Chad Gaffield becomes President-Elect of the Royal Society of Canada
Gaffield, a member of ICSU’s Committee on Scientific Planning and Review (CSPR), will assume his role at the next Annual General Meeting of the RSC.
20.09.2016
Future Earth-PROVIA-IPCC risks and solutions workshop: livestream available
From 29 to 31 August, you can participate online in a workshop titled “Integrated research on climate risk and sustainable solutions across IPCC working groups: Lessons learnt from AR5 to support AR6.
26.08.2016
Call for Nominations – Early Career Scientists at Habitat III
In October 2016, 40,000+ people will meet in Quito, Ecuador for the largest cities summit in United Nations history – Habitat III. ICSU is now accepting nominations for Early Career Scientists to participate in the summit.
19.07.2016
ICSU hosts expert group meeting on health within the new urban agenda
Many of the drivers of ill health lie outside of the health sector. There is a major public health concern for cities now and in the future as the interactions of global climate change, urban heat islands, air pollution, and other drivers will place increasing health burdens on cities. The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development – Habitat III – will be a defining moment for the future of cities.
06.07.2016
The role of STI in implementing the SDGs: 2-day meeting opens in New York
A two-day meeting to explore how science, technology and innovation can support the implementation of Agenda 2030 opens today at the United Nations in New York.
06.06.2016
ICSU’s Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme highlights importance of health issues at UNEP General Assembly
On the 24th May, the Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme of ICSU will host a side event at the 2nd UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-2).
24.05.2016
International experts submit report on Future of the Seas and Oceans to G7 Science and Technology Ministers meeting in Japan
A special report for policymakers on the oceans and seas has been submitted to the G7 Science and Technology Ministers ahead of their meeting in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, 15-17 May.
21.05.2016
ICSU CFRS welcomes acquittal of Heinz Richter
The Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science (CFRS) of the International Council for Science (ICSU) is pleased to see the complete acquittal of Professor Heinz Richter, a historian and scholar of Greek history, who was arrested and tried under a new Greek “racism” law for his depiction of Greek resistance during WWII.
10.05.2016
ICSU President highlights importance of science in Agenda 2030 at UN conference
ICSU President Gordon McBean stressed the critical role of science in the implementation of the post 2015 UN frameworks at a major UN conference in Geneva this week on science and technology.
10.05.2016
Announcing the new ICSU Grants Programme
ICSU launches grants programme to foster collaborative science among scientific Unions. Applications are now invited for the 2016 ICSU Grants Programme.
02.05.2016