Insight December 2012
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NewsCall for Applications: Food Futures Networking ConferenceDec 03, 2012The ISSC, ICSU and the DFG are organising a networking conference in April 2013 in Villa Vigoni at Lake Como in Italy. Young scientists working on integrated science on food systems are invited to submit their proposals. Applications close on December 14th.
ICSU paper on the Sustainable Development Goals published by NatureOct 30, 2012ICSU asserts that the best interdisciplinary research should underpin the development of goals, targets and indicators at global, regional and national levels.
ICSU pledges support for scientists in the L’Aquila caseOct 26, 2012The International Council for Science (ICSU), as representative of the global scientific community, expresses its strong concern regarding the case of the six scientists who have been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to six year prison terms because of their role in providing scientific advice prior to the earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy, in 2009.
Future Earth regional workshopsOct 23, 2012Future Earth seeks to provide knowledge at multiple scales - global, regional and local – and to address the connections among these scales. To seek inputs which can drive regional partnerships and engage a broad range of stakeholders, ICSU organized an initial series of three regional workshops. These were held in Cape Town (31 October-2 November 2012), Kuala Lumpur (21-23 November 2012) and Mexico City (3-4 December 2012). Options to organize meetings in the Middle East and Europe are still in planning.
Future Earth Transition Team proposes three research themesOct 18, 2012The Transition Team, responsible for the initial design of Future Earth, met in Paris on 20-21 September to agree on the broad outlines of recommendations for the research framework, governance, stakeholder engagement and communications strategy. In the wake of Rio+20, the Team also agreed on the importance of strategically positioning Future Earth in the science-policy landscape, as a key science provider for the definition of Sustainable Development Goals.
ICSU President Yuan Tseh Lee receives French National Order of MeritOct 09, 2012Yuan Tseh Lee received the Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit for his contribution to scientific exchanges with France at an award ceremony on October 2, 2012.
Paper published on ICSU's programme on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban EnvironmentOct 09, 2012A paper that explores the purpose and modalities of ICSU’s new programme on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment has been published in the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.
ICSU expresses concern at restrictions on higher education for women in IranSep 11, 2012The International Council for Science (ICSU) has expressed concern over the Iranian government’s recent decision to deny Iranian women undergraduates' access to 77 fields of study in a range of scientific and non-scientific disciplines.
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News from the regionsLatin America and the CaribbeanFuture Earth Regional Workshop for Latin America and the CaribbeanDec 06, 2012The Future Earth Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean took place in Mexico City from 3-4 December 2012.
Mathematics Education Workshop Report outOct 24, 2012The Report of the Workshop on Mathematics Education: “Matemáticos en la Educación Matemática Escolar” is now available online.
Workshop on disaster risk management in LACOct 05, 2012The Regional Workshop "Disaster Risk Management in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards a Project Plan for Integrating Science and Risk Management for the Region" took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 3-5 September, 2012
AfricaFuture Earth Regional Workshop for AfricaNov 06, 2012The International Council for Science, with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) organised the Future Earth Regional Workshop for Africa, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa on 31 October – 02 November 2012. The workshop brought together about 50 global environmental change scientists from within and outside Africa. It provided a platform for these scientists and other stakeholders working on global environmental change research across disciplines to discuss and elaborate recommendations for the development of Future Earth on the continent.
Dakar DeclarationOct 25, 2012The Sida funded African Regional Implementation Workshop on Hazards and Disasters took place in Dakar, Senegal from the 26 - 27 September 2012 and ended with this declaration of outcomes.
Asia14th Meeting ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the PacificDec 03, 201214th Meeting of RCAP was held in Hyderabad, India on 1 and 2 November 2012.
Global-Regional Integration WorkshopSep 12, 2012The Global-Regional Integration Workshop on Natural Hazards and Disasters began in Kuala Lumpur on 13 September 2012.
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ICSU PublicationsICSU Foresight Analysis Report 2 - A Success ScenarioNov 16, 2012Developing a more aspirational ‘success scenario’ than its predecessor, this report was produced at a workshop in 2011 and was then refined after a series of consultations with the ICSU community. ‘Road-tested’ against the four exploratory scenarios that had been developed in part 1, we were able to identify the key challenges or tensions that ICSU is likely to face between now and 2031.
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Events diary Apr 14, 2013 - Apr 19, 2013
Food Futures Young Scientists Networking ConferenceVilla Vigoni, Lake Como, ItalyThe ISSC, ICSU and the DFG are organising a networking conference in April 2013 in Villa Vigoni at Lake Como in Italy. Young scientists working on integrated science on food systems are invited to submit their proposals. Applications close on December 14th.
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