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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.

Neha Tolia

Uttarakhand, India

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Hello, I am Neha, working in agriculture and rural development sector in India. I have an extensive experience of six years working in capacity building, project implementation and monitoring. I have been working with small and marginal farmers, especially women, in Central Himalayan regions of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Science Summit Opening Plenary - Digital Science for the SDGs and the UN Summit of the Future (120901) ONLINEPilar • Thomas John • Fulufhelo Nelwamondo • Irene Norstedt • Tom Arnold • Suzanne Dickson • Triona McCormack • Anna Stewart-Ibarra • Nishka Sharma • Pamela Ruiz • Alejandro Adem • declan kirrane • Michael Makanga • Intisar Soghayroun • Magdalena Skipper • Brian O'Connor • Iqbal Choudhary • Litha Magingxa • Lidia Borrell-Damián • Denis Naughton • Carlos Américo Pacheco • Bernardo Mariano Junior • Seema Kumar • Petra Jantzer • declan kirrane

1:30pm EDT

[IN-PERSON ONLY] Strategic Dialogue on Climate Action, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Investment in Latin America. (121601)FULL Jerome Greene Hall – room 106 (TBC); Columbia Law School; Address: 435W 116th St NY 10027Artur Villela • Caroline Jorge Santos • Michael Gerrard • Lisa Sachs • Julio Meneghini • Paulo Artaxo • Paula Pereda • Camila Valverde • Ediléu Cardoso Jr. • Ana Cristina Limongi França • David Canassa • Martina Muller • Martin Dietrich Brauch • Marcus William Oliveira • Rafael Tello • Christiano Jorge Santos • Gabriel Wedy • Maria Antonia Tigre • Patricia Iglecias • Lisa Sachs

2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] The Role of Affordable and Clean Energy on the Sustainable Development of Africa (121401) ONLINEShaikha AlSanad • Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo • Qingyao Qiao • Abdulkadir Mukhtar • Okereke Ndubuisi Uchechukwu • Aliyu Aliyu • Abdullahi Mas'ud • Anisa Gumel • Najib Yusuf Galadanci PhD • Prof Bamidele Adebisi • Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo

8:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Advancing Technologies, Employment Possibilities and Future Skills: Prospects for Latecomer Countries (130802) ONLINESarbjot Singh Behl • K Narayanan • Glenda Kruss • Baskaran Angathevar • Leonardo A. Lanzona, Jr • Swati Mehta • Rajesh GK • declan kirrane • Swati Mehta • Mammo Muchie

11:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Building a Resilient Future: Advancing Sustainable Infrastructure and Technological Innovation to Combat Climate Change ONLINEShaikha AlSanad • Khaled Mahdi • Hasan Kamal • Eyad Masad • Osamah Al-Sayegh • Jafarali Parol • Shaikha AlSanad

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

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

12:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Addressing the complexity of climate, environment and health issues: Perspectives from Social Sciences (141203) ONLINEMilena sergeeva • Soledad Nión • Estrella Virna Rivero Herrera • Bertha Luz Pineda Restrepo • Florencia Garcia • María Inés Carabajal

2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Towards inclusivity in international method development for biodiversity assessment (141401) ONLINEPedro Beja • Margaret Hunter • Antti Rautavaara • Kristian Meissner • Nicole Arbour • George Owusu Essegbey • John Simaika • Mehrdad Hajibabaei • Jennifer Lento • Co-convenor Tiina Laamanen • Kristian Meissner • Co-convenor Veera Norros • John Simaika

8:30am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Sustainable Development: Back to the Future: A view from Mongolia (150803) ONLINEMunkhtsetseg Baasandorj • Oyunbayar, Gombojav • Otgontsetseg, Luvsandash • Oyun, Ravsal • Damdin Dagvadorj • Gomboluudev, Purevjav • Tuya, Sanjaa • ANAND Tsog • Chuluun, Togtokh • Munkhzul, Chimid-Ochir • Undarmaa, Jamsran • Batjargal Zamba

2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Amazon Day - Panel 3: Bioeconomy as a Policy for Economic Development (151401) ONLINEMárcio de Castro Silva Filho • Francisco de Assis • Salo Coslovsky • André Baniwa • Carina Pimenta • Rafael Andery • João Arthur da Silva Reis

10:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Transforming Innovation Systems and Restructuring Value Chains in Asia: The Way Forward (161001) ONLINENagesh Kumar • KJ Joseph • Sanika Sulochini Ramanayske • Nirvikar Singh • Lakhwinder Singh • Mammo Muchie • Rajesh GK • declan kirrane • Swati Mehta • Mammo Muchie

11:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Brazil: Agriculture and bioinputs (181101) ONLINEAna Euler • Eder Martins • Alessandro Cruvinel Fidelis • Alineaurea Florentino Silva • Julia Stuchi

2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Reframing Relationships Between Humans and the Earth: An Ecosystem Approach (181406) ONLINEAndre Francisco Pilon • Andre Francisco Pilon

1:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL]Biodiversity and multifunctional landscapes - Hábitats nativos en paisajes productivos (191001) ONLINELucas Garibaldi • Erik Ruuth

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Innovation and sustainability in agriculture - do we need a new discourse? (200909) ONLINEPetronella Chaminuka • Mildred Nabah Pita • Vincent Martin • Professor Urs Niggli • V. Ravichandran • Erika Staël von Holstein • Sebastien Nolens

11:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Transdisciplinary approaches to working across different contexts (201102) ONLINEGildas Todinanahary. • Hugh Johnson • Fany Ramos Quispe • Laila Sandroni • Pattamawadee Pochanukul • Brian Leung • Fany Ramos Quispe

12:30pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] People Centered Financial Services: Improving regulatory frameworks to provide access to people (200101)Suruchi Gupta • Suzanne Dumouchel • Mei Lin Fung • Ndemo Bitange • Jascha Stein • Dio Herdiawan Tobing • Marta Bertolaso • Vishal Aditya Potluri • Jessica Groopman • Tony Lacavaro • Christine Asjoma

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Amazon and Tropical Forests; its global implications and roles for a sustainable future (210902) ONLINEDalley-Divin Saa-Sita Kambale • Marielos Peña-Claros • Omar Ramsés López Alfano • Su Mon Myint • Rafaela M. Molina-Vargas • Jean Ometto • Hilario Espinosa • Fany Ramos Quispe

6:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Innovation Systems and Global Value Chains: Balancing the two for Growth, Human Welfare and Environmental Sustainability (220601) ONLINERaphael Kaplinsky • Roberta Rabellotti • Keun Lee • Rasmus Lema • Swati Mehta • Rajesh GK • declan kirrane • Swati Mehta • Mammo Muchie

10:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Industrial Hemp Solutions for Paper and Packaging (North America) (221002) ONLINEBeth Brandstatter • Kim Kovacs • Danielle Azoulay • Stuart Cowan • Beth Brandstatter

5:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Innovation Policy for sustainability - Reflections from Australian agriculture (230501) ONLINEAndy Hall • Amelia Olsen-Boyd • Heleen Kruger • Rohan Nelson • Peat Leith • Michael Battaglia • Rajesh Gopalakrishnan Nair • declan kirrane • Swati Mehta • Mammo Muchie • Rajesh Gopalakrishnan Nair

2:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Quantum for Climate Change (251401) ONLINEDeborah Berebichez • Deborah Berebichez

3:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Safeguarding Ancestry technologies - The Silver Passport case study (261501) ONLINERosakebia Liliana Estela Mendoza • Rosakebia Liliana Estela Mendoza

9:30am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Pesticide residues in the ecosystem and humans across Europe: linking SPRINT field data to health risks (270907) ONLINEPeter Fantke • Kayode Jegede • Violette Geissen • Abdallah Alaoui • Daniel Martins Figueiredo • Nelson Abrantes • Maaike Gerritse • Dirk Goossens • Celia Bento • Freya Debler • Hans Mol • Violette Geissen • Kayode Jegede

8:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] Supporting implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework – discussion panel (280802) ONLINESonia Peña • Jon Paul Rodríguez • Ángela Andrade • Madhu Rao • Nahomy De Andrade

12:00pm EDT

[VIRTUAL] Inclusive Sustainable Smart Cities (ISSC) (281201) ONLINEScarlett Lanza • Mei Lin Fung • Alex Cahana • Arsalan Abtahi • Gaelle Mogli • Dan Mapes • Shannon Kalayanamitr • Arsalan Abtahi • Alex Cahana

9:00am EDT

[VIRTUAL] The Role of ICT, e-Science, and Scientific Multistakeholder Cooperation in Advancing Sustainable Development (290903) ONLINECyril Ritchie • Mei Lin Fung • Vladimir Stankovic • Michael Hodin • Bhanu Neupane • Dhwani Trivedi • Vladimir Stankovic