(REF HY23) Research Proposal Writing Workshop Seán McCarthy

How to Write a Competitive Proposal for EU Funding Programmes UN Summit 16th and 23rd September 2021 Dr. Seán McCarthy Hyperion Ltd (www.hyperion.ie) European Funding Programmes are one of the instruments used by the European Union to implement EU Policies. In the current funding period (2021-2027) there are over 30 funding programmmes – and each Read More

(REF FO23) Nature based solutions: the mythbuster session. Convened by ICRAF

Nature based solutions: the mythbuster session. The overwhelming evidence that climate change requires drastic action and that the decarbonisation of transport, industry, energy systems, construction and the rest of our economy is unlikely to proceed at a pace sufficient to avoid serious catastrophe has led many to focus on nature-based solutions, sometimes as a stopgap Read More

(REF DF24) How Development Finance can support Science for the SDGs, including leveraging other funding instruments, Convened by ISC

(REF DF28) How Development Finance can support science to achieve the SDGs Abstract Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are specialised development organisations that are usually majority-owned by national governments. DFIs invest in private sector projects in low and middle-income countries to promote job creation and sustainable economic growth. They apply stringent investment criteria aimed at safeguarding Read More

(REF S1023) Science and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities Andrew Rugege

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities The SDG 10 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – to reduce inequality within and among countries by 2030. The goal, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals. Among others, this goal includes the empowerment and Read More

(REF SS22) South-South/North Science Capacity Building and Research Collaboration for the SDGs

South-South/North Science Capacity Building and Research Collaboration for the SDGs  The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation [UNOSSC] is a knowledge hub providing advisory and consulting services that works to nurture South-South linkages through research and analysis that inform intergovernmental dialogue, leading to policy decisions on strategies and practical programmes essential to the deepening of Read More