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Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)

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ISC and its partners organised the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) on 12-29 September 2023.
The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. The objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.

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Mera Alnaimi

Qatar Foundation
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Qatar

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Ecologist and sustainability analyst, with seven years of experience in environmental science, sustainability assessment, and framework development for evidence based policy.

9:00am EDT

[IN-PERSON] Science Summit Opening Plenary - SDGs and the UN Summit of the Future (120901) Cure by DeerfieldMarc Carrel-Billiard • declan kirrane • Triona McCormack • Pilar • Litha Magingxa • Seema Kumar • Magdalena Skipper • Fulufhelo Nelwamondo • Iqbal Choudhary • Irene Norstedt • Pamela Ruiz • Denis Naughton • Lidia Borrell-Damián • Brian O'Connor • Intisar Soghayroun • Michael Makanga • Anna Stewart-Ibarra • Thomas John • Bernardo Mariano Junior • Nishka Sharma • Suzanne Dickson • Alejandro Adem • declan kirrane

12:00pm EDT

[IN-PERSON] The Future of Cleantech Panel (121301) Cure by DeerfieldLissa Matyas • Fabian de la Fuente • Nastasha Kostenuk • Geoff Clark • Alejandro Adem • Dana Bowman

8:30am EDT

[IN-PERSON] IRELAND DAY. Achieving Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems by 2030 by University College Dublin(130903)FULL Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN.Triona McCormack • Fergal Mythen • Tom Arnold • Ibrahim Assane Mayaki • Jessica Fanzo • John Clarke • Triona McCormack • Caitriona O'Leary

1:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Perspectives on Climate Justice and Cultural Diversity: A Dialogue South-North (131301) ONLINEDan Wildcat • Ana Alicia Watson Jimenez • Fany Ramos Quispe • Sergio Richard Romero Nina • Hector Turra Chico • María Inés Carabajal • Fany Ramos Quispe

5:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Science storytelling for the SDGs with Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Developments Solutions Networks (SDSN) (131701)FULL ONLINELaura Helmuth • Alice Wu • Amy Myers Jaffe • Jennifer Russell • Kathleen J. Hancock • Naaborle Sackeyfio • Jennifer Stotts • Maeve Dunne • Jennifer Stotts

8:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Closing the science-policy-practice gaps for Climate Resilience and sustainable Food Systems (140801) ONLINEPetronella Chaminuka • Michael Bairu • Abbyssinia Mushunje • Genna Tesdall • Triona McCormack • Litha Magingxa • Rose Omari • Mariame Maiga • Petronella Chaminuka

9:00am EDT

[IN-PERSON] Local challenges, Global solutions: achieving Open Science goals through international collaboration and cooperation (150906)FULL ONLINEHilary Hanahoe

2:00pm EDT

[IN-PERSON] Amazon Day - Panel 3: Bioeconomy as a Policy for Economic Development (151401) ROPES & GRAY LLPFrancisco de Assis • André Baniwa • Salo Coslovsky • Márcio de Castro Silva Filho • Carina Pimenta • Rafael Andery • João Arthur da Silva Reis

8:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Advanced Tools for Analyzing Poverty, Climate and Environmental Changes (180802) ONLINEEnrique Delamónica • Hector Najera • Morteza Nazari • Joanna Mack • Nkechi Owoo • Ollie Wing • Jeffrey Charles Neal • Hans Ekbrand • Adel Daoud • Dr Mary Zhang • Andrew Smith • Co-convenor Dave Gordon • Bjorn Hallerod

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Connection to the Land, and to One Another: Resisting the coming apart of our natural and social worlds (180904) ONLINEFour Arrows • Yuria Celidwen • Ian Marcus Corbin • Darcia Narvaez • Ian Marcus Corbin

3:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] How Purpose, Value, and Impact Will Drive a Sustainable Post-SDG Future (250301)Mario Abela • Philip Sugai • Haruko Satoh • Toshiya Hoshino • Victoria Hurth

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] The role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in conserving the Amazon and preventing tipping points (280904) ONLINELilian Painter • Carlos A. Nobre • Marielos Peña-Claros • Luciana Gatti • Gasodá Suruí • Carmen Josse • Dr Ane Alencar • Co-convenor: Julia Arieira • Carlos A. Nobre