The Grand Challenge of Water Security in Africa: Recommendations to Policymakers Authoring InstitutionNetwork of African Science Academies (NASAC)Release Date April 2, 2014Copyright 2014 The document is the result of NASAC and Leopoldina Academy's collboration and, as writtent in the forward, this report focuses on the importance of water to Africa, and elaborates, through key messages, on how water security, related development and human wellbeing, can be achieved and sustained ... More Info
Antimicrobial drug discovery: greater steps ahead PostedOctober 1, 2014 UpdatedApril 2, 2018 Authoring InstitutionEuropean Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) http://www.easac.eu/home/reports-and-statements/detail-view/article/antimicrobia... In this Statement, EASAC builds on a long-standing interest in the opportunities and challenges associated with tackling infectious diseases to re-examine the current situation, to consider how to search for new scientific directions for antimicrobial innovation and to remove impediments in translating research advances to drug development. Read More
Synthetic Biology: Opportunities and Governance Author(s)Peter McGrathRelease Date September 27, 2016ISBN 978-86-7215-384-2 The Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts has published an article on the debate about the ethical implications of synthetic biology by the coordinator of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Peter McGrath. More Info
Climate Change Adaption and Resilience in Africa - Recommendations to Policymakers Authoring InstitutionNetwork of African Science Academies (NASAC)Release Date June 23, 2016 NASAC - The Network of African Science Academies, with the endorsement of its members, has published a science-policy document entitled: Climate Change Adaption and Resilience in Africa - Recommendations to Policymakers. The document offers guidance for effective policy responses for climate change ... More Info
Risks to Plant Health PostedMarch 17, 2014 UpdatedApril 2, 2018 Authoring InstitutionEuropean Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) http://www.easac.eu/home/reports-and-statements/detail-view/article/risks-to-pla... The report discusses the introduction and spread of pests and diseases among food crops and other plant species and their consequences for sustainable agriculture, environmental protection and ecosystem services. Read More
European Space Exploration: Strategic Considerations of Human versus Robotic Exploration Authoring InstitutionEuropean Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC)Release Date September 15, 2014Copyright 2014ISBN 978-3-8047-3320-6 This report discusses the major potential benefits of space science for research, explores the economic, political and social arguments for choosing automated or human missions, and recommends the adoption of an overall strategy to ensure opportunities are not lost. More Info
Antimicrobial drug discovery: greater steps ahead Authoring InstitutionEuropean Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC)Release Date October 1, 2014Copyright 2014 In this Statement, EASAC builds on a long-standing interest in the opportunities and challenges associated with tackling infectious diseases to re-examine the current situation, to consider how to search for new scientific directions for antimicrobial innovation and to remove impediments in ... More Info
Enhancing the Capacity of African Science Academies Authoring InstitutionIAP for ResearchRelease Date September 30, 2015Copyright 2014 IAC report reviewing ASADI, highlighting the programme's strengths and weaknesses, identifying opportunities and threats for the future of science academies in Africa. More Info
Inventing a Better Future Authoring InstitutionIAP for ResearchRelease Date January 30, 2004Copyright 2004 How can nations develop a credible, independent science and technology research capacity? You may download the report from this site or order a free hard copy from the IAC Secretariat; see Contact for address info. More Info
Governance of Research on Solar Geoengineering: African Perspectives Authoring InstitutionAfrican Academy of Sciences (AAS), Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI), IAP for ScienceRelease Date October 8, 2013Copyright 2013ISBN 978-9966-060-09-9 The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI) have released the first major report on African engagement on the controversial topic of solar geoengineering (also known as solar radiation management or SRM). The Solar Radiation ... More Info
IAP Annual Report 2013 Authoring InstitutionInterAcademy Partnership, IAP for ScienceRelease Date October 1, 2014ISBN ISSN 2313-6235 IAP – the global network of science academies – was established in 1993. During the past 20 years it has had a number of successes, not least in bringing together the world’s academies of science into one global network, followed by the establishment of four regional networks of ... More Info
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers Authoring InstitutionAustralian Academy of ScienceCopyright 2010 The Australian Academy of Science published The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers . The report aims to address confusion created by contradictory information in the public domain. It sets out to explain the current situation in climate science, including where there is ... More Info
Proceedings of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Conference on Science Advice Authoring InstitutionAcademy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)Release Date September 20, 2016Copyright Academy of Science of South Africa, April 2016ISBN 978-0-9946852-9-2 The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) released a report about the proceedings of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Conference on Science Advice held from 28 February – 1 March 2016, Hermanus, South Africa. More Info
UNISDR Science and Technology Conference, Geneva Mon, February 01, 2016 The meeting, which brought together more than 700 researchers and other stakeholders, aimed at developing a roadmap on how best science and technology can help achieve the implementation of the 2015 Sendai Framework ... Read More
EASAC Guidelines: Good Practice in the Dialogue between Science Academies and Policy Communities. Authoring InstitutionEuropean Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC)Copyright 2012 EASAC has produced a set of guidelines on good practice in science dialogue. The guide aims at giving advice to scientists on how to approach the policy-makers. More Info
Recommendations of the Regional Workshop on Science Academies in Central and Eastern Europe and their Role in Knowledge-Based Society Authoring InstitutionNational Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), IAP for ScienceCopyright 2012 The 2012 regional workshop in Minsk, organized by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) and supported by IAP and the Central European Initiative (CEI), was aimed at strengthening the capacity-building potential of Science Academies in the Region. The two-day ... More Info
IAP and Disaster Risk Reduction Author(s)Peter McGrathAuthoring InstitutionIAP for ScienceRelease Date January 31, 2016 IAP Coordinator, Peter McGrath presented a poster on IAP's contributions in the area of Disaster Risk Reduction implemented by its member academies and affiliated regional networks, at the 'UNISDR Science and Technology Conference on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk ... More Info
Introducing the InterAcademy Partnership Author(s)Peter McGrathRelease Date November 4, 2016Copyright Peter McGrath Peter McGrath (IAP coordinator) presented an article at 'The Eighth Scientific Symposium in Critical Care Medicine' which took place 29-30 October 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He introduced the work of the InterAcademy Partnership and its relevance to the symposiums topic: 'New Steps in Critical Care ... More Info
Proceedings of the international workshop on science literacy, June 2014, Seoul, Korea Authoring InstitutionKorean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)Copyright July 2014 The workshop was supported by KAST, Akademi Sains Malaysia (ASM) and IAP. More Info