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Climate change and environment

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TWAS is deeply committed to taking action to preserve the environment, combat climate change and mitigate its impact.

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.

The Academy also recognizes that the risks and consequences of the climate crisis are distorted. Many of the most vulnerable countries facing hardships are those that have historically emitted the least greenhouse gases. Therefore, it is ethically imperative to support countries of the Global South, and in particular Least Developed Countries (LDCs). In addition, women in these countries are often disproportionately affected.

In this context, reconnecting with nature and protecting the environment by establishing sustainable models for consumption and production, while conserving indigenous knowledge, is a key priority. TWAS aims to support higher education in climate studies in the LDCs and strengthen interdisciplinary training in these countries, so that climate scientists there can produce tangible results.

Given the urgency of the spectrum of situations brought about by climate change in the developing world, in 2022 TWAS launched two new programmes:

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A group photograph from Zimbabwean disaster risk management specialist and 2023 project grantee Chipo Mudavanhu in the field.
A TWAS Newsletter editorial by the Academy's president, Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Participants in the GeoAdriatico symposium.
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.

Geospatial data scientist from Uganda Peter Kabano
Talking with IPCC experts during a TWAS workshop inspired geospatial data scientist Peter Kabano of Uganda to build stronger scientific networks
Participants in the Joint Climate Science Network, Mentorship and Capacity Growth workshop, with IPCC reports. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)
At a TWAS workshop that hosted experts from IPCC, Nkeletseng Mats'umunyane of Lesotho learned effective negotiation strategies for addressing climate issues
A group photo from the event. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)
TWAS brings global South scientists and IPCC experts together for a one-of-a-kind training programme
Participants in the workshop.
Leaders of teams that won TWAS-Elsevier Foundation grants gather for hybrid workshop in Trieste to gain essential training and practice team-building techniques
TWAS and its Sida-funded programmes for the global South
TWAS and its Sida-funded programmes for the global South are making a tangible difference worldwide, said TWAS's Programme Coordinator Max Paoli in a RAI radio interview
TWAS and the Elsevier Foundation announce winning teams
TWAS and the Elsevier Foundation announce winning teams for new gender equity and climate action project grants for the global South

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The Academy will host developing-world scientists and IPCC experts in Trieste this week for training workshop
Elsevier Foundation and TWAS award seven teams grants for gender equity and climate action projects in the global South; women are disproportionately affected by climate change, yet only 4% of…
A two-day workshop organised by TWAS and the Elsevier Foundation will focus on how to make sure projects produce tangible change

TWAS-Samira Omar Award winner Sarobidy Rakotonarivo balances conservation with development among remote forest dwellers
High-level officials shared their commitment to TWAS and its mission
IPCC undergoes key considerations on climate change mitigation
Women's vulnerability to climate change has social, economic and cultural roots
UNESCO-TWAS and Elsevier Foundation partner to launch a timely new programme
Badabate Diwediga from Togo works to promote sustainable agricultural practices and rural transformation among local farmers.
Conservation scientist from Benin leads young generations to learn the importance of wildlife.