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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.
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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Talking with IPCC experts during a TWAS workshop inspired geospatial data scientist Peter Kabano of Uganda to build stronger scientific networks
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TWAS brings global South scientists and IPCC experts together for a one-of-a-kind training programme
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At a TWAS workshop that hosted experts from IPCC, Nkeletseng Mats'umunyane of Lesotho learned effective negotiation strategies for addressing climate issues
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Research grants lay a foundation for research in countries with scarce resources.
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The latest event in TWAS’s science diplomacy series addressed respecting and navigating international treaties about biological dangers, from pandemics to weapons
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The Academy provides a special distinction to some of the best young scientific minds in the global South, raising their profiles and opening up further opportunities
Twas in Action
A guide to a vital source of funding for developing world scientists, including research grants provided by TWAS and Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Sustainable development has always been at the heart of TWAS's mission, and recently the Academy has become increasingly alarmed by disruptions caused by climatic changes in developing countries. Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress on poverty reduction and jeopardizes the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Contributing in this area is critical: Societies in the Global South need support to both develop in maximally sustainable ways and adopt strategies for mitigation and adaptation.