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| Date: | 20.06.2016, 18:15-19:45h |
| Location: | Bonner Universitätsforum
Heussallee 18-24
53113 Bonn Bonn Deutschland |
| Keywords: | Biodiversity |
| Details: | 2015 was a momentous year for global agreements – the UN Disaster Risk Reduction Agreement in Japan, the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, the adoption of 17 ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in New York, and finally the first truly global Climate Agreement in Paris. In all these Agreements, science has been asked to play a key role in terms of identifying solutions, monitoring progress and achieving success. The Climate agreement in particular showed a marked shift from reliance on political considerations to a focus on evidence based inputs to make reasoned decisions. It is crucial that Science in all its various forms of research and inquiry, data (collection, collation and dissemination), innovation, statistics and analysis and modelling, is delivered much more efficiently and effectively than before. Moreover it is important that the links between scientific endeavour, practical implementation, development goals and human wellbeing are made much more clearly and compellingly. Many of the 17 SDGs (and so also our climate change and disaster risk reduction ambitions) are reliant on functioning resilient biodiversity and ecosystems. South Africa has the third highest biodiversity in the world, and Africa as a whole has very high, in many cases as yet unexploited and unspoilt biodiversity and ecosystems. We rely on the services provided by our natural environment for food security, water and shelter etc. But pressure is increasing as our population grows, with increased urbanisation and industrialisation, and Climate change is already having a marked impact. SANBI has been collecting foundational biodiversity data (species and ecosystems) of our country for over a 100 years and converting this data into tools for decision making. We have been engaging with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) delivering biodiversity data from our country into the global system. And for some years now we have been working intensely with our colleagues on the African continent, sharing experiences and working collaboratively to bring good evidence based biodiversity data to assist in better development decision making at global and national levels. Empowering scientists, institutions and citizens with accessible, fit for purpose knowledge and information, and building our Continent's human capabilities in this field will help us achieve the 'Future we want'. |
| Contact: | Elisabeth Weiser Address: Liaison Office International Academic Sciences Tel: 0228-773016 Fax: Email: elisabeth.weiser@bonn.de |
| Webpage: | http://www.fiw.uni-bonn.de/sab2016 |
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