International efforts to shape the future of cities need to have a clear plan for addressing the urgent sustainability challenges facing cities, said urban researchers today at a press briefing in Quito, Ecuador.
20.10.2016
Science International 2015 launches a campaign for “Open Data in a Big Data World” at Science Forum South Africa in Pretoria
07.12.2015
The International Council for Science (ICSU), on behalf of the Science & Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability, announced today the appointment of Paul Shrivastava as Executive Director of Future Earth.
13.02.2015
According to a new report released today by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC), the SDGs offer a “major improvement” over their predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, the report finds that of the 169 targets beneath the 17 draft goals, just 29% are well defined and based on the latest scientific evidence, while 54% need more work and 17% are weak or non-essential.
13.02.2015
Professor Gordon McBean, an internationally recognized meteorologist and climate change expert, today became the new President of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
03.09.2014
Professor Daya Reddy, an internationally recognized mathematician from South Africa, today became the new President-elect of the International Council for Science
03.09.2014
The General Assembly of the International Council for Science today endorsed open access principles and provided key recommendations guarding against the misuse of metrics in the evaluation of research performance.
02.09.2014
The global science community celebrates 30 years of research collaboration which has contributed to fundamental breakthroughs in our understanding of the Earth System
01.09.2014
Gathering in Auckland for the tri-annual General Assembly of the International Council for Science (ICSU), the representatives of the scientific community will take key decisions that will define the direction of international science for the coming years.
31.08.2014
Responding to the increasingly global nature of societal challenges, practitioners of science advice to governments formed a global network to share practice and strengthen their ties, at the first global conference on science advice to governments, which was held in Auckland, New Zealand this week.
29.08.2014
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