Open call for ‘Climate Change and Health’ policy case studiesIAP announces a new collaboration with Save the Children to develop a book of case studies that illustrate systems solutions for climate change and health policies.Announcing Institution
IAP at the World Science ForumThe World Science Forum provides a forum for dialogue between the scientific community, society, policy-makers and industry.Announcing Institution
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New collection of IAP Statements (2019-2022)IAP issued a collection of 6 IAP statements, produced since the IAP 2019 Conference and General Assembly was held in Songdo, Korea.Announcing Institution
IAP announces the publication of its 2021 Annual ReportIn 2021, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) supported 77 meetings and 35 publications, and provided a collective, supportive mechanism for academies to further strengthen their crucial roles as providers of evidence-based policy and adviceAnnouncing Institution
Join the TeachersCOP at COP 27An opportunity for you teachers, school principals or inspectors who have set up activities on climate change educationAnnouncing Institution
The online registration system for COP27 is openThe ultimate objective of all agreements under the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system, in a time frame which allows ecosystems to adapt naturally and enables sustainable developmentAnnouncing Institution
Andy Haines, IAP project on Climate Change and Health co-chair, wins 2022 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Andy Haines is being recognized for his contributions in understanding the effects of climate change on public health, his leadership in expanding the scope of public health to one of Planetary Health, and for his mentorship of the next generation of health scientists and practitioners in preventive environmental health actions in the 21st centuryAnnouncing Institution
How to promote environmental justiceA new guide helps young people to learn more about the concerns of their community in order to communicate accurate, helpful and trusted information about environmental justice. Discover it now.Announcing Institution
International Transport Forum: Pre-Summit Research Day and Decarbonising Transport AwardsThe ITF works for transport policies that improve peoples’ lives. Its mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the role of transport in economic growth, environmental sustainability and social inclusion and to raise the public profile of transport policyAnnouncing Institution
Our most popular stories from 2021From Young Physician Leaders (YPL) to IAP Statements, these were our 10 most-read articles of the yearAnnouncing Institution
Business & Biodiversity Week 2021Touching on some of the most critical issues for the business community and the urgent need to revert the loss of biodiversity, these sessions will provide a space for corporate engagement, knowledge sharing, and identifying solutions to shared problems in the months leading up to COP15Announcing Institution
World academies launch an action plan to combat both climate change and biodiversity declineThe new IAP Statement ‘Climate Change and Biodiversity: Interlinkages and policy options’ highlights that climate and biodiversity policies are currently insufficiently connected and addressing climate change and biodiversity decline together is central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Announcing Institution
IPCC report confirms need for immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissionsThe latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) focuses on the physical science basis of climate change and future scenarios. Unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, it warns, limiting warming to close to 1.5°C or even 2°C will be beyond reach.Announcing Institution
World academies call for protection of marine environmentsThe InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges world leaders to improve ocean health by stopping habitat destruction and the spread of environmental contaminants, fighting climate change and overexploitation, and adopting evidence-based policiesAnnouncing Institution