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 TWAS opens call for research grants applications The Sida-backed grants provide developing world scientists with much-needed equipment and more Announcing Institution
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 Workshop on Climate Change and Health in Kathmandu, Nepal On 14 and 15 March, Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Health', brought together esteemed organizations in Nepal. Announcing Institution
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 Connecting the dots between climate change, health and equity The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the National Academy of Science and Technology, Nepal, the IAP and partners are co-hosting a two-day workshop in Nepal and online. Announcing Institution
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 Smithsonian Science Education Center Wins One Smithsonian Education Award Celebrating Excellence in Global Education: the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Project receives the prestigious One Smithsonian Education Award Announcing Institution
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 EASAC Issues New Commentary Urging Action on Plastics Pollution In a recent statement, the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has highlighted the urgent need for global action to address the growing crisis of plastics pollution. Announcing Institution
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 IPBES webinar on Knowledge Generation Catalysis IPBES Webinar on "Knowledge Generation Catalysis: Addressing gaps in the invasive alien species assessment and future assessment needs" will take place on 11 March 2024. Announcing Institution
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 Our most popular stories from 2023 From Young Physician Leaders (YPL) to COP28, these were our 10 most-read articles of the year Announcing Institution
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 The Role of Academies in Climate Policy Advice: Enthusiastic participation at COP28 This successful COP28 side-event was a collaboration with the New Voices program of the National Academy of Sciences (US) Announcing Institution
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 Successful COP28 Side Event Explores Climate Change Adaptation for Health Now available on YouTube the recording of the side event at COP28 organized by IAP, Save the Children, CICERO and GERICS. Announcing Institution
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 IAP Highlights Side-Events at COP28: A Platform for Global Collaboration IAP is excited to draw attention to insightful COP28 sessions featuring its partners and member academies Announcing Institution
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 Climate and Health: IAP at the COP28 IAP Joins Forces with Save the Children, Cicero and Gerics in COP28 Side-Event Addressing Climate Change and Health. Announcing Institution
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 IAP and Save the Children collaborate to tackle the impact of climate change on human health IAP in collaboration with Save the Children is developing a book of case studies that illustrate systems solutions for climate change and health policies, to build governments’ awareness of multi-sectoral, systems-based studies and policies. Announcing Institution
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 Call for Nominations: Experts for IPBES Second Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBES Invites Governments and Stakeholders to Nominate Experts for Upcoming Global Assessment Announcing Institution
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 IANAS-WfS Celebrates Outstanding Women Scientists in 2023 Awards IANAS recognizes the Achievements of Dr. Mónica Mazariegos and Dr. Alicia Rojas for their excellence and dedication to scientific research. Announcing Institution
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 UN Global Climate Action Awards 2023: Celebrating Youth-Led Sustainability Initiatives Nominations for the 2023 UN Global Climate Action Award are open until 15 October 2023. It is meant for young leaders worldwide who aim at propelling climate action and fostering equity through innovative projects. Announcing Institution
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International Conference Addresses Society's Resilience Post-Disasters
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 International Conference Addresses Society's Resilience Post-Disasters The Science Council of Japan organised an event titled "Transforming Society to Become Resilient and Sustainable beyond Catastrophic Disasters" Announcing Institution
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 IANAS and ABC Present Manaus Letter with Recommendations at Amazon Summit IANAS has launched the 'Science By and For the Amazon' initiative and presented the IANAS Manaus Letter at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) in Brazil. Announcing Institution
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 International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2023 Explores Resilience to Catastrophic Disasters The Science Council of Japan will host a symposium on Science and Technology for Sustainability on 7 and 8 September 2023, in Tokyo and online Announcing Institution
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 Collecting UNESCO Stories on Invasive Species to Support Launch of New IPBES Report UNESCO is one of the four UN partners of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Announcing Institution
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 IANAS Launches Science By and For the Amazon Initiative: Uniting Efforts for Sustainable Development The IANAS Manaus Letter was presented at the IANAS-ABC Science By and For the Amazon event, held on 2 and 3 August at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) in Brazil Announcing Institution
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 IAP seeking two 'Climate Change and Health' consultants IAP is seeking a senior consultant and a writer/editor to work on the 'Climate Change and Health Policy' project being implemented in partnership with Save the Children Announcing Institution
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KNAW Planetary Health Report
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 Academy: Prioritise research into the risks to human health posed by global environmental change The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) just published a new report called 'Planetary Health. An emerging field to be developed.' Read the KNAW press release. Announcing Institution
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 IPBES online dialogue workshop to increase synergies and collaboration An online dialogue workshop with national and (sub)regional platforms and networks engaging with IPBES will take place on 23 June 2023. The objective is to explore efforts to increase synergies and collaboration in supporting the implementation of the IPBES rolling work programme up to 2030 and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Announcing Institution
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The Honorable Mary Robinson gave the keynote address at the Triennial Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Worldwide Meeting of the Young Academies, which took place in Arizona, USA, 1-3 November 2022
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 “We need a climate justice approach” says Honorable Mary Robinson at The Triennial Conference of IAP and the Worldwide Meeting of the Young Academies The Honorable Mary Robinson gave the keynote address at the Triennial Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Worldwide Meeting of the Young Academies, which took place in Arizona, USA, 1-3 November 2022. Here are brief highlights of her speech. Announcing Institution
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IAP Save the Children Open call for ‘Climate Change and Health’ policy case studies
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 Open call for ‘Climate Change and Health’ policy case studies IAP announces a new collaboration with Save the Children to develop a book of case studies that illustrate systems solutions for climate change and health policies. Announcing Institution
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WSF 2022 Science for Social Justice
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 IAP at the World Science Forum The World Science Forum provides a forum for dialogue between the scientific community, society, policy-makers and industry. Announcing Institution
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 New collection of IAP Statements (2019-2022) IAP issued a collection of 6 IAP statements, produced since the IAP 2019 Conference and General Assembly was held in Songdo, Korea. Announcing Institution
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UN Climate Change Conference – COP27
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 IAP at COP27 The UN Climate Change Conference – COP27 – is currently being held in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. IAP is present. Announcing Institution
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 Watch the Recording of our side event at the 2022 FAO Science and Innovation Forum Announcing Institution
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 IAP announces the publication of its 2021 Annual Report In 2021, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) supported 77 meetings and 35 publications, and provided a collective, supportive mechanism for academies to further strengthen their crucial roles as providers of evidence-based policy and advice Announcing Institution
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 Call for nominations of experts to participate in the IPBES business and biodiversity assessment Experts from developing countries receive financial support to attend author meetings and possibly other relevant meetings Announcing Institution
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Climate Change: Evidence and causes
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 Climate Change: Evidence and causes Read the updated publication Announcing Institution
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 Join the TeachersCOP at COP 27 An opportunity for you teachers, school principals or inspectors who have set up activities on climate change education Announcing Institution
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 Call for nominations: IPBES Nature Futures Framework workshop The workshop will take place on 14-16 November 2022 Announcing Institution
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 The online registration system for COP27 is open The ultimate objective of all agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable development Announcing Institution
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Health in the Climate Emergency: A global perspective
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 Watch the recording of the launch event of the new IAP report 'Health in the Climate Emergency: A global perspective' Do not miss the new IAP global report on Climate Change and Health Announcing Institution
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 "The impacts of climate change on health are large and they are going to be bigger as we go forward," says Andy Haines on new IAP report We talked to Andy Haines, Professor of Environmental Change and Public Health at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and co-chair of the IAP project, about the new IAP report 'Health in the Climate Emergency: a global perspective' Announcing Institution
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 Climate change threatens people's health dramatically but solutions are within reach, say the world’s academies in a new report New global report of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Announcing Institution
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Climate change and health: from impact to action
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 Watch the recording of 'Climate change and health: from impact to action' The MENA Climate Week side event is now available for streaming Announcing Institution
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 Andy Haines, IAP project on Climate Change and Health co-chair, wins 2022 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Andy Haines is being recognized for his contributions in understanding the effects of climate change on public health, his leadership in expanding the scope of public health to one of Planetary Health, and for his mentorship of the next generation of health scientists and practitioners in preventive environmental health actions in the 21st century Announcing Institution
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 How to promote environmental justice A new guide helps young people to learn more about the concerns of their community in order to communicate accurate, helpful and trusted information about environmental justice. Discover it now. Announcing Institution
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 International Transport Forum: Pre-Summit Research Day and Decarbonising Transport Awards The ITF works for transport policies that improve peoples’ lives. Its mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the role of transport in economic growth, environmental sustainability and social inclusion and to raise the public profile of transport policy Announcing Institution
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 News from the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) Don't miss the latest news from IAP's regional network in Africa Announcing Institution
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 Reports on Climate Change and Health in Africa, Asia and the Americas – online launch events There are many direct and indirect pathways for the impacts of climate change on health and there will be significant variation within regions to be described Announcing Institution
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 News from the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Don't miss the latest news from IAP's regional network in the Europe Announcing Institution
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 News from the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) Don't miss the latest news from IAP's regional network in the Americas Announcing Institution
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 A High-Level Meeting on 'Complex-determination and an integral and collaborative response to the COVID-19 syndemic' Read the letter from the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) on behalf of the Sustainable Health Equity Movement (SHEM) to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (EB-WHO) Announcing Institution
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 Our most popular stories from 2021 From Young Physician Leaders (YPL) to IAP Statements, these were our 10 most-read articles of the year Announcing Institution
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 Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Registration will close on 13 March 2022 Announcing Institution
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 Call for nominations of members of the Multidisciplinary Experts Panel of IPBES Nominations should only be made by national focal points or their representatives Announcing Institution
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