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1 Natural Sciences The S in UNESCO Presentation of the Natural Sciences Sector with a focus on climate change, COP 21 and the post-2015 development agenda Meeting of Members of National Commissions for UNESCO 196th session of the Executive Board UNESCO, Paris, 16 April, 2015 Flavia Schlegel Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences
2 UNESCO Peace and Sustainable Development Global priorities Africa Gender equality
3 UNESCO Science for Peace and Sustainable Development Natural Sciences Sector (SC) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)
4 Natural Sciences Sector Policy and Capacity Building Freshwater Ecosystems and Biodiversity
5 Natural Sciences Networks and Partners National Commissions Field Offices Major Partners in the Scientific Community - ICSU, WFEO, IUCN, etc. Category 2 Centres - Under the Auspices of UNESCO - Nearly 50 Centres in the fields of Water, Science Policy, Biotechnology, Physics, Geosciences, Remote Sensing, Renewable Energy and Engineering Major International Science Bodies- IHP, MAB, IGCP, IBSP, IOC Category 1 Institutes - Integral Part of the Organization and Programme - UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands - Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy Around 300 Chairs in the Fields of Basic and Engineering Sciences, Ecological and Earth Sciences, Water and Ocean Sciences Extensive Network of Scientific Partners in Each Thematic Area
6 Policy and Capacity Building GO SPIN is a global observatory of science, engineering, technology and innovation policies, policy instruments and indicators which provides new and revolutionary tools for knowledge brokers, decision-makers and STI policy experts Building Institutional and Human Capacities in Science and Engineering through networks and partnenships International Basic Sciences Programme Science Education Engineering Renewable Energy SIDS - LINKS
7 Freshwater
8 Ecosystems and Biodiversity Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) Helping Member States achieve a balance between biodiversity conservation and local sustainable development Specific research focus on: Mountains, Drylands, Tropical forests, Urban systems, Wetlands, Marine, Island and coastal systems
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10 Multisectoral Initiatives UN Secretary-General s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) World Science Forum (WSF) World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) International Years: 2015 International Year of Light (IYoL) Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Future Earth (FE) Academy of Science for the Developing World (TWAS)
11 2015 a pivotal year Climate Change - COP 21 Post 2015 agenda 70th anniversary of UNESCO
12 Climate Change and COP21 UNESCO is therefore actively supporting Member States in their climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts throughout the Organizations mandates: Climate Change Education and Public Awareness (Lead: ED, CI) Climate science and knowledge, including traditional and indigenous knowledge (Lead: SC, IOC, SHS) UNESCO Sites (World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves) as climate change observatories (Lead: SC, CLT) Priorities: Africa and gender equality
13 Climate Change and COP21 Examples of main events at UNESCO leading up to COP21: Business and Climate Change Summit, May 2015 World Oceans Day, 8 June 2015 The International Scientific Conference Our Future under Climate Change, 7-10 July th UNESCO Youth Forum, October 2015 with strong focus on climate change and sustainable development Complete list of events available at:
14 The Post-2015 Development Agenda The process: Formal negotiations in New York (January through July 2015) The main elements of the Agenda: Declaration SDGs, targets and indicators (the latter to be proposed by the Statistical Commission only in March 2016) Means of Implementation (and relevance of the Financing for development Conference in Addis Ababa next July) Accountability Frameworks (monitoring & evaluation)
15 The Post-2015 Development Agenda UNESCO s Objectives 1. Science in the Preamble of the Outcome Document 1. Keep the science-related SDGs 1. Formal mandate for monitoring and assessments
16 Challenges for the Future Defining the role of UNESCO science in the post-2015 development agenda Increasing focus in programmes Developing a foresight function Human and financial resources Making the most of the Field network and increasing collaboration with the National Commissions to have greater impact in Member States
17 Science in the National Commissions Examples of activites in all regions Proposals for increased cooperation Your questions and remarks
18 Thank You Merci Muchas gracias Спасибо شكرا 謝謝
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