QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER — January 2023 |
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Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2023 |
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The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI) is the primary convening place for the Belmont Forum community. It is an annual transdisciplinary event that is co-hosted by Belmont Forum, Future Earth, and our host partners (this year SENACYT and IAI). Every year, Belmont Forum (in-person/hybrid) training and capacity-building events, Scoping Events, Kick-off, Mid-term and End-term meetings, and Plenary sessions are all planned around this central gathering point. The broader Belmont Forum community is invited to register, apply for scholarships if f needed, and participate in this non-traditional, transdisciplinary event to share their successes & challenges, develop new skills, offer training, network, and create a community of practice! Mark your calendars and we hope to see you there!
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The Call for Registration for SRI 2023 is now Open! |
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Stay updated on the latest information
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Find more information about registration HERE. Early bird prices are available until 6 March
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Two SRI satellite events will be taking place to link our global message of sustainability worldwide. Submit a proposal for the Asia Spotlight Event and Africa Satellite Event by February 6, 2023 (23:59 EST / UTC-5) to join our network.
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Watch this space for an open call for the 2023 SRI Ideas Market, and an Open/Public day that we are looking forward to piloting in Panama!
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Is your institution interested in hosting SRI 2024 or 2025? Calls for the next two hosts are open now! Hosting applications will be accepted until January 31, 2023.
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Click HERE to learn if you qualify and apply by February 17, 2023, to be considered. |
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SRI 2023 Scholarships are now open! |
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This individual would be a pivotal support in the delivery of Belmont Forum-related events at SRI! Does this pique your interest? More details can be found here.
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Collaborative Research Actions |
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We are pleased to announce that the SSCP Kickoff Event, Migration & Mobility Kickoff Event, Arctic Midterm Event, Oceans Midterm Event, Soils Midterm Event, and the Pathways I, CEH I, DR3, and SEI2018 Endterm Events, will take place at the 2023 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI 2023) taking place in June (26-30) in Panama. These events bring together researchers and stakeholders from around the world within these Collaborative Research Actions to build stronger projects and to discuss lessons learned. For those involved with these projects, we look forward to seeing you there!
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Three CRAs are scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2023. Details to come on our website and on social media |
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Climate, Environment, & Health II |
Focused on understanding the climate, environment, and health pathways to protect and promote ecological, planetary, and human health in the face of climate challenges. Multilateral, inter-, and transdisciplinary research projects will investigate issues that impede policy implementation; address complex climate, ecosystem, and health pathways to determine causal links; develop capacity and collaboration across relevant disciplines and institutions; and foster the use of international scientific databases with local knowledge to develop decision support tools.
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Focused on improving understanding of the multifunctional benefits of urban green and blue spaces, their resilience to global challenges such as climate change and how to sustainably manage them now and in the future to maximise their potential. Multi-lateral, inter and transdisciplinary research projects will investigate size, shape and structure of urban green and blue spaces, how they can provide multiple benefits to the environment, individuals, communities, and nations as well as investigating how to influence policy makers to consider and assess trade-offs within the planning and implementation of these spaces.
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Climate & Cultural Heritage |
Focused on the impact of climate change on cultural heritage and opportunities for climate mitigation and sustainable development. Using lessons from the past to speak directly to interdisciplinary challenges linked to the climate emergency, focusing on resilience and vulnerability to climate change to support food systems, biodiversity, human health, and social equality. |
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Amazonia/Tropical Forests |
Representatives of the lead agencies IAI, FAPESP, and the Belmont Forum Secretariat attended the Amazonia at the Crossroads Workshop, organized by George Mason University in Washington DC. In this event, different stakeholders from academy, civil society, and government discussed the main challenges and opportunities for research with societal importance and consequence in the Amazonia.
A monthly funders meeting will start on Feb 15, 2023, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (UYT). If you are interested in joining email to soledad@dir.iai.int.
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A funders scoping and an expert scoping for the Africa Regional CRA development took place on 8 December 2022 in the margins of the World Science Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.
The next in-person scoping event for the Africa Regional CRA development is being planned for the SRI 2023 Africa Satellite Event, which will be held in Pretoria, South Africa 20-22 June 2023. There is still time to submit a proposal!
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An in-person/hybrid scoping for the Pathways II call is being planned for SRI 2023. Details are to be confirmed as the program is released. Registration for SRI is open!
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Defining Urban Transitions |
JPI Urban Europe, in collaboration with the Belmont Forum, is hosting a series of workshops to understand key topics for the upcoming Driving Urban Transitions joint call to be launched in 2023.
AGORA Strategic Dialogue #1 Europe and Africa
AGORA Strategic Dialogue #2 America
AGORA Strategic Dialogue #3 Asia/Australia/New Zealand
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Sustainable Peacebuilding |
At the 2022 Belmont Forum Plenary, Members took forward the proposal by Future Earth to start scoping a possible CRA that would explore Sustainable Peacebuilding. An initial scoping event is being planned on this topic (in-person/hybrid) for SRI 2023. Details to be confirmed. |
Upcoming Belmont Forum Events |
Transdisciplinary Workshop at the Annual AAAS Meeting |
We are also delighted to have the opportunity of partnering with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for delivering another Workshop on Transdisciplinary Research as part of the AAAS Annual meeting. The workshop will take place on Friday, March 3, 2023, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM GMT-4. More information can be found HERE.
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New Deadline: Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG)
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Policy analyses and position papers, technology assessments, and other articles addressing bold and innovative policy and diplomacy ideas for tackling complex societal problems around GEC in the Americas are welcome. Submission deadline: Extended to February 5, 2023.
Find more information HERE.
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Past Belmont Forum Events |
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Canadian Science and Policy Conference |
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The Belmont Forum and the IAI Co-organized a TD workshop as part of the Canadian Science Policy Conference series (CSPC 2022), attended by 50 participants from all over the Americas. Translating transdisciplinary research in practice was discussed to support on-the-ground change.
Proceedings from the CSPC can be found HERE
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Belmont Forum Secretariat |
We would like to give a warm welcome to Megan Roussy, our newest Secretariat member. She joined NSERC as a Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellow in 2022. At NSERC, she has been working to promote parliamentary engagement and international collaboration. You can learn more about Meagan on our website.
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Anne-Hélène Prieur-Richard will join us as the new Belmont Forum CoChair. Anne-Hélène has been a longtime member of the Steering Committee and has much insight to help steer us into the future. We also welcome José Antonio Puppim de Oliveira as the newest member of our Steering Committee. |
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We would like to thank Kate Hamer and Jean Ometto and for their time with the Belmont Forum and wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Maria Uhle, who has provided support and dedication as the Belmont Forum CoChair for many years, has recently finished her term. We thank her for her time and continued support. |
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Connect with the Belmont Forum on social media and online! |
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The Belmont Forum is looking to connect with you! Consult the calendar of events on our website, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Use the hashtag: #BelmontFunded in your online posts or tag us directly.
NEW: Visit our CONNECT pages at www.belmontforum.org/connect.
We accept submission for news items and resources by e-mail: info@belmontforum.org.
We will help showcase your science and action and connect you with our network!
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