Charter of Rome on the Resilience of Art Cities to Natural Catastrophes Authoring InstitutionAccademia Nazionale dei Lincei, IAP for ScienceRelease Date October 27, 2016Copyright Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei The Charter of Rome was presented at a meeting on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Florence flood on 11-13 October 2016 in Rome, Italy. It was signed by the President of the meeting host's President Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Alberto Quadrio Curzio, and the IAP Co-Chair Volker ter ... More Info
Driving Sustainable Development: the role of Science, Technology and Innovation Authoring InstitutionG-ScienceCopyright 2013 Science academies from around the globe issued joint statements to call world leaders' attention to the role science, technology, and innovation can play in the pursuit of sustainable development. The "G-Science" statements are intended to inform government leaders at the G8 ... More Info
SDG EASAC - Indicators for a circular economy Authoring InstitutionEuropean Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC)Release Date November 24, 2016Copyright EASACISBN 978-3-8047-3680-1 This second report on circular economy by the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) was also published in November 2016. More Info SDG 8: Economic Growth
SDG EASAC - Priorities for critical materials for a circular economy Authoring InstitutionEuropean Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC)Release Date November 24, 2016Copyright EASACISBN 978-3-8047-3679-5 'Priorities for critical materials for a circular economy' is one of two reports in the field of circular economy published by The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) in November 2016. More Info SDG 8: Economic Growth
Guía hacia un futuro energético sustentable para las Américas Authoring InstitutionInterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS)Release Date July 7, 2016 The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) initiated an Energy Programme to chart the path to a sustainable future in the Americas. Thanks to the commitment of the 21 Energy of Focal Points, experts appointed by the member academies of IANAS, and the support of other people and ... More Info
SDG GYA - Municipal Solid Waste Management and Green Economy Authoring InstitutionGlobal Young Academy (GYA)Release Date September 28, 2016Copyright GYA The Global Young Academy (GYA) released this policy to provide the perspective of young scientists on the current state of research around municipal solid waste management and the green economy. More Info SDG 12: Responsible Consumption
Implementing a New Global Partnership for Post-2015 United Nations Goals Authoring InstitutionHigh Level Panel of the UNCopyright 2013 The UN Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 development Agenda discusses how the improvements obtained thanks to the Millennium Development Goals should be followed by more efforts after 2015. The new goals should include good governance, the rule of law and ... More Info
Joint science academies’ statement: Science and technology for African development Authoring InstitutionNetwork of African Science Academies (NASAC)Copyright 2005 The national science academies of the G8 nations and NASAC signed a statement on science and technology for African development warning that attempts to tackle some of Africa's most pressing problems will fail unless developed countries help to build science in Africa. The statement ... More Info
Joint statement by the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) to the G8 on sustainability, energy efficiency and climate change Authoring InstitutionNetwork of African Science Academies (NASAC)Copyright 2007 NASAC (the Network of African Science Academies) makes the following recommendations to the leaders of the G8 countries .... Increase national investment in science and technology; Establish research-intensive universities; Improve the ability of the African scientific ... More Info
Joint statement by the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) and the Science Council of Asia (SCA) to the G8 on the role of science, technology and innovation in promoting global developm Authoring InstitutionNetwork of African Science Academies (NASAC), InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS), Science Council of Asia (SCA)Release Date July 9, 2008Copyright 2008 On the occasion of the G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan, 7–9 July 2008, the members of the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) and the Science Council of Asia (SCA), submit a statement to the leaders of the G8+5 countries ... More Info
Knowledge, Networks and Nations, a new report from The Royal Society Authoring InstitutionThe Royal SocietyRelease Date March 28, 2011Copyright 2011ISBN 978-0-85403-890-9 The report surveys the global scientific landscape in 2011, noting the shift to an increasingly multipolar world underpinned by the rise of new scientific powers such as China, India and Brazil; as well as the emergence of scientific nations in the Middle East, South-East Asia and North ... More Info
Letter from Rio-2013 on the Role of Science Academies in Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations for Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication Authoring InstitutionIAP for Science, IAP for Research, IAP for HealthCopyright 2013 The IAP Conference on "Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations: Science for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development" was hosted by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Conference took place on 25 - 26 February 2013, with the Opening ... More Info
SDG Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future Authoring InstitutionIAP for ResearchRelease Date October 1, 2007Copyright 2007 Commissioned by the governments of Brazil and China, this report identifies a scientific consensus framework for directing global energy development. More Info SDG 7: Clean EnergySDG 9: Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure
People and the Planet. Authoring InstitutionThe Royal SocietyRelease Date April 12, 2012Copyright 2012ISBN 978-0-85403-955-5 The Royal Society has published "People and the Planet". The report is offered, not as a definitive statement on these complex topics, but as an overview of the impacts of human population and consumption on the planet. It raises questions about how to seize the opportunities ... More Info
Statement of the Joint Pontifical Academy of Sciences /Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Workshop on Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility Authoring InstitutionPontificia Academia ScientiarvmRelease Date May 6, 2014Copyright 2014 The Statement of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences acknowledges the wrongdoings of men towards environment and society. The statement explores sustainable solutions to the issue. More Info
SDG Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals: A Guide for Merit-Based Academies Release Date December 6, 2017 The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, or “Agenda 2030”, is a blueprint for the future well-being of the planet. Its targets are aspirational, but the stakes are high, as our planet faces unprecedented economic, social and environmental ... More Info Cross-Cutting Reports
SDG Sustainable Development Goal of Water and Sanitation after MDGs Authoring InstitutionAssociation of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA), Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)Release Date February 21, 2014Copyright 2014 Asian countries should be more concerned about the importance of water supply and sanitation for their people and try every effort to improve the water safety and wastewater control through proper water resources management and treatment - one of the recommendations emerging from the workshop ... More Info SDG 6: Clean Water
The GYA Sandton Declaration on Sustainability Authoring InstitutionGlobal Young Academy (GYA)Release Date May 23, 2012Copyright 2012 At the Global Young Academy's International Conference on Sustainability and General Meeting in South Africa (May 2012) young scientists drafted the Sandton Statement on Sustainability. Rather than calling on the public to take action, the statement is addressed to scientists, and implores ... More Info
The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences Authoring InstitutionInterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS)Release Date July 4, 2016 IANAS, the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences announces the release of an overview of the accomplishments and activities of IANAS from 2010 to May 2016. This publication covers work on their programmes Women for Science, Energy, Science Education, Water as well as Capacity Building. More Info