QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER — April 2023
Open Opportunities!

Climate, Environment and Health II (CEH II)
Belmont Forum’s Latest Collaborative Research Action will address the nexus of Climate, Environment, and Health. Over 20+ funders from 12 countries have committed up to €15 million in cash, plus additional in-kind resources, allowing researchers from ~100 countries eligible for this call. This call aims to address an unmet need to promote, mobilise, and establish an inclusive, transdisciplinary funding scheme, through the preservation and celebration of diverse communities, research topics, and ecosystems, and create transformative solutions. Find more information about the call HERE.

If you would like to express your interest, receive more information or ask any questions, please click HERE.

Upcoming events: 

  • Be Belmont Eligible: 26 April, 8:00 -10:00 EST. Register and join HERE.
  • Workshop: Case Studies and Resources, 25-27 April, all day. Register HERE
  • Networking Event: UKRI<>NSF networking event for everyone on 3 May, 08:30 AM EST. Registration HERE 
  • Seminar: ANR French seminar on CEH2 15 May, 09:30 CET. The event will be in French. Register HERE
  • Workshop: Annex Workshop with funding agencies 25 May, 8 AM - 930AM EST. Registration HERE
  • Workshop: Annex Workshop with funding agencies 30, May (Asia), 04:00 AM - 05:30 AM. Registration HERE
  • Hybrid Workshop: CEH2 In-kind workshop; Belmont Applicable, Annex workshop, TD workshop, and CEH case studies. 19 June, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha (Schedule, registration TBD)
Belmont Forum CRAs' Photo Competition
The Belmont Forum is excited to showcase and feature the impact of your projects!
This year we are organizing a Photo exhibition at the SRI 2023 to share and celebrate the impactful research that is supported through Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions in IMAGES. 

Prizes:
1st winner: Scholarship for registration for the next SRI2024 and 1000 $us
2nd winner: Scholarship for registration for the next SRI 2024 and 500 $us
3rd winner: Scholarship for registration for the next SRI 2024

Find More Information HERE.
Submit your CRA photo by May 30 HERE.
Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2023
SRI 2023 Kick-off in Panama
Our Executive Director took part of the kick-off in Panama last 11 to 15 April. In the location, she met several Panamanian Universities such as the University of Panama, International Maritime University of Panama, and Universidad del Istmo, to promote academics and student participation in the SRI 2023 and to present funding opportunities from The Belmont Forum and partners.

Find more information:
The Program is Available!!
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). 
The Belmont Forum is organizing in-person and hybrid training and capacity-building events, Scoping Events, Kick-off, Mid-term and End-term meetings and Plenary sessions at the SRI2023. Find all Belmont Forum events in the SRI 2023 Program and register for our sessions.

Besides our Belmont Forum events, 100+ sessions and 200+ speakers in the sustainability field are preparing their interactive dialogues, innovative demonstrations, transformation collaboratories, and workshops around the 4 themes:

  • Collaborative Action for Institutional Transformation
  • Healthy and Inclusive Communities
  • Peaceful Planetary Mind
  • Latin America and the Caribbean Science and Innovation for Sustainability
Registration is Open!
Get your tickets at different rates and find more information about discounts in hotels and flights in the bottom below:
IDEAS MARKET

The SRI Idea Market is an exciting opportunity for students, young professionals, and innovators to showcase their sustainability research, advances, concepts, designs, prototypes, and products with the global SRI audience. Building on the success in its first two years, you are invited to submit videos - presenting your innovative ideas, best practices, lessons learned, or unique or alternative approaches to sustainability research and innovation.

The SRI2023 Idea Market is open until May 1, 2023 (23:59 EST, UTC-5). Submit your Idea HERE
OPEN DAY AT SRI2023

The SRI2023 will open its doors to the local audience on June 28. The Open Day will offer participants the opportunity to engage with stakeholders on-site and it is organized in partnership with the Technological University of Panama and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. The SRI2023 invites local civil society groups and organizations, enterprises and educational institutions to submit activities to the Open Day program.

Find more information and submit your proposal by 1 May 2023 HERE

Our CRAs' Updates
Migration 2022:
Climate-related events, both slow and rapid onset, are linked to the way in which humans migrate and where they ultimately live. Environmental change, natural disasters, and modern forms of conflict have played a role in how the population is distributed on our planet throughout history. While migration is not a new phenomenon, the critical moment at which we stand with climate change means that migration is likely to become a more prominent challenge in the world, with wide-reaching repercussions. The five funded projects will come together for a hybrid kick-off event at SRI 2023, Tue Jun 27, 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM.
Urban Blue & Green:
This call aims to improve understanding of the multifunctional benefits of urban green and blue spaces, and their resilience to global challenges. After scoping workshops and GPC meetings, GPC members are now drafting the call text. Before June, several networking events will be organized. Pre-announcement of the call will be released in May. The call is planned to be launched in June.
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. 
In Scoping CRAs
Amazonia/Tropical Forests:
Last April 19, a wide Scoping Workshop was held by IAI, FAPESP and the Belmont Forum Secretariat. We had over 70 participants in the Amazonia and other Tropical Forests from around the world. Find More information about the Scoping HERE.

Stay tuned for more information about the following Scoping Events at SRI 2023, and an In-Person meeting in early August.
Pathways II

Building off lessons learned from Pathways I, scoping for Pathways II will begin at SRI 2023 (Wednesday, 28 June, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM). Pathways I participants will present highlights and outcomes of their projects to launch a discussion about (1) knowledge gaps (2) timely opportunities and (3) resources needs to address in the Pathways II CRA. Registration for SRI is open!
Future Leaders

Scoping continues for the Future Leaders CRA, at SRI 2023. Monday, 26 June, 1:30-3 PM. A panel discussion around “What does (just, equitable, & inclusive) Leadership Look Like?” will set the stage for a discussion of how to motivate transformative change & train the leaders of tomorrow.
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.

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.
Past Belmont Forum Events
Belmont Forum at the AAAS 2023
Our Transdisciplinary team in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) delivered a successful Workshop on Transdisciplinary Research at the AAAS Annual meeting.
Find the proceedings HERE. 
Updates about our Secretariat
New Secretariat Members
We would like to give a warm welcome to Hilario Espinoza, our newest Secretariat member. He holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Panama, an M.S. in Crop Protection from the University of Göttingen in Germany, and an M.S. in Project Management from the EUNCET Business School in Spain. He has more than a decade of research, science education and capacity-building experience working with the Panamanian government. Hilario joined the Belmont Forum as the new IAI STeP fellow.
Learn more about Hilario on our website
Join us also in welcoming Camellia Kodia, she is a student from the Ivory Coast. She graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Economics and Public Policy. She is now pursuing a Master’s degree in Geography with a specialization in Anthropocene. She recently joined the Belmont Forum Secretariat as an intern, where she looks to develop her skills and build her professional experience. In addition, she is involved in non-profit organizations in Africa raising awareness of the challenges of climate change.

Learn more about Camellia on our website
We are also pleased to introduce Jihye Hwang, who joined the Belmont Forum Secretariat as an intern through Global Environmental Leaders Program
hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Korea and the Korea Environment
Corporation.

She will be working at the IAI Offices in Montevideo.
Other Upcoming Events
Environment, Climate and Health related events
  • Workshop: Organized by the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education - Pan American Health System Resilience (April/May) (Join in HERE)
  • Workshop: Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education - South East Asia Health System Resilience (May/June). Find more details HERE
  • Workshop: Grant Writing SOIF led Grant Writing Course, 5 May, 8 AM EST. Register HERE
  • Workshop: Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education - Life Cycle Assessment Bootcamp (Aug/Oct). Find more information HERE

Belmont Forum at SSUNGA78
This year the Belmont Forum will participate in the SSUNGA 78. This is an open science summit, and we would like the CRAs to participate in this space to make the most of the impact on the Science Policy interface.

Learn more about the SSUNGA78 HERE

Submit your proposal HERE 
Share your achievements with us
The Belmont Forum is excited to feature you and your contributions to the Belmont Forum! As you know, the Belmont Forum does not work without the time and effort of the funding, research, governance, and stakeholder communities - people like you! So we want to CELEBRATE YOU!!

Please let us know your achievements by filling out this short FORM. We will be sharing your achievements through our Belmont Forum Social Media throughout the year.
Connect with the Belmont Forum on social media and online!
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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!