Budapest Science Forum

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Budapest Science Forum

• Knowledge and Action - Environment and
  Sustainable Development
• Julia Marton-Lefèvre
• Executive Director
• LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development)
  International

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Sustainable Development

• Development that meets our needs without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  meet theirs

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Ozone depletion
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Climate change
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Science Test

• IGBP SCOPE MAB
• WCRP DIVERSITAS IPCC
• IHDP CGIAR MA UNFCCD
• UNESCO UNFCCC GEF IHP
• WB ICSU GCOS WMO UNEP
• ISSC WFEO UNCSD GTOS
• UATI FAO IRI GOOS

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Millenium Development Goals

• Cut by half the proportion of people
• -living on less than 1 per day
• -who suffer from hunger
• -without access to safe drinking water.
• Achieve universal primary education
• Reduce by two-thirds child mortality
• by three quarters maternal mortality
• Stop the spread of HIV/AIDS malaria

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Three knowledge challenges

• Integrate developing countries
• Involve other stakeholders
• Bolder efforts to turn knowledge into action

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Millennium Assessment
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Integrate Developing Countries

• How can human creativity contribute to
  sustainable development?
• How should Invention/Innovation be encouraged in
  the South?

The Lemelson Foundation
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Involve other stakeholders

• Engage science in sustainable development by
  building bridges between the scientific and
  development communities to
• -learn to speak each others language
• -learn to recognize contributions from each
  others communities.

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Bolder efforts to turn knowledge into action