assessing El Niño’s impact on fisheries and aquaculture around the world
A report synthesize the current knowledge from oceanic and atmospheric sciences about the El Niño -Southern Oscillation, one of the most influential weather phenomenon over the world.
Africa to gain from COVID-19 clinical R&D coalition
African institutions are full members of a worldwide coalition to fight COVID-19.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 2/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs. Let’s have a look at SDG3.
Can sub-Saharan Africa achieve sustainable access to energy for all by 2030?
A combination of a new satellites data processing and economical modelling helps to evaluate the possibility to achieve one of the SDG7 target in sub-Saharan Africa: universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services.
Science for the SDGs – Part 6: What about food? 2/2
Genetically Modified Organisms and Information Systems to the rescue of sustainable agriculture.
SDGs in the report of the International Year of Light (2015) 1/4
Light sciences can help to achieve the SDGs, found the International Year of Light some years ago. Let’s have a look at SDG1, SDG2 and SDG3.
Aquaculture must deal with global warming and antibiotic resistance
The use of antibiotics in aquaculture is likely to increase with climate change, leading to the emergence of more resistant bacteria.
Satellites to protect the world, if data is open to all
It is a wonder all we can do with satellites for development.
The Science Council of Japan and the SDGs 1/10
The Science Council of Japan made the very interesting exercise of classifying the resolutions it adopted in the period 2014-2017 according to the SDGs.
Exploring the link between education and climate change
Education reduces the vulnerability of populations toward climat change, but also can increase slighlty greenhouse gases emissions.
Science for the SDGs – Part 5: What about food? 1/2
Can we produce enough food, in a sustainable way, at affordable prices? Agriculture is one of the nexus of SDGs.
Preserving both coral reefs and fisheries
How can marine areas to be protected be most effectively defined by reconciling several SDGs?
“Only ecology-based economies can avoid future catastrophe”
In this opinion piece, Fazlun Khalid gives his view about what we should aim after the COVID-19 pandemics. Scientific research is in the programme, and not only for vaccines
Smaller scale solutions needed for rapid progress towards emissions targets
Low-carbon technologies that are smaller scale, more affordable, and can be mass deployed are more likely to enable a faster transition to net-zero emissions.
Engaging the Next Generation: An IYCN outreach competition
Recognising exemplary contributions to chemistry outreach.
Science for the SDGs – Part 4: Sustainable and just economies
How can science help to progress toward economics systems that would be more sustainable (and more fair)?
TROP-ICSU after 3 Years
We already told you about TROP-ICSU (aka Trans-disciplinary Research Oriented Pedagogy for Improving Climate Studies and Understanding), lead by IUBS and the International Union for Quaternary Science. ISC three-year funding ended at the end of 2019, and a recent blog post by ISC (a partner of IYBSSD 2022) reports on the main results. Three achievements…
Lake Chad doesn’t dry up
A recent work shows that the total water stock in Lake Chad has been increasing over the past 13 years. This is encouraging because the lake concentrates environmental, economic and political issues.
Satellites for development: facts and figures
Satellite technology is being increasingly seen as a tool to reduce inequalities in the crucial development decade to 2030.
International Science Programme and the Basic Sciences
The International Science Programme at Uppsala University supports IYBSSD 2022. Let’s have a look at their vision on the relationships between basic sciences and sustainable development.
COVID-19 Pandemic: Time to take science seriously
The coronavirus pandemics should remind governements that supporting science and scientist is an important long term effort. The case for Nigeria.
Science for the SDGs Part 3: Human well-being and capabilities
The current pandemics gives a peculiar look to some content of the report published in September 2019.
GYA works for open access science in Europe
Open access of scientific results will be an important topic during IYBSSD 2022. GYA, one of our supporters, is involved in this field.
Sequestering carbon in soil
Appropriate agricultural practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon in the soil.
Leaders from 21 academies discussed the importance of basic sciences
An annual meeting organized in Japan talked about the need for basic research.
Physics for Development Commission at IUPAP
Unions are already working for sustainable development.
Science for the SDGs – Part 2
The SDGs science report “The Future is Now” talks about inclusivity.
Global Leadership in the 21st Century
A project intend to fill the global leadership vacuum in order to address the complex and pressing challenges confronting humanity.
Coronavirus ‘could devastate’ indigenous communities
Indigenous communities around the globe are closing borders in an effort to avoid a potentially devastating coronavirus outbreak in their territories.
COVID-19: Visualizing regional indicators for better decision making
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, IIASA researchers are working to visualize key demographic and socioeconomic information to help inform decisions by health professionals, governments, and policymakers.
COVID-19 in Africa
As Africa braces for the full impact of the novel coronavirus, two TWAS Fellows who are experts in contagious diseases say key challenges include coordination, capacity and public hygiene.
LAAAMP Brings International Researchers to the Advanced Light Source
As light sources push the limits of research and innovation, it’s important not to leave any regions in the dark. One effort to increase access to these rare and complex facilities is LAAAMP—Lightsources for Africa, the Americas, Asia and Middle East Project.
Science for the SDGs – Part 1
We are continuing our reading of the SDGs science report “The Future is Now”.
The plume of the Amazon regains its tides
A new numerical model of the tropical Atlantic, integrating for the first time the significant role of tides on the Amazon plume, will provide a better understanding of the river’s impacts on oceanic circulation and on climate.
The first International Day of Maths
On 14th March 2020, the first International Day of Mathematics took place around the world.
Already, in 2013…
“Global sustainable development, implying the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability, as well as the need to face the challenges of growing complexity, requires intense research efforts, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches.” This quote could be from the UNESCO resolution for IYBSSD 2022. It comes in fact from the final declaration of the 2013 Rio…
Why Sustainable Development Goal 3 needs physics
A recent paper by Physics World explains how physicists help fight the COVID-19.
Dance your SDG Research
Who ever said that SDG research should be boring? Enjoy the presentation that Samuli Junttila, from University of Helsinki, Finland, made about his research on health condition of trees in the context of climate change.
Technologies against Viral Epidemics in Africa
Despite their dramatic consequences, the Ebola epidemics in West and Central Africa have contributed to capacity building in affected countries.
Sharing the Passion about Science
The Global Young Academy (GYA) gathers 200 young scientists from all over the world (each member is elected for a 5 years period). They are all selected because they are brilliant scientists, but also because they want to enhance the role of science on the planet. Their programme is then totally coherent with IYBSSD 2022,…
A Difficult Balance
The 15 authors of the report Our Future is Now made an alarming evaluation of the pathways that we are collectively following relatively to the SDGs.
The African Science Decade that wasn’t
In a recent editorial piece published by Research, Linda Nordling explains why the planned “decade of science and technology” in Africa didn’t happen. However, situation has changed.
“ISC Presents” : a New Podcast about Basic Sciences
ISC Presents is a podcast by the International Science Council. It discusses the challenges, stories, and celebrations of science while seeking to encourage international action on concerns to both science, and society.
Trans-disciplinary Research Oriented Pedagogy for Improving Climate Studies and Understanding (TROP-ICSU)
Together with the International Union for Quaternary Science (INQUA), IUBS is the leading scientific organisation in this project funded by the International Science Council for Science (ISC). Importance Understanding the dynamics of Earth’s ecosystem and identifying measures to sustain it for the future requires immediate action with multidisciplinary approaches. Research efforts to identify key factors…
Climatic Turmoil in the Tropical Andes
A newly described atmospheric mechanism explains the recent evolution of the rains falling on the heights of Peru and Bolivia and shows that damage to the Amazon rainforest could affect the Andean rains.
Protective Bio-shell could extend Egg Shelf Life
A biofilm developed in Brazil could extend the shelf life of eggs in the world’s poorest and hottest regions, where they spoil faster and are vulnerable to germs.
Where are we with SDGs?
If we want to reach the 17 SDGs in 2030, as the UN General Assembly decided in 2015, we must know where we are regarding to the goals, and to the detailed targets, and on which trajectories we are. The report The future is now, published in september 2019 gives an evaluation. In some fields,…
Egypt’s ScienceUp Initiative
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology has launched a new initiative to develop basic sciences in Egypt.
SciDev.Net Media Partner for IYBSSD 2022
The Executive Board of IYBSSD 2022 is pleased to announce the involvement of the online media SciDev.Net, which focuses on the relationships between science and sustainable development. The news section of our website will regularly (once a week hopefully) publish articles written worldwide by SciDev.Net journalists. Anyone who is interested in the contribution of science…
Global Academy Network stands up for Tropical Forests
IAP outlines a set of measures to protect forests and fight climate change in response to the ongoing global crisis surrounding deforestation and forest burning
Containing Methane and its Contribution to Global Warming
Methane is a gas that deserves more attention in the climate debate as it contributes to almost half of human-made global warming in the short-term. A new IIASA study shows that it is possible to significantly contribute to reduced global warming through the implementation of available technology that limits methane release to the atmosphere.
Global South Research Challenges ‘Can be Overcome’
Research in the global South is frequently underfunded and overlooked, but a new initiative is boosting a range of studies, from sustainable development, to soil salinity, and care for the elderly suffering chronic diseases.
SDGs are All Interconnected
As we wrote in a previous post, we post here some content from the science report about SGDs The Future is Now. A first point made by the report may seem obvious but is worth saying again : SDGs are all interconnected. The figure that opens this post gives a summary of these interconnections, and…
Interdisciplinary Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response
A workshop report on interdisciplinary research in epidemic preparedness, a topic of high relevance as the world watches the outbreak of the novel coronavirus unfold has just been launched by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Medical Research Council.
SDGs: The Science Report
In September 2019, a group of 15 independent scientists co-chaired by Peter Messerli, University of Bern, Switzerland, and Endah Murniningtyas, National Development Planning Agency, Republic of Indonesia, submitted the first scientific report about SDGs to the United Nations Secretary General. They gave this report the title The Future is Now – Science for Achieving Sustainable…
2022: a Year to Celebrate Mineralogy
The International Mineralogical Association will celebrate mineralogy throughout the world in 2022. These celebrations will be within IYBSSD 2022. 2022 will be the bicentennial of the death of René Just Haüy (born 1743) who is a father of modern mineralogy and crystallography. 1822 is also when Haüy’s Traité de minéralogie and Traité de cristallographie were…
Cancer Burden could Balloon in Poorest Countries
Low- and middle-income countries could see an 80 per cent rise in cancer over the next 20 years if treatment and prevention services are not stepped up, according to the latest World Cancer Report. The report, compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO), warns that cancer prevention is taking a back seat in poor countries,…
West Africa’s First Female Astrophysicist
Last year, Marie Korsaga became the first female astrophysicist in West Africa after completing her PhD in astrophysics at South Africa’s University of Cape Town on the theme ‘The distribution of dark and visible matter in spiral and irregular galaxies’. It was the culmination of seven years of intense research. The Burkinabe says she had…
Mathematics is Everywhere
On November 26th 2019, the 40th session of the General Conference of the UNESCO proclaimed March 14th as the International Day of Mathematics. The first official celebration will be on 14th March 2020 with the theme “Mathematics is everywhere”. The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is a worldwide celebration. Each year on 14th March, all…
Intervention at the IDWGS Celebration in UN Headquarters in New York
Michel Spiro, President of the Steering Committee of IYBSD 2022, gave the following comment during the official celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science In New York United Nation Headquarters on 11th February 2020. “On behalf of IUPAP (the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics) and, I am sure I…
Call for Application – Congress on Sustainable Research and Innovation SRI2020
The Sustainable Research and Innovation 2020 Congress (SRI2020), of which IRD is a partner, will be held from 14th to 17th June 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. The call for papers is now open. On this occasion, “popcorn sessions“ and “demonstration sessions“ will be organised to allow different audiences to learn and exchange on the latest…
5th International Day for Women and Girls in Science
The 11th February 2020, we will celebrate the 5th International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This annual celebration is particularly important as we are preparing IYBSSD 2022: the suppression of the gender gap in any field is the SDG n.5, and it is particularly important in science. On this occasion, Michel Spiro, president…
Signature of a Partnership Agreement between IRD and IUPAP
The first Memorandum of Understanding for the organization of IYBSSD 2022 was signed in Paris on Thursday 16th January 2020 by Jean-Paul Moatti, President and CEO of IRD, and Michel Spiro, President of IUPAP. This signature took place after a lunch with some French science journalists, who had confronted transport difficulties in the French capital.…
The World Science Forum 2019 supports IYBSSD
“We acknowledge that scientific freedom can only be respected by society if it is based on strict ethical principles. We call on the international scientific community to develop new standards for the fulfilment of academic freedom, and to create tools to describe, monitor and measure its integral conditions. We acknowledge the vital nature of curiosity-driven…
Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan launches IYBSSD 2022
“What a wonderful time it is to be discussing this topic, as we celebrate the designation by the current UNESCO General Conference of 2022 as International Year of Basic Sciences for Development. Jordan was proud to champion this initiative with several partner nations, and many individuals who made this dream a reality are in this…
Big Scientific Instruments for Peace and Development
How can basic sciences infrastructures contribute to sustainable development? This question was at the center of what can be seen as the first pre-event of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. The exact title of the session organized and moderated by Michel Spiro, President of IUPAP and of IYBSSD steering committee, and…
