Twas in Action
Empowering women for climate resilience
Women scientists can contribute to the fight against climate change with actions that have a tangible impact on their communities, says ICCES director Zhaohui Lin, at a CAS-TWAS-Elsevier Foundation workshop
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Building cohesive networks for climate action
At a five-day CAS-TWAS-Elsevier Foundation climate workshop in China, 20 women scientists from developing countries demonstrated how to turn scientific knowledge into actions leading to a sustainable future
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Interviews
The value of science diplomacy
In a new short video, Ugandan medicinal plants researcher Anywar Godwin discusses the potential of science diplomacy to have an impact
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Introducing science diplomacy in Guatemala
After attending the AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy, Guatemalan physicist María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán aims to build a scientific network with colleagues from neighbouring countries
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Climate Change and Planetary Health
Mitigation measures are urgent if we wish to slow down the environmental damage from climate change, warned panellists at the TWAS session of the International Symposium GeoAdriatico.

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OPPORTUNITIES

Research and Project Grants

TWAS Research and Project Grants

Since 1986, thanks to funding by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, TWAS has enabled scientist in the global South to purchase essential equipment for their laboratories and carry out research in their own country.

Other organizations that partnered with TWAS to establish more grants are:

  • COMSTECH (2009-2018)
  • IsDB (2019-2023)
  • BMBF (2021-present)
  • Elsevier (2022-present)

Overall TWAS has been able to award over 3,000 grants up to now.

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