Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The new independent panel will convene leading scientists and researchers from and across the region to assess the state of the Congo Basin and identify priorities for policy action. The Science Panel for the Congo Basin will be led by three esteemed scientists from the region, to serve as its inaugural Co-Chairs: Raphaël M.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 26, 2023

A first in-person workshop on Congo Science took place in Libreville in February. The meeting convened close to 50 scientists and international partners and discussed the needs, priorities and mechanisms to strengthen science in and of the Congo Basin.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2024

SDSN’s teams and partners actively participated in the conference, debuting a new Science Panel for the Congo Basin and releasing five policy briefs on key issues facing the Amazon, and the 2023 SDG Index for the Arab Region.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) plans to deliver a statement in a public-facing panel-setting to present engineering solutions for the energy transition. Below are the details of those events.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ABOUT SDSN The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been operating since 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. We aim to accelerate joint learning and promote integrated approaches that address the interconnected economic, social, and environmental challenges confronting the world.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2023

The attractiveness of new hydropower is decreasing fast, both due to the increasing economic competitiveness of solar panels and to the increasingly uncertain effects of climate change on river flows. The majority of new dams proposed across Africa should, therefore, probably never be built, suggests a new study published in Science.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 7, 2023

On 27-28 February 2023, scientists from across the central African region convened for a meeting of Congo Basin Scientists in Libreville prior to the One Forest Summit. The participants agreed to form a Science Panel for the Congo Basin.

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