Public Health in Africa: what's past, what's nextThe International Conference on Public Health in Africa will put a spotlight on emergency health response in Africa and allow participants to share and learn about progress made, best practices and the latest in innovative research Announcing 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
Science in Exile podcast launchedDiscover how science is being preserved across borders, told trough the stories of refugee and displaced scientistsAnnouncing Institution
Climate Change: Without international collaboration, we won’t reach net zero by 2050, say world academiesAhead of the pre-COP that will be held in Milan on 30 September – 2 October 2021, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) lays out the need for all countries to anticipate the critical risks associated with climate change, to recognise the transitions that this requires, and to carefully design, plan and accelerate implementation of actions to reach net zero by 2050 or earlier.Announcing Institution
IAP Call for Competitive grants 2021-2022Applications can only be accepted by the lead academies which belong to IAP, groups of IAP Young Physician Leaders alumni and national young academiesAnnouncing Institution
Creating students ready to take actionRead 'From Ideas to Action: Transforming Learning to Inspire Action on Critical Global Issues'Announcing Institution
Complete the UN survey on understanding biorisk priorities and opportunitiesThe United Nations Biorisk Working Group is reaching out to organizations across the private sector, academia and civil society to complete a short survey aimed at better understanding biorisk-related priorities and opportunities for increased engagement among stakeholders. 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
IAP endorses Tianjin Biosecurity GuidelinesThe Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines for Codes of Conduct for Scientists are a set of 10 guiding principles and standards of conduct designed to underpin biosecurity governance at national and institutional levels.Announcing Institution
Uniting the world behind science: Transform21The ISC is working together with the incoming UK Presidency of COP26 to curate material related to the conferenceAnnouncing Institution