IAP Annual Report 2019

Annual Report 2019 Annual Report 2019 Contents INTERACADEMY PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Writing and editing Peter McGrath Giovanni Ortolani Teresa Stoepler With contributions from Tracey Elliott, IAP Project director Robin Fears, EASAC Biosciences Programme Director Administrative assistance Sabina Caris Muthoni Kareithi Nina Ward Johanna Mogwitz We would like to thank colleagues from member academies, IAP regional networks, and other IAP programmes who supplied reports on their 2019 activities. Design & Art Direction Rado Jagodic Studio Link, Trieste, Italy Printing Grafica Goriziana Gorizia, Italy The InterAcademy Partnership is hosted by: Message from IAP Presidents 4 Vision, Mission and Structure 6 Overview Looking Back: An overview of IAP’s goals and key activities in 2019 8 IAP General Assembly and Conference 11 Global Activities Science for Policy 16 Promoting Global Health 18 Science Education and Science Literacy 22 Supporting Young Scientists and Physicians 25 Biosecurity and Responsible Research 28 Regional Activities Association of Academies and Societies of Science in Asia (AASSA) 32 European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) 35 Inter-American Network of Academies of Science (IANAS) 38 Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) 40 Appendices The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) ICTP campus Strada Costiera 11 34151 Trieste, Italy Members of the InterAcademy Partnership 44 IAP Financial Summary, 2019 46 Member Contributions 49 and Standing Committees 50 The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001, USA Meetings Supported in 2019 52 Publications Supported by IAP in 2019 54 Publications Supported by IAP in 2018 56 @IAPartnership www.linkedin.com/company/ interacademypartnership https://tinyurl.com/IAPyoutube www.interacademies.org [email protected] [email protected] Publications Supported by IAP in 2017 58 Secretariat 60 Annual Report 2019 3 Welcome by IAP Presidents T he need for robust evidence-informed policymaking and an engaged and inclusive science community underpinning it has never been more important, as the world grapples with a global pandemic and looming climate crisis. The academies must lead by example. Since the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) was launched in South Africa in 2016, we have continued to harmonise our strategies, operations and outreach; integrate the efforts of our member academies and our regional networks; and undertake global projects on urgent systemic issues. These activities have informed policy at national, regional and global lev- els, engaged our members more inclusively and brought a greater diversity of voices into the international science-policy arena. Our major triennial gathering, the IAP General Assembly and conference (see pages 11-14), was convened in 2019. With representatives from some 60 academies in attendance, it afforded the opportunity to reflect on lessons learned over the past three years since the merging of our networks and to identify ways we can continue to improve, including through building the capacity of our member academies. The conference focused on the role of academies in supporting the Sustainable Development Goals, encouraging members to be more proactive, especially at the national level. We would like to express again our gratitude to our hosts, the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), for their gracious and generous hospitality, and all our members for approving an ambitious new Strategic Plan that will guide our actions for the next three years. Indeed, in this volume we take the opportunity to reflect on our activities and publications since the official launch of the InterAcademy Partnership. None of this would be possible without the financial support of the Government of Italy, which provides our core funding. Also essential is the in-kind and financial support we receive from our member academies, our four regional networks, and especially the two host academies of the IAP secretariat offices, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). The cornerstones of our work are the four IAP regional networks – the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA), the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) 4 Annual Report 2019 W E LCO M E BY IA P P R E S IDE N TS and the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC). They provide our studies with a diversity of inputs and perspectives and contextualise our recommendations regionally (see pages 32-42). In 2019, we initiated a new major regional-to-global project on ‘Climate Change and Health’, which follows the model of our successful ‘Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture’ (FNSA) project published in 2018. Outreach of the FNSA recommendations continues to be an important priority and relevant to most of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Two major projects at the science-policy interface reported in 2019, resulting in major publications on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of African science academies in Africa’s sustainable development (see pages 16-17). These projects are helping academies develop stronger links with the United Nations and African Union, respectively. The IAP Biosecurity Working Group has continued its collaboration with UN agencies, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW, see pages 28-30). Meanwhile, IAP has continued to be active in the global health arena, including through building the leadership skills of another cohort of Young Physician Leaders (YPL, see pages 25-27). Our ongoing Science Education Programme seeks to reform and develop science education on a global scale, especially in primary and secondary schools, with a pedagogy based on inquiry-based science education (IBSE, see pages 22-24). IAP, with the vital inputs of our member academies and regional networks, is becoming increasingly recognized for the advice it provides on global, regional and national issues at the interface of science and policy. Over the past three years, we have demonstrated our effectiveness in convening key stakeholders, developing consensus statements and publishing synthesis reports. We look forward to continuing to build on our body of work in providing effective and evidence-based solutions to today’s most pressing problems, and working with other like-minded organisations. Indeed, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever that the best available scientific evidence is in the hands of decision makers at every scale, and the academies are among the best placed to help ensure that happens. ◼ Volker ter Meulen, IAP President Depei Liu, IAP President Annual Report 2019 5 Vision, Mission and Structure The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is a global network of 140 academies of science, medicine and engineering that brings together many of the world’s best scientific minds. Individually and collectively, our member acad­ based, authoritative advice on global, region­ emies play a vital role in supporting, promoting al and national issues; and communicating science, influencing natio­ • promote the importance of science in research, • build IAP as a progressive and more resilient education, and literacy; and nal and international policy on science­related matters, and fostering the next generation of young and talented scientists. global academies network. Reflecting the principles of its membership – IAP currently has three components: IAP Sci­ independence and objectivity – IAP strives to be ence and IAP Health, managed by the IAP Sec­ free from national or disciplinary bias to ensure retariat based in Trieste, Italy; and IAP Policy, that its actions and decisions are strictly merit­ managed by the IAP Secretariat based in Wash­ based and reflect the best scientific evidence ington, DC, USA. This structure is being further available. Consequently, it is one of the leading streamlined to maximise the network’s effec­ organisations in the world with the intellectual tiveness. capacity, credibility and independence to func­ Integral to IAP’s operations are its four re­ tion as an authoritative and impartial adviser on gional networks – the Association of Academies scientific issues of regional and global impor­ and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA), the tance. European Academies’ Science Advisory Council IAP provides a platform for member acade­ (EASAC), the Inter­American Network of Acade­ mies to mies of Science (IANAS), the Network of African • share good practice, learn from each other Science Academies (NASAC) – and the Global and build their capacity and visibility; Young Academy (GYA), which facilitates access develop common positions and agree to ac­ to the perspectives of early career researchers. • tions/interventions on regional and global • • into regional and global networks, IAP serves to build collaborations among academies and increase the visibility and impact of the acade­ with key stakeholders in other networks and mies as they work together, speaking with ‘one sectors; voice’ to governments, international organisa­ promote the importance of inclusive science tions and other stakeholders. ◼ for generating new knowledge, informing ro­ bust decision­making for good governance, and building the science literacy of global cit­ izens; and • facilitate science serving society as a global public good. Thus, IAP has four main strategic priorities: • build the capacity of, and empower, regional networks of academies and their national members; • empower academies and regional academy networks to provide independent, evidence­ 6 By bringing its member academies together issues of shared interest; Annual Report 2019 Overview Looking Back: An overview of IAP’s goals and key activities in 2019 8 IAP General Assembly and Conference 11 46 OVERVIEW Looking Back: An overview of IAP’s goals and key activities in 2019 IAP is the global network of academies of science, engineering and medicine. Its ambition is for the world’s academies to play a vital role in ensuring that science serves society inclusively and equitably and underpins global sustainable development. To achieve this, IAP convenes and empowers its 140 member academies to work collaboratively on issues of global, regional and national importance. The current landscape of international science governance, empowering the secretariat, and is complex and continues to evolve, with an designing and implementing cohesive policies. increasing number of new, established and re­ ing science advice for policy. In alignment with Strategic Priority 1: Capacity Building Sustainable Development Goal 17 (SDG#17), IAP IAP helps to build the capacity of its member developed a strategic plan that sets out IAP’s academies at global, regional and national lev­ niche in this ecosystem, with a renewed empha­ els: sis on partnership and collaboration with other • like­minded partners. and activities that bring together the expertise configured organisations and networks provid­ At the global level, IAP is active in projects As highlighted in its Strategic Plan (2019­ present in the diversity of its membership on 2021), endorsed by members during the 2019 wide­ranging topical and/or urgent issues. Its General Assembly (see page 11), IAP is uniquely consensus reports, statements and commen­ placed to: taries speak to the United Nations (UN) and its 1. Build the capacity of, and empower, regional agencies, as well as other international bodies, networks of academies and their national mem­ and in doing so help build the capacity and un­ bers, who represent excellence in science, engi­ derstanding of academies on global governance neering and medicine in their countries; systems while supporting evidence­based de­ 2. Empower academies and regional academy cision making. In particular, IAP published a networks to provide independent, authoritative major report on the role of academies in im­ advice on global, regional and national issues plementing the Sustainable Development Goals through synthesis reports, consensus state­ (SDGs) that helped build links with the UN (see ments, foresight studies, critiquing public pol­ pages 16­17). The project enhanced the under­ icy processes and outputs, and convening key standing of academies of global and regional stakeholders; policymaking processes and entry points into 3. Communicate the importance of science, en­ these often complex systems. gineering and medicine in terms of research, • education, literacy, public discourse, and out­ and through its four regional networks. The As­ reach; sociation of Academies and Societies of Scienc­ 4. Build IAP as a progressive and more resilient es in Asia (AASSA), the European Academies’ global academies network by strengthening Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the Inter­ 8 Annual Report 2019 At the regional level, IAP works closely with L O O K I N G B A C K : AN O V E R V IE W O F IA P ’S GO A LS A N D KE Y A CT IV IT IE S IN 2 0 19 American Network of Academies of Science – presented the regional and global findings at (IANAS) and the Network of African Science scientific sessions organised by the Internation­ Academies (NASAC) receive IAP grants to enable al Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and at them to undertake regional activities, includ­ the annual meeting of the American Association ing workshops and studies of local relevance. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The funds provided by IAP are typically used to • leverage additional funds that help expand the emy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on the activities and enhance their impact (see pages implications of neonicotinoid insecticide use for 32­42). IAP’s interregional projects on Food and ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture Nutrition Security and Agriculture and Climate in Africa. The study was conducted between Oc­ Change and Health also help to build capacity tober 2018 and October 2019 and involved two within and between regions. workshops with leading expert scientists from IAP and NASAC collaborated with the Acad­ With a focus on Africa, a major IAP report 17 African countries, as well as an extensive published in 2019 highlighted the role African review of relevant African research. The report science academies can play in the continent’s was launched at the 15th Annual Meeting of Afri­ sustainable development and helped build can Science Academies (AMASA­15) in Ghana in links with the African Union (see page 17). This November. project enhanced the understanding of NASAC • members of African policymaking processes. tion in Climate Change (UNFCCC), IAP released a • During COP25 of the UN Framework Conven­ At the national level, IAP encourages the en­ Communiqué on Tropical Forests, outlining nec­ gagement of all its member academies, includ­ essary measures for protecting forests world­ ing newly established and under­resourced wide and for reforestation as critical components academies, in its numerous global and regional for tackling climate change (see page 54). activities. In contributing to these consensus re­ • ports, statements and commentaries, IAP pro­ to Declare Trauma as a Disease’, encouraging vides member academies with a voice on urgent countries to address trauma through an inte­ and topical issues that they can use to engage grated comprehensive approach in their respec­ with their own national policymakers and oth­ tive health agendas (see page 18). er key stakeholders. Such engagement helps to • build the credibility and confidence of national its engagement with the Biological and Toxin academies both within their nations and be­ Weapons Convention (BWC), participating in yond. Where feasible, capacity­building grants both the BWC Meeting of Experts and the Meet­ are also provided to individual academies each ing of States Parties (see pages 28­29). year to pursue strategic national initiatives. • IAP launched a Statement ‘A Call for Action The IAP Biosecurity Working Group continued Notable policy­focused workshops included ‘Multidisciplinary research in epidemic pre­ Strategic Priority 2: Science Advice paredness and response’, and ‘Addressing the IAP works on wide­ranging policy areas which in the Sustainable Development Goals era’, in are underpinned by science. partnership with the UK’s Academy of Medical • In 2019, IAP launched a new landmark proj­ Sciences; and ‘Arctic warming and microbial ect on ‘Climate Change and Health’, engaging threats’, in partnership with EASAC and the US all four regional networks in an interregion­ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering al­to­global synthesis study, modelled on the and Medicine (NASEM) (see pages 29­30). The Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture reports of these three workshops will be avail­ project that reported in 2018. This new project is able in early 2020. social determinants of global mental health generating significant interest and has already cluding the World Health Summit in Berlin and Strategic Priority 3: Education and Outreach the World Science Forum in Budapest (see pages IAP’s education and outreach activities sup­ 18­21). port inquiry­based science education and the • Dissemination of the IAP ‘Food and Nutrition professional development of young scientists Security and Agriculture’ global synthesis re­ and medical professionals. Activities in 2019 port and its four regional volumes continued. included: Members of the project from IAP and its region­ • al networks – AASSA, EASAC, IANAS and NASAC tion Programme in Bangkok, Thailand, held its been presented at several international fora, in­ The Global Council of IAP’s Science Educa­ Annual Report 2019 9 LO O KI N G BA CK : A N O VE R VI E W O F I A P’ S G O A LS A N D KE Y A CT IV IT IE S IN 2019 annual meeting. Taking advantage of the pres­ welcome new leadership and new members (see ence of the IAP experts, the hosts, the National pages 11­13). Following the General Assembly, Science Museum of Thailand, also organised a IAP also initiated the development of a new set ‘Policy Forum on Science Literacy: Roles of sci­ of statutes that codify how IAP will operate as ence museums and science centres’ (see pages one unified network of academies to more ef­ 22­24). fectively work together to ensure science serves • The ‘Third Belt and Road Teenager Maker society in an inclusive way. Camp & Teacher Workshop’ took place in Nan­ • ning, China, with the support of the IAP SEP and of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences, succeed­ In 2019, Masresha Fetene, Executive Director participation (via NASAC) of teachers and stu­ ed Daya Reddy as IAP Policy co­chair. dents from Africa. • • The role of IAP Treasurer was expanded to IAP SEP members and a dedicated working provide greater oversight over all IAP finances group also finalised a ‘One Belt One Road’ cur­ and to report directly to the Steering Committee. riculum aimed at helping school children across • many Asian and African countries understand including a refreshed website and expanded the contributions that their cultures and civili­ social media presence. This process was aided sations have provided to scientific thinking. by the appointment, in March, of a Commu­ • In addition to institutional strengthening, IAP nications Assistant based at the Trieste secre­ supports individuals through its young scien­ tariat. The IAP website (www.interacademies. IAP initiated a new communication strategy, tists, young physicians and women in science org) continues to be an important tool to dis­ leadership programmes. In 2019, IAP renewed seminate IAP’s work and amplify the voice of its commitment to sustain the Global Young its member academies. From 2018 to 2019, the Academy (GYA), now a full member of IAP. IAP number of users increased by over 70% and also welcomed a new cohort of Young Physician the number of unique page views by more than Leaders (YPL) who received leadership training 40%. In December 2019, IAP reached the land­ at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germa­ mark number of 2,000 ‘followers’ of its Twitter ny, and co­organised with the GYA a Science account, @IAPartnership, doubling its follow­ Leadership Workshop for young scientists at the er base in just over a year. IAP also continued World Science Forum in Budapest, Hungary. Be­ distributing its quarterly e­newsletter with tween these two events, of the 51 participants, news, events, updates and opportunities of IAP 29 (57%) were women (see pages 25­27). programmes and projects for IAP members and • The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chem­ other interested parties, and launched a new ical Weapons (OPCW), in collaboration with IAP IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) newsletter and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), dedicated to the YPL alumni. A new YouTube organised a workshop for early­career scien­ channel (https://tinyurl.com/IAPyoutube) was tists in Trieste, Italy. More than 40 young scien­ also set up that hosts original videos, including tists from developing countries were trained in a series on Urban Health (see pages 18­19) and issues of the dual­use of research and responsi­ others linked with, for example, the release of ble research practices (see page 29). the IAP Communique on Tropical Forests. ◼ Strategic Priority 4: The Network IAP continues to build a more progressive and resilient global academies network. • The Trieste, Washington, DC, and regional network IAP secretariats met on January 28­29 in Trieste, Italy, to identify concrete steps to­ ward a more coherent, efficient and strategic IAP, share lessons learned regarding secretariat roles, and increase overall coordination and in­ ternal communication between IAP and the re­ gional networks. • In April, IAP held its triennial General Assem­ bly in Songdo, Korea, to discuss the organisa­ tion’s Strategic and Implementation Plans and 10 Annual Report 2019 OVERVIEW IAP General Assembly and Conference Every three years, IAP holds a General Assembly during which the leadership and representatives of its member academies meet to discuss the organisation’s strategy and activities, elect its leadership, and welcome new members. In 2019, IAP elected two new co-chairs and organised a two-day conference ‘Science and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Academies’. General Assembly work, comprising the six co­chairs of its three IAP held its triennial General Assembly in Song­ constituent networks – Science, Health and do, Korea, on 11 April 2019. Generously hosted by Policy. the Korean Academy of Science and Technology Cherry Murray (USA) and Peggy Hamburg (KAST), the meeting brought together over 100 (USA) replaced Volker ter Meulen (Germany) representatives of science and medical acade­ and Detlev Ganten (Germany) as co­chairs of mies from 54 countries, IAP’s four regional net­ IAP Science and IAP Health, respectively. They works and the Global Young Academy (GYA), as joined the four incumbent IAP co­chairs, Rich­ well as the International Science Council (ISC) ard Catlow (UK), Daya Reddy (South Africa), De­ and other guests. pei Liu (China) and Krishan Lal (India). Depei Liu This gathering marked changes to both the and Volker ter Meulen remain as IAP Presidents. governance and structure of IAP, as well as “I am thrilled to be part of this partnership of welcoming new members and approving a new national academies, and am looking forward to strategic plan. IAP making even more impact on global science policy, policy for global science, and further­ Governance ing the use of science to enable global sustain­ Two new co­chairs were welcomed to the IAP able development, represented by the United Steering Committee, the decision­making body Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, the that oversees the strategic direction of the net­ SDGs,” said Cherry Murray. The scrutiny of the member academies’ votes. Annual Report 2019 11 I AP G E NE R A L A S S E M B L Y A N D C O N F E R E N C E “In doing this, I would like to make sure that Committee, and several thematic programme we are more inclusive, bringing diverse intel­ committees. The Assembly delegated to the cur­ lects into the partnership, including engineer­ rent co­chairs and secretariat the authority to ing and young voices. The challenges we face as develop a detailed model for this revised struc­ humankind and the solutions we need to meet ture based on these principles, which will be them are local, regional and global all at the subject to endorsement by electronic ballot. same time, and that is exactly what IAP rep­ resents,” she added. IAP Research was renamed IAP Policy to bet­ ter reflect its work and the overarching work of “I am very excited to be a part of the leader­ IAP, and delegates agreed that effective imme­ ship team of this important and unique organ­ diately, all member academies will be consid­ isation as we position it for ever greater im­ ered members of IAP as a whole rather than of pact in addressing the pressing challenges of one or more of the constituent networks (IAP our increasingly complex and rapidly changing Health, IAP Science or IAP Policy). world,” said Peggy Hamburg. Peggy Hamburg also stressed that “IAP must Membership be a powerful voice for science and health – both At the 2019 IAP General Assembly, eight acad­ in support of education and practice – and must emies (the Global Young Academy, European help ensure that the best possible evidence and Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zambia Academy science­based decision­making informs poli­ of Sciences, Peruvian Academy of Sciences, Pe­ cies at every level.” ruvian Academy of Medicine, Korean Academy Later in the year, in October, Daya Reddy of Science and Technology, Korean Academy of stepped down from the IAP steering committee Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences, to focus on his work as President of the ISC. He Cordoba, Argentina) were accepted as full mem­ was replaced by Masresha Fetene (Ethiopia). bers of IAP. In the future, new applications for IAP membership will be reviewed by members of Structure the steering committee (the six co­chairs) rath­ The General Assembly endorsed a revised IAP er than the General Assembly to streamline the structure with one Board, one unified Executive membership process. 12 Annual Report 2019 Participants at the IAP Conference and General Assembly, Songdo, Korea. IA P GE N E R A L A S S E M BLY A N D CO N F E R E N C E networks to provide independent, authoritative advice on global, regional and national issues through synthesis reports, consensus state­ ments, foresight studies, critiquing public pol­ icy processes and outputs, and convening key stakeholders; 3. To communicate the importance of science, engineering and medicine in terms of research, education, literacy, public discourse, and out­ reach; 4. To build IAP as a progressive and more resil­ ient global academies network by strengthening governance, empowering the secretariat, and designing and implementing cohesive policies. Triennial Conference The IAP General Assembly followed a two­day conference ‘Science and the Sustainable Devel­ opment Goals: The role of academies’, attended by nearly 200 leading scientists, policy practi­ tioners from the United Nations (UN) system, and delegates from 54 science, medical, and engineering academies from around the world. The conference provided a platform for explor­ ing opportunities to engage with the UN Agenda 2030, share good practices and lessons learned, and identify priority actions where academies Strategic Plan can best add value. The agenda was informed The General Assembly also unanimously ap­ partly by the IAP project ‘Improving scientif­ proved a new Strategic Plan and underpinning ic input to global policymaking’, the report of Implementation Plan. The four strategic objec­ which included a ‘How to…’ checklist for engag­ tives of IAP 2019­2021 are: ing with the SDGs. 1. To build the capacity of, and empower, re­ Tolu Oni, GYA co-chair, on the IAP conference stage. The conference’s key take­home messages gional networks of academies and their national were: members, who represent excellence in science, • Academies engineering and medicine in their countries; 2. To empower academies and regional academy are vital partners in the global voice for science. • Academies can help integrate science into SDG implementation processes at national, regional and global levels; academies can use their IAP and (where relevant) ISC mem­ bership to contribute at the global level, and their IAP regional network to contribute re­ gionally. • National level actions are critically important because this is where policy is designed, im­ plemented and reviewed. Examples include supporting: • national STI­for­SDGs roadmaps; • country delegations to UN policy summits and fora; • communication and outreach efforts to raise awareness of the SDGs amongst the science community and wider publics. • To remain relevant, academies must adapt to and adopt the imperative for open and inclu­ Annual Report 2019 13 I AP G E NE R A L A S S E M B L Y A N D C O N F E R E N C E sive science: think and act more inclusively. Participants also advanced discussions on the This includes: role of academies in the 21st Century and how • supporting the principles and practices of they should evolve to respond to today’s press­ open access and open data; • integrating knowledge across scientific fields and disciplines; • drawing on the full diversity of scientific capacities; ing sustainable development challenges and to strengthen evidence­informed policymaking. “The conference highlighted how the UN SDGs are being implemented at global, regional and national levels, and the opportunities these • opening up their membership, working in present for the academies to better play their partnership, using their convening power part. Whether they are large or small, new or to draw on wide­ranging expertise and in­ old, their actions are critical because policy de­ sight. sign and implementation generally takes place • Academies are more than just a repository of knowledge: they should also be communic­ at the national level,” said Volker ter Meulen, IAP President. ators and inspirers, helping to create a vision “To fulfil their potential to support the imple­ for (basic and applied) science and its value mentation of the SDGs, national science acad­ to society, and inspiring young people to be­ emies need to shift from working for society to come scientists. working with society, openly and inclusively. • Academies should harness the energy, insight They must bridge the gap between knowledge and ability of young scientists and young production and knowledge use, push for evi­ academies, and invest in (very early) science dence­informed policies, and help build a sus­ education. tainable planet,” added Depei Liu, IAP President • Academies should adopt sustainable prac­ tices in their own operations: for example, reduce unnecessary travel, maximise the utility of meeting time, offset carbon costs; minimise printing, food waste and use of disposable plastic bottles, and maximise re­ cycling of materials; and embed equality and inclusion as normal practice. • Academies need to be proactive: don’t wait to be asked! 14 Annual Report 2019 and IAP Health co­chair. ◼ Volker ter Meulen (centre) talking with delegates from member academies at the IAP conference. Global Activities Science for Policy 16 Promoting Global Health 18 Science Education and Science Literacy 22 Supporting Young Scientists and Physicians 25 Biosecurity and Responsible Research 28 GLOBAL ACTIVITIES Science for Policy In 2019 IAP for Research become IAP Policy to better reflect its work and focus. IAP’s main activities in the science-policy interface include major publications on SDGs and the role of science academies in Africa’s quest for sustainable development. Two major IAP Policy projects funded by Carn­ members and policymakers in each of IAP’s egie Corporation of New York, ‘Improving Sci­ four regions. It also raised awareness amongst entific Input to Global Policymaking’ and ‘Har­ the academies and the broader science com­ nessing Science, Engineering and Medicine to munity of the SDGs and the available con­ Address Africa’s Challenges: The role of African duits for science into UN policy processes, and National Academies’, were completed and pub­ raised awareness amongst policymakers of the lished their final reports in 2019. key global science networks. Both projects explored opportunities for acad­ Furthermore, the project helped develop sus­ emies to influence global, regional and nation­ tained links and working partnerships with the al policymaking as vital members of the glob­ UN, its regional networks and agencies through al science community. The projects’ common participation in UN meetings and hosting re­ overarching goals were to help raise awareness gional multi­stakeholder workshops. It facili­ of global (United Nations, UN) and regional (Af­ tated academy experience sharing in engaging rican Union, AU) policy frameworks amongst with the SDGs and documented academy case the academies; mobilise and build the capac­ studies of good practice – at national, region­ ity of academies to support these frameworks; al and global levels, and informed the theme and develop long­term strategic partnerships. of the 2019 IAP General Assembly (see pages Each project was led by an international work­ 11­14), the 2019­2022 IAP Strategic Plan and ing group, drawn from nominations from IAP some national academies’ strategic planning member academies, the Global Young Acade­ processes. my (GYA) and the International Science Council While dissemination is ongoing, direct im­ (ISC). The final year for both projects focused on pacts of the project to date include inspiring publishing and disseminating the final reports at least two academies to organise their own and their recommendations. SDG­focused workshops bringing together sci­ entists and policymakers (South Africa – water; Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking and Morocco ­ health) and IAP being invited to Launched in August 2016, this project explored tainable Development Report with the ISC and opportunities for academies to support the World Federation of Engineering Organizations implementation of the UN Sustainable De­ (WFEO). Parts of the final report (e.g., the UN velopment Goals (SDGs) more effectively, en­ schematic) are being used by other agencies couraging academies to collaborate with key – such as the OECD and UN InterAgency Task stakeholders and adopt good practice. The fi­ Team (IATT) and the Technology Facilitation nal report and summary were launched at the Mechanism (TFM) and feature prominently on UN STI Multistakeholder Forum in New York, their webpages and/or reports. coordinate the review of the 2019 Global Sus­ USA, in May 2019 (the final report, summary IAP members continue to be encouraged to and further information about the project are add their SDG­related initiatives to the IAP on­ available at https://tinyurl.com/IAPSDGsre­ line database (available under the ‘Resources’ port). tab at https://tinyurl.com/IAPSDGsreport); a This project engaged 68 senior academies and 17 young academies through its four re­ gional workshops, bringing together academy 16 Annual Report 2019 valuable resource for the academies, their re­ gional networks and the IAP. the interacademy partnership Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking with a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals Report S CIE N CE F O R P O L IC Y the interacademy partnership Harnessing Science, Engineering and Medicine (SEM) to Address Africa’s Challenges: the Role of African National Academies Report Harnessing Science, Engineering and Medicine to Address Africa’s Challenges and the GYA to develop the Africa Science Advice Launched in September 2016 as a companion to The component workshop and fellowships of the UN SDGs project, this project explored op­ this programme, implemented in March–June portunities for African academies to support the 2019, were designed to support the professional implementation of both the SDGs and the STI development of emerging early­to­mid­career Strategy for Africa (STISA), underpinning UN African researchers passionate about science Agenda 2030 and AU Agenda 2063, respectively. serving society. A two­day science policy and for Policy Leadership Development Programme. The objectives of the project were to: mobi­ leadership workshop was hosted by the new Fu­ lise African leaders in science, engineering ture Africa Institute in March 2019. The work­ and medicine (SEM) to explore new approach­ shop included 35 emerging leaders from 14 es to addressing shared challenges; strength­ African countries interested in working in, or en merit­based academies in Africa as effec­ learning how to influence science policy. Thir­ tive civil society organisations and respected teen African scientists were hosted by African sources of evidence­based advice; and build policy institutions for 4­6 week fellowships, stronger, sustained linkages amongst scien­ which allowed them to put these skills into tists in Africa and around the world, and with practice. policymakers and key influencers. The final project report was launched at the Through this project, senior and young acad­ NASAC Board meeting and Academy of Science of emies made a proactive contribution towards South Africa (ASSAf) policy workshop on SDG#6 facilitating the national implementation of the (Water) in Pretoria, South Africa, in July 2019. It UN SDGs and AU Science, Technology and Inno­ provides recommendations for UN and AU sys­ vation Strategy 2024 (STISA­2024). The voice tems, their agencies and funders, IAP, the Net­ of underrepresented research communities was work of African Science Academies (NASAC) and strengthened through their academies, and ex­ national member academies, GYA and national amples of good practice were shared, developed young academies in Africa, the African Academy and scaled up. In addition, young African scien­ of Sciences (AAS) and the ISC Regional Office for tists received policy training while supporting Africa. African policy institutions (described in more IAP members are encouraged to continue to detail below), and African academies built ca­ apply the learning from these projects to their pacity for sustained follow­up work. ongoing efforts to bring science to society (for The project seeded the foundations to achieve these outcomes by informing academies on pol­ Participants of the Africa Science Advice for Policy Leadership workshop. IAP worked in collaboration with Future Africa any inquiries, please contact the secretariat at [email protected]). ◼ icy processes and providing ideas for ways in which they can engage, at the continental and national levels. Annual Report 2019 17 GLOBAL ACTIVITIES Promoting Global Health Health is a cross-cutting issue that is deeply entrenched in every aspect of modern society, from urbanisation and sustainable development to human rights. Recognising this as a pivotal issue in today’s society, IAP promotes health around the globe by working with expertise in its medical and other academies, as well as through interdisciplinary approaches. Trauma is a Disease prevent trauma by considering it as a disease Every year injuries kill more than 5 million − with an integrated comprehensive approach in they are the cause of death for around 1 out of their health agenda. every 10 people. Injuries have also been con­ “Vehicle crash, homicide, fall, drowning: sidered the number one killer and crippler of when reported, trauma is still described by cat­ children for more than 20 years, yet in most egory. In contrast, while there are many types countries acute injuries (also known as trauma) of cancer, healthcare systems have unified are still considered ‘accidents’. Labelled as ac­ their prevention and control strategies – and cidents, they are not addressed by an integrated rightly so, as this has been proven very effec­ and comprehensive approach in most national tive. It is time for all countries to make a simi­ healthcare systems. lar transition and declare trauma as a disease,” Drawing attention to the need for a strong explained Jorge Neira of the Academia Nacion­ paradigm shift, the IAP Statement ‘A Call for al de Medicina (Argentina) who co­chaired the Action to Declare Trauma as a Disease’ encour­ working group responsible for developing the ages countries not only to control but also to statement. 18 Annual Report 2019 Jorgen Neira, member of the Academia Nacional de Medicina, and Detlev Ganten, Founding President of the World Health Summit, meet some medicine students after the launch of the IAP Statement in Kish Island, Iran. P R O M O T IN G GLO BA L H E AL TH (Clean water and sanitation), SDG#11 (Sustain­ able cities and communities), SDG#13 (Climate action), and SDG#16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions). A short video recorded at this IAP session kicked off a series of urban health videos (avail­ able on the new IAP Youtube Channel at https:// tinyurl.com/IAPuhplaylist) that feature mem­ bers of the IAP Urban Health Working Group. In one video, Paulo Saldiva, Professor of Patholo­ gy at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo, explains how urban living affects human health, suggesting that there is an urban biology underlying the pathogenesis of human diseases. In another, Zama Kunene, a scientist at the South African Medical Research Coun­ cil (MRC) who works in collaboration with the Audience at the launch of the IAP Statement ‘A Call for Action to Declare Trauma as a Disease’ at the World Health Summit Regionl Meeting in Kish Island, Iran. The statement aims to build on the successes Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Ur­ of countries such as Canada, Germany and the ban Health Working Group, explains how urban USA that have significantly reduced deaths and health can improve the lives of those who are disability from trauma by focusing on acute inju­ most affected by climate change. ry as an integral, inclusive and undivided entity. The statement was released in April 2019 Epidemic Preparedness and Response during the 7th World Health Summit (WHS) Re­ The UK Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), gional Meeting in Kish Island, Iran. IAP and the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) convened a policy workshop on ‘Multidiscipli­ Urban Health nary Research in Epidemic Preparedness and The WHS Regional Meeting hosted a ‘Healthy Response’ on 2­3 October 2019 in London, UK. Cities’ panel co­chaired by Jo Boufford, coordi­ The two­day event stimulated thinking around nator of the IAP Urban Health Working Group. the vital research evidence required to better Panellists discussed how healthy cities can help prepare, prevent and respond to epidemics, par­ to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals ticularly where these arise in poorly resourced (SDGs), such as SDG#2 (Zero hunger), SDG#6 countries. Jo Boufford, coordinator of the IAP Urban Health Working Group, on the stage of the 2019 Regional World Health Summit. Annual Report 2019 19 P RO M OT I N G G L OB A L H E A L T H It was the fifth workshop organised by AMS national levels. Recommendations will take in partnership with IAP using funds held by the into account local circumstances and strategic AMS from the UK’s Global Challenges Research needs, including responding to and recovering Fund (GCRF), each of which has resulted in the from the COVID­19 pandemic. publication of a report with advice and recom­ The German National Academy of Sciences, mendations for policymakers. The inclusion of Leopoldina, is leading this IAP project with fi­ MRC among the partners for this workshop al­ nancial support from the German Federal Min­ lowed this event to be larger than previous ones, istry of Education and Research (BMBF). The gathering 83 participants from 29 countries project runs from October 2019 to December across Africa, Asia and Latin America. 2022, and is co­chaired by Volker ter Meulen A sixth workshop organised by AMS in part­ and Andy Haines of the London School of Hy­ nership with IAP focused on ‘Addressing the giene and Tropical Medicine, a leading expert social determinants of global mental health in on the relationship between climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals era’. The health. workshop was held in London on 31 October – 1 Experts and representatives of IAP’s four af­ November 2019. Reports of deliberations, with filiated regional networks of academies – AASSA recommendations for policymakers, for both (Asia), EASAC (Europe), IANAS (the Americas) these workshops will be published in early 2020. and NASAC (Africa) – convened in Halle, Ger­ many, on 4­5 November 2019 for the first proj­ Climate Change and Health ect meeting. In Halle, participants shared their Extreme heat, natural disasters and water­ regional perspectives. They also discussed the borne and infectious diseases are just some of project design and roadmap, and agreed that the the effects of climate change that put human focus of the project should be on climate change health at risk. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 ad­ ditional deaths per year from heat stress, ma­ laria, diarrhoea and malnutrition alone. Regions with weak health infrastructure such as devel­ oping countries will be the least able to cope, but the climate crisis will put stress on health systems worldwide. Nevertheless, the evidence base of the effects of climate change on human health is still fragmented and, until recently, policymakers have tended to neglect this loom­ ing public health emergency. “This must change: we need robust scientific evidence to guide policy, assess the effectiveness of current commitments, and protect health adaptation and mitigation strategies that bring around the world. We owe that to future gener­ health co­benefits. ations,” said Volker ter Meulen, IAP President, In the next phase, each network will form a presenting IAP’s ‘Climate Change and Health’ regional expert group of outstanding scientists, project launched in November 2019. policymakers and practitioners nominated by Building on work on climate change and IAP member academies. Each regional network health in Europe by the European Academies’ will also organise a workshop which will draw Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the project together broader scientific and health expertise will produce regional reports for Africa, Asia to sharpen the regional focus of each report. In and the Americas that will provide a snapshot of subsequent meetings, these experts will pre­ the current situation and present science­based pare their regional analysis and formulate evi­ recommendations for each region. An additional dence­based recommendations. global synthesis report will highlight region­ The regional reports from NASAC, AASSA and al similarities and differences across all four IANAS (together with any updated EASAC ma­ regions, and provide advice for decision mak­ terial) will be published and launched in 2021, ers for implementation at global, regional and and will then be used to engage with regional 20 Annual Report 2019 Participants to the policy workshop ‘Multidisciplinary research in epidemic preparedness and response’ organised by the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), and the Medical Research Council (MRC). P R O M O T IN G GLO BA L H E AL TH Robin Fears presenting on ‘Climate Change and Health’ at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany. Photo courtesy of the World Health Summit. policymakers, the scientific community and sciplines and cultures – and how they can be other stakeholders. The global synthesis report overcome to achieve progress towards the SDGs; will be ready in 2022, and will be presented to while ‘Climate Change and Health’ discussed the World Health Organization (WHO) and oth­ key points relating to the impacts of climate er global and regional stakeholders. change for health, stimulated by EASAC’s recent work with particular regard to identifying poli­ World Health Summit cy needs and actions and by the IAP project that The 2019 edition of the World Health Summit, aims to extend academies’ analysis worldwide. one of the world’s leading strategic forums for In addition, the 2019 cohort of YPLs collective­ global health, took place in Berlin, Germany, ly developed and presented the session: ‘The from 27­29 October. Some 2,500 participants Leadership We Want’. ◼ from 100 countries took part in the summit and, for three days and 50 sessions, over 300 speak­ ers presented their strategies for global health­ care and called for collaborative solutions for improving health worldwide. The M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centres, Universities and National Academies is the aca­ demic think­tank behind the WHS, and includes IAP among its membership. The 2019 WHS welcomed a cohort of 24 new IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPLs ­ see pages 25­27), who participated in the tailored work­ shop on leadership that, since 2011, has provid­ ed 188 outstanding young health professionals with the skills they need to promote health and strengthen health systems in their countries. Furthermore, IAP presented three sessions: ‘Respect and Dialogue’ used health as an entry point to explore barriers – between sectors, di­ Annual Report 2019 21 GLOBAL ACTIVITIES Science Education and Science Literacy IAP seeks to reform and develop science education on a global scale, especially in primary and secondary schools, with a pedagogy based on Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE). The IAP Science Education Programme (SEP) is led by a Global Council of experts that defines and implements its annual activities on global and regional scales. Science Literacy Featuring 16 speakers from 13 countries, the Members of the IAP SEP’s Global Council con­ Policy Forum included discussions of the role of vened in Bangkok, Thailand, to hold their annu­ science museums in raising public science literacy. al meeting. Taking advantage of the presence of In particular, it was noted that most African coun­ the IAP experts, the hosts, the National Science tries lack a science museum or science centre. In Museum (NSM) of Thailand, also organised a response, it was proposed that IAP member acad­ ‘Policy Forum on Science Literacy: Roles of sci­ emies, especially those in Africa, should promote ence museums and science centres’. the creation of science centres in their countries. 22 Annual Report 2019 S CIE N CE E DUCA T IO N A N D S CIE N CE LI TE R AC Y Pierre Lena, member of the Academie des sciences and co-founder of La main à la pâte (LAMAP), at UNESCO. The ‘Innovative Forum for ASEAN Museums towards Achieving Science and SDG Awareness in the Community’ was held on 18-19 August 2019 at the National Science and Technology Fair 2019 in Thailand. This theme was also the focus of the Global the workshop provided the first stepping­stone Council meeting that followed the conference, for young scientists to work in collaboration where it was decided to link the creation of sci­ with national museums and to begin to build ence centres and museums in Africa with the cooperative approaches for a wider impact. ongoing IAP Centres for Education in Science in Following the presentation of the outcomes of Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe (CESAME) this event to the IAP SEP Global Council (above), initiative. the young scientists were encouraged to expand At the close of the Global Council meeting, their engagement with local science museums Wafa Skalli of Morocco was affirmed as the new and science centres, while the Global Young chair of the Global Council, with her academy, Academy (GYA) was called on to harness the en­ the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technol­ ergy and expertise of its members, including in ogy, taking over as the lead academy. other regions. Young Scientists and National Museums Climate Education The ‘Innovative Forum for ASEAN Museums to­ Technology and Innovation Centre for South­ wards Achieving Science and SDG Awareness in South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO the Community’ also took place during the Thai (ISTIC) is hosted by Malaysia. Every two years, National Science and Technology Fair. The fo­ it organises an event at UNESCO’s headquarters rum was jointly organised by the NSM, the Thai in Paris where it reports on its key activities to Academy of Science and Technology (TAST) and heads of delegations. In 2019, the ISTIC ‘Return the Thai Young Scientists Academy (TYSA). The Home to UNESCO’ took place on 3­5 September, event was jointly funded by IAP and NSM and with the associated forum ‘Responding to the was held on 18­19 August 2019, immediately Unique Challenges of Climate Change through prior to the IAP Policy Forum (above). The fo­ Climate Change Education’ on 3 September. Launched in 2008, the International Science, rum convened eleven young scientists and ten A number of resources and activities for museum representatives from all ten ASEAN teachers in the area of climate change education Member States. Participants discussed different were presented, including an increasing num­ approaches to integrate science and technolo­ ber being produced by the Paris­based Office for gy as well as the UN Sustainable Development Climate Education (OCE) that are designed to Agenda into museums in ASEAN countries in relate to outputs of the Intergovernmental Pan­ order to promote a culture of science in society. el on Climate Change (IPCC) and include topics Discussions were followed by a workshop where creative problem solving tools were used such as ‘Oceans and climate change’ and ‘The greenhouse effect’. to develop solutions and implementable plans to The IAP Statement on ‘Climate Change and tackle local and regional challenges. In summary, Education’, along with companion workshops Annual Report 2019 23 SC I E NCE E D U CA T I O N A N D S C I E N C E L I T E R ACY organised around the globe – including one held Education,” said IAP President Depei Liu in his by ISTIC in Malaysia in 2018 – that are taking welcome speech. forward the recommendations of the statement Liu stressed the fact that inquiry­based sci­ were also presented, as well as the ‘Mosquito!’ ence education (IBSE) is the innovation that can teaching curriculum prepared by the Smithso­ improve not only science education, but educa­ nian Science Education Center in collaboration tion in general. with IAP. Teams of students, teachers, entrepreneurs and officials from 33 countries and regions Teenager Maker Camp and Teacher Workshop joined the event. Among them, thanks to NA­ The ‘Third Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp from four African countries. During the event, & Teacher Workshop’ that took place in Nan­ participants were divided into groups and com­ ning, China, from 24­30 September 2019, aimed peted to develop hands­on scientific projects, to strengthen cross­cultural exchange, promote which were judged by a panel of experts – with international understanding, and inspire inno­ the best teams receiving prizes and medals at vation in the younger generation. the close of the event. ◼ The Camp was hosted by the Ministry of Sci­ ence and Technology, People’s Republic of Chi­ na (MOST), the China Association for Science & Technology (CAST) and the People’s Govern­ ment of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It was organised by the Children & Youth Science Centre (CYSC) of CAST, the People’s Govern­ ment of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangxi Association for Science and Tech­ nology (GAST), and supported by IAP SEP, the ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF), and the Net­ work of African Science Academies (NASAC). “As a scientist, I believe the second theme of this Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp, ‘In­ novation for Development’, is especially rele­ vant – and also especially relevant for Science 24 Annual Report 2019 SAC, were student and teacher representatives The inauguration of the IAP SEP-supported ‘Third Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp and Teacher Workshop’ in Nanning, China. This IAP SEP-supported event took place from 24-30 September 2019. GLOBAL ACTIVITIES Supporting Young Scientists and Physicians One of the aims of IAP is to strengthen the global scientific enterprise. A key component of this is supporting the careers of young scientists and assisting them to engage with policy-makers, and providing leadership training for Young Physician Leaders (YPL) as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare systems around the globe. The election of the Global Young Academy (GYA) as a new member of IAP will go a long way to supporting this work. Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies risk and refugee scholars. Time was also provid­ Representatives from more than 30 young acad­ common to young academies, including mem­ emies from around the globe met for the Fourth bership selection criteria and procedures, fund­ Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies at raising strategies and engaging with young sci­ Duy Tan University in Da Nang, Vietnam. This entists in the diaspora. ed for the discussion of some internal matters IAP­supported meeting, which explored the theme ‘Young Academies for Promoting Peace­ Young Physician Leaders ful and Inclusive Societies’, took place from 31 The 2019 edition of the IAP Young Physician July ­ 2 August 2019 and was hosted by the Viet­ Leaders (YPL) programme took place on 24­29 nam Young Academy (VYA) and co­organised by October 2019 in Berlin, Germany. 24 physicians the Global Young Academy (GYA). below the age of 40 from 21 countries joined the Flavia Schlegel, the Special Envoy for Sci­ programme and reached the German capital ence in Global Policy at the International Sci­ not only to attend a tailored leadership train­ ence Council (ISC), opened the meeting with a ing workshop, but also the World Health Sum­ keynote address on the role of young academies mit (WHS), a high­level international forum for in providing science advice as intermediaries global health. between the research community and poli­ “This programme identifies and convenes a cy­makers nationally and globally. This set the diverse group of outstanding early career phy­ tone for discussions on how young academies sicians from multiple specialties and career can better engage in the implementation and interests – education, clinical practice, public development of the United Nations Sustainable health and health policy and research – who are Development Goals (SDGs). Discussions were committed to being change agents for health in built on the 2017 young academies’ statement their countries. They come from all regions of on the UN SDGs and also drew on IAP’s report the world and diverse societies at very different on ‘Improving Scientific Input to Global Policy­ stages in their economic development,” said Jo making’ (see pages 16­17), which lists specific Boufford, YPL Project Coordinator. recommendations for action by young acade­ mies. Participants were chosen by a committee of medical and scientific professionals, who re­ Meeting participants also exchanged best viewed the nominations received from IAP practices on science advice, outreach and com­ member academies and members of the M8 Al­ munication; discussed how to deal with de­ liance, a network of 25 leading international ac­ clining levels of academic freedom and trust in ademic health centres, universities and research science; and reviewed existing activities for at­ institutions. Annual Report 2019 25 SUP POR T I N G Y OU N G S C I E N T I S T S A N D PH YS ICIA N S “Effective health care and health policy During the workshop itself, participants ex­ leadership need effective leaders, but many plored the sources of leadership in an interac­ young professionals have to learn their leader­ tive session based on a case study, and became ship skills almost by trial and error as too few aware of the different leadership styles a leader countries are actually providing the necessary needs to know in order to collaborate with su­ training. The IAP YPL programme fills this periors, peers and followers. They also iden­ gap,” explained Peggy Hamburg, IAP Health tified their own prevailing leadership style, co­chair. delved into the complex processes of decision “The IAP YPLs will engage in peer­to­peer making, discussed their own leadership chal­ learning and join a network with whom to con­ lenges in peer­to­peer group consultations, tinue to share experiences and exchange best and had brainstorming sessions to prepare their practices after the workshop,” added Depei Liu, own session to be presented at the WHS. More­ IAP President and IAP Health co­chair. over, they visited the Bayer Science and Educa­ 26 Annual Report 2019 The 2019 IAP Young Physician Leaders cohort. S UP P O R T IN G YO UN G S CIE N T IS T S A N D P H Y S IC IAN S tion Foundation to take part in an interactive The WSF also saw the launch of the ‘Declara­ workshop on ‘Leading to Solutions’, and joined tion on the Guiding Principles of Young Acade­ Siemens Healthineers and Flying Health for a mies’, a direct outcome of the Fourth Worldwide roundtable on ‘The Potential of Digitization in Meeting of Young Academies in July 2019. With the Hospital Sector’. the GYA’s support, the network of young acad­ “To achieve something that is substantial emies continues to grow, from just a handful in we need diversity, because it will allow us to 2014 to currently more than 40 across all global consider varied perspectives, promote respect, regions. ◼ build critical thinking and also allow us to deal with conflict,” summed up Jaifred Christian Lo­ pez, a YPL nominated by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines. “We should be the leaders that we want to be in the future, and I believe that we, as Young Physician Leaders in healthcare, have a lot to contribute,” he added. The 24 YPLs of 2019 subsequently joined a network of 188 alumni from more than 50 coun­ tries, bringing the total to 212. The network aims to enable further communication between members of the group and facilitate information exchange and collaboration. The YPL programme is organised by IAP in collaboration with the European School of Man­ agement and Technology (ESMT Berlin) and supported by the Tides Foundation, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Bayer Sci­ ence & Education Foundation, with (in 2019) additional support from Siemens Healthineers. In 2019, the work of some YPL alumni has Xxxxxxxxxxxx been featured on the IAP website, including news dedicated to ‘Aidants, ces invisibles’, the new book of Hélène Rossinot (France) and about a Forbes article that features Edsel Salvana (Philippines), who was spotted during Infec­ tious Diseases Week dressed up as plague doctor in order to call attention to polio and measles outbreaks in the Philippines. At the World Science Forum The World Science Forum (WSF) on the theme ‘Science, Ethics and Responsibility’ was hosted in Budapest by the Hungarian Academy of Sci­ ences on 20­23 November 2019. However, IAP and the GYA kick­started their engagement with the event on 19 November by hosting a Science Leadership Workshop. The ac­ tivity was attended by 43 excellent young scien­ tists from around the world, who were invited to Budapest to discuss ethics in science, learn skills and creative approaches to solve problems, and discuss effective science communication. Partic­ ipants also collaborated on producing an ‘S.O.S. Booklet for Global Young Scholars’, a publication that will be released in 2020. Annual Report 2019 27 GLOBAL ACTIVITIES Biosecurity and Responsible Research The IAP General Assembly agreed to establish a Biosecurity Working Group in 2003. Its activities include working with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), as well as the promotion of responsible research practices, including through collaboration with the Organisation for the Prohibition if Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention nology: An experts meeting to inform the States As in previous years, in 2019 IAP participated Convention’, with more than 25 invited experts in the Meeting of Experts of the Biological and from some 20 countries. Yuri Nikolaichek (Bel­ Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), which ran arus), one of the Chairs of the BWC Meeting from 31 July to 2 August, and organised events in of Experts attended the workshop’s opening collaboration with the US National Academies of session. The aim of the meeting was to exam­ Science, Medicine and Engineering (NASEM). ine and test how a ‘framework’ and a ‘decision Parties of the Biological and Toxin Weapons On 1 August, IAP and NASEM hosted a work­ tree’ might be used to assess the potential risks shop on ‘Frameworks for Assessing the Risks associated with two hypothetical, but realistic, and Benefits of Advances in Science and Tech­ biotechnology research case examples. 28 Annual Report 2019 Participants of the IAP-NASEM workshop on ‘Frameworks for Assessing the Risks and Benefits of Advances in Science and Technology: An experts meeting to inform the States Parties of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention’. BIO S E CUR IT Y A N D R E S P O N S IBLE R ES E AR C H could work at the national or regional level, and the involvement of industry experts in working groups to assess risks. Such issues will be taken forward by IAP and NASEM as work in this area progresses. Later in the year, on 4 December, the BWC Meeting of States Parties took place, again in Geneva, Switzerland. On this occasion, IAP and NASEM organised another side event to mark the release of the summary report of the qual­ itative frameworks exercise and discuss ways in Through thought experiments undertaken Participants of the OPWC-IAP-TWAS workshop explored the dual-use technologies and responsible research practices in chemical and biological sciences. which such frameworks could support the BWC. by two parallel expert break­out groups, both groups came to similar conclusions regarding Early-career Scientists the risks associated with each scenario, inde­ A select group of early­career scientists from pendent of which method was used to assess around the world convened in Trieste, Italy, the implications of the hypothetical research. from 9­13 September 2019 for a workshop that Participants agreed, therefore, that both the explored dual­use technologies and responsi­ framework and the decision tree could be use­ ble research practices in chemical and biolog­ ful tools for the BWC States Parties, either in­ ical sciences. The workshop, managed by the dividually at the national level, or collectively Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical at the international level, to assess the risks of Weapons (OPCW), IAP, and The World Academy emerging biotechnologies. In a separate ses­ of Sciences (TWAS), was attended by more than sion, participants also discussed how to design 40 participants and speakers from 25 countries, a framework to assess the potential benefits of including 20 developing nations. any such research, with the aim of aiding any The workshop had three objectives: to seek decision­making process for comparing risks advice and solutions from scientists on issues and benefits. related to safety and security; to disseminate These workshop outcomes were presented to the culture of responsibility and ethics and in­ the BWC the following day: first during a side form scientists about any possible issue relat­ event organised by IAP and NASEM that was ed to their work; and to raise awareness among attended by some 60 participants, including scientists about policy and their potential pro­ representatives of the national delegations of active role in policymaking. India, the UK and the USA, and subsequently in In many countries, science students and ear­ the plenary session of the States Parties. Ques­ ly­career researchers are not routinely exposed tions raised by delegates of the States Parties to the issues of dual­use research, while facul­ included the possibility of assessing risks and ty reported that they rarely taught the subject. benefits simultaneously, how such frameworks Working with OPCW and TWAS in hosting such A session of the IAP-NASEM side event at the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Meeting of States Parties. Annual Report 2019 29 B I O S E CU R I T Y A ND R E S PO N S I B L E R E S E A R C H workshops (this was the third in a series) is part ence Council, ISC) and Tolu Oni (former co­chair of IAP’s effort to raise awareness among young of the Global Young Academy, GYA). scientists of responsible research practices and Discussions revolved around the ethical re­ the potential harmful uses of research that need sponsibilities of scientists and science policy to be avoided. – from the individual in the laboratory to the global scale. It was noted that research eth­ Microbial Threats in the Arctic ics have largely failed to keep pace with recent NASEM, together with the European Academies’ rapid scientific developments. Areas of concern Science Advisory Council (EASAC) and IAP, con­ include, for example, artificial intelligence and vened a workshop on ‘Arctic warming and mi­ synthetic biology. There is a need to set up sys­ crobial threats’ in Herrenhausen, Germany, tems for global participation to discuss emerg­ on 6­7 November 2019, with support from the ing technologies, to incentivise good ethical Volkswagen Foundation. The event brought to­ practices by industries and institutions, and gether an interdisciplinary, international group for global harmonisation and robust gover­ of researchers and public health officials to ex­ nance, argued Nath; while Schlegel noted that plore what is known and what critical knowl­ the scientific community has the responsibility edge gaps remain regarding existing and pos­ of showing that multilateral systems can work sible future risks of harmful infectious agents and that they do provide concrete answers to emerging from thawing permafrost and ice in current challenges to peace. ◼ the Arctic region. The workshop explored case studies of known, observed risks, such as the Arctic region anthrax outbreaks, and analysed other types of human and animal microbial health risks that have been discovered in snow/ice/permafrost envir­ onments or that could conceivably exist (e.g., smallpox and influenza). It also investigated key research needs, including critical tools for improving observation and surveillance to ad­ vance our understanding of these risks and aid in facilitating and implementing effective ear­ ly warning. Furthermore, it offered a chance to discuss collaboration opportunities, especially to facilitate cooperation on such efforts, build­ ing, wherever possible, upon existing pro­ grammes and platforms. The proceedings workshop will be published by IAP in 2020. World Science Forum Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 1999 World Conference of Science, the World Science Forum (WSF) returned to Budapest to be host­ ed by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences under the theme ‘Science, Ethics and Responsibility’. At the November 2019 event, IAP joined with the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan (RSS) to orga­ nise a session on ‘Science for Peace: Successes and Future Responsibilities’. Speakers included Nurcan Meral Ozel (Com­ prehensive Nuclear Test­Ban Treaty Organi­ zation, CTBTO), Jonathan Forman (Organisa­ tion for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW), Indira Nath (Indian National Science Academy), Flavia Schlegel (International Sci­ 30 Annual Report 2019 Regional Activities Association of Academies and Societies of Science in Asia (AASSA) 32 European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) 35 Inter-American Network of Academies of Science (IANAS) 38 Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) 40 REGIONAL ACTIVITIES Association of Academies and Societies of Science in Asia (AASSA) The Association of Academies and Societies of Science in Asia (AASSA), with the support and leadership of IAP, has been actively working to enhance collaboration and cooperation among academies, societies and scientists in Asia and Oceania. Since its inauguration in 2012, the Secretariat has been hosted by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST). AASSA works to accomplish and achieve its objectives by strengthening science­based pol­ icy advising capacity; recruiting new academy members; building the capacity of weak or in­ active members; and encouraging the participa­ tion of young scientists in AASSA activities. At the meeting, delegates agreed to launch AASSA serves as a forum to discuss and to of­ the new Committee on Science Education and fer advice on issues related to science and tech­ a Committee on Sustainability that will work nology, research and development, and the alongside the already established SHARE Com­ application of technology for socio­economic mittee and the Women in Science and Engineer­ advancement. The principal objective of AASSA ing (WISE) Committee. is to act as an organisation in Asia and Oceania which contributes to the development of the re­ Regional Workshops gion through science and technology. The cur­ In 2019, in collaboration with its members, rent membership stands at 32 national acade­ AASSA organised four regional workshops cov­ mies and societies of sciences from 30 countries ering a range of topics pertinent to the region and one regional academy of engineering and and to implement Sustainable Development technology. Goals (SDGs) such as SDG#2 (Zero Hunger), SDG#3 (Good Health and Well­being), SDG#9 AASSA Executive Board Meeting (Industries, Innovation and Infrastructure), The Executive Board Meeting of AASSA was SDG#11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), held on 23­24 September in Seoul, Korea. At the and SDG#17 (Partnerships for the Goals). meeting, participants agreed on the organisa­ tion’s ‘Strategic Objectives and Implementation Communicating Science Plan’. To fulfil its mission, AASSA focuses on five and Countering Misinformation major strategic objectives: Sustainable Devel­ Facing the new challenges of science communi­ opment in Asia (SDA); Science Education in Asia cation, AASSA believes it is imperative to prevent and Oceania; Women in Science, Technology, the spread of paid and fake news and propagan­ and Innovation; Science, Health, Agriculture, da, and that the scientific community needs to Risk and Environment (SHARE) Communica­ discuss these issues taking into account of both tion; and Economic and Social Advancement the practical and ethical dimensions. The spread through Science, Technology and Innovation. of misinformation has adverse repercussions 32 Annual Report 2019 A S S O C I A T I O N OF A CA DE M IE S A N D S O CIE T IE S O F S CIE N CE IN A S IA ( AAS S A) Group photo at the Executive Board Meeting of AASSA in Seoul, Korea. among all stakeholders, including researchers, Urbanisation in Asia scientists, science communicators, policy­mak­ Most industrialised or industrialising countries ers and the general public. have experienced both economic growth and To share, discuss, brainstorm and find solu­ urbanisation. Urban population growth has oc­ tions, AASSA, the Indian National Science Acad­ curred mainly through rural­to­urban migra­ emy (INSA), and CSIR­National Institute of tion, and from 2007, more than half of the glob­ Science Communication and Information Re­ al population has been living in cities. sources (NISCAIR) jointly organised a Regional Urbanisation and its consequences are es­ Workshop on ‘Science Breakthrough: Paid News, pecially relevant in low­ and middle­income Fake News and Ethics’ on 20­22 February 2019 countries. With the aim of examining the status in New Delhi, India. About 50 experts, including of urbanisation in Asian countries and to pre­ science communicators, policymakers and sci­ pare an analysis of major problems and their entists from seven Asian countries – China, In­ policy implications, the National Academy of dia, Indonesia, Nepal, South Korea, Thailand and Science of Sri Lanka (NASSL) organised a Re­ Vietnam – participated in the workshop. gional Workshop on ‘Managing Urbanisation The workshop concluded with participants in Asia’ jointly with AASSA and with financial agreeing to the adoption of a series of ten rec­ support from IAP. On 25­26 June 2019, 40 inter­ ommendations which were subsequently com­ national and national experts, including young municated to AASSA member academies and planners, convened in Colombo, Sri Lanka. These other stakeholders. Among these recommenda­ experts analysed the current status of urb­ tions was a call for more research into the dam­ anisation and industrialisation and developed age caused by fake science­related news. Also, a set of recommendations to promote sustain­ that there is an important role of science acade­ able urbanisation, including reforming national mies in communicating scientific developments state policies, ideally safeguarded by constitu­ to the public, especially children, as well as to tional reforms, to promote planned urbanisa­ promote stronger networking between differ­ tion rather than ad hoc planning. Participants ent stakeholders, including scientists and the also urged the use of science­based approaches media. in urban planning aligned with the SDGs, inc­ Annual Report 2019 33 ASSO CI A T I ON OF A C A D E M I E S A N D S O C I E T I ES O F S CIE N CE IN A S IA (A A S S A ) luding a consideration of the health and wellbe­ ing of urban populations. Complementary Medicine In order to shed light on the role of medici­ nal plants and complementary medicine in treating patients and to formulate new strate­ gies, a Regional Workshop on ‘Complementary Medicine as an Answer to Challenges Faced in Achieving Sustainable Goals in Health’ was or­ ganised jointly by the Pakistan Academy of Sci­ ences (PAS) and AASSA on 19­21 August 2019 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Discussions during the workshop covered topics such as complementa­ ry medicine and the SDGs; media and alterna­ tive medicine; land tenure and sustainable use of medicinal plants; and role of practitioners in maximising benefits of herbal medicine. Lec­ tures were presented by three international ex­ 23­24 September 2019 in Seoul, Korea. The aim perts together with 11 from Pakistan. A special of the workshop was to strengthen research in poster session also allowed invited young scien­ the fields of crop biotechnology on agriculture tists to showcase their work. production, human health and social security; The workshop concluded with the adoption of to increase international collaborations among a set of 12 recommendations, including a call for scientists and experts to develop reliable and existing regulations to strengthen safety, qual­ environmentally sustainable approaches for ity and effectiveness of traditional and comple­ agriculture; and to formulate recommenda­ mentary medical therapies and practices to be tions that may be submitted to concerned in­ reviewed and revised. In addition, participants stitutions and agencies both in Asia and other urged that suppliers of medicines based on nat­ regions to eventually provide high quality and ural products must ensure that harvesting of evidence­based science advice. the products is done sustainably if taken from Subsequently, the workshop was highlight­ wild populations, or that the source organism ed in an editorial and nine of the presentations is domesticated to meet demands. Finally, eff­ were published in the international electronic orts must be made to eliminate illegal trade in journal Plant Biotechnology Reports. In add­ endangered species targeted for their supposed ition, a series of six recommendations were health benefits. Such efforts should include an adopted by participants and communicated to awareness campaign about the lack of a scien­ AASSA member academies and other interested tific basis for any medical benefit of such prod­ parties. ucts as rhinoceros horn or pangolin scales. Sustainable Agriculture AASSA President’s Young Scientist Awards The continuing increase of the global popu­ To encourage and nurture young scientists, lation, combined with rapid industrialisation AASSA recognized the work of one promis­ in developing countries, puts global food and ing young scientist at the 41st Annual Scientific energy supplies under great strain. For these Meeting of the National Academy of Science and reasons, an understanding of how and to what Technology in Manila, Philippines (11 July 2019), extent climate change may affect agricultur­ and six young scientists at the AASSA­PAS al productivity is pivotal to designing ways to Workshop on ‘Complementary Medicine as an adapt to the impacts of climate change. One Answer to Challenges Faced in Achieving Sus­ such adaptation would be to promote the use of tainable Goals in Health’ in Islamabad, Pakistan new industrial crop varieties grown on marginal (20 August 2019). ◼ land. The Korean Academy of Sciences and Tech­ nology (KAST) and AASSA, therefore, collabo­ rated to organise a Regional Workshop on ‘Crop Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture’ on 34 Annual Report 2019 The poster competition at the AASSA-PAS Regional Workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan. REGIONAL ACTIVITIES European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) EASAC is IAP’s regional academy network for Europe, consisting of 28 national science academies from the 25 European Union Member States plus Norway, Switzerland and the UK. The pan-European academy Academia Europaea and the association of all academies in geographical Europe, ALLEA, are represented in EASAC’s governing body, the Council. The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) has observer status at the Council. importance not only to Member States, but also to its neighbouring countries. During 2019, EASAC’s ‘science for policy’ work gained good visibility at the EU level as well as traction in relevant scientific literature, with article publications in several high impact journals. The launch of the EASAC report on ‘Decarbonisation of Transport‘ in Brussels, Belgium, on 20 March 2019. EASAC was established in 2001 to provide ‘sci­ Highlights ence for policy’ in Europe, with a particular fo­ 2019 saw the publication of three substan­ cus on policy makers and opinion formers in the tial ‘science for policy’ documents by EASAC: institutions of the European Union (EU). The EU a report on the decarbonisation of transport, is the dominant political body in Europe, of key a report on climate change and health, and a Annual Report 2019 35 EURO P E A N A CA D E M I E S ’ S C I E N C E A D VI S O R Y CO UN CIL (E A S A C) Discussion of the EASAC report on ‘Climate Change and Health‘ at the European Parliament on 1 October 2019. The co-chairs of the EASAC working group on on ‘Climate Change and Health‘, Andy Haines and Volker ter Meulen, and the EASAC Programme Director, Robin Fears, are sitting on the left side of the stage. statement (together with FEAM) on traditional to further European policy­makers and opin­ Chinese medicine. Furthermore, EASAC deliv­ ion­formers. ered crucial follow­up work to science­based advice delivered in previous years, in particular Climate change and health based on the ‘Food and Nutrition Security and The EASAC report on climate change and health, Agriculture’ and ‘Forest Bioenergy’ projects. As ‘The Imperative of Climate Action to Protect well as the reports, nine articles were published Human Health in Europe’, was published in in various high­impact journals such as The June 2019 and received a lot of attention in Eur­ Lancet and Nature. Beyond this, EASAC held its ope and elsewhere. EASAC teamed up with the usual two General Assemblies (Council) and four European Parliament’s Research Service to or­ Presidium (Bureau) meetings per year, as well ganise a discussion event on the findings and as five meetings of its three Steering Panels, and recommendations of the report, held at the Lib­ six working group meetings of three different rary of the European Parliament in Brussels, projects. Last but not least, EASAC supported Belgium, at the beginning of October. The report the planning for the World Science Forum (held was presented by the working group co­chairs in Budapest, Hungary, in November 2019) and Andy Haines (UK) and Volker ter Meulen (Ger­ contributed five scientific sessions. many), and the EASAC Biosciences Programme In 2019, the Cyprus Academy of Science, Let­ Director, Robin Fears. Furthermore, in 2019, ters and Arts, just founded in 2018, became the EASAC actively contributed to the creation of newest EASAC member. the new global IAP project on ‘Climate Change and Health‘ (see pages 20­21) that has received Reports and Statements funding from the German Federal Minstry of of Decarbonisation of transport Education and Research (BMBF) and engages EASAC published its report ‘Decarbonisation of the other three IAP regional networks. Transport: Challenges and opportunities’ (DoT) in March 2019. The Brussels launch event as­ Traditional Chinese medicine sembled a number of influential policy­makers The joint statement by EASAC and FEAM on of the European Commission and Parliament, ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine’ (TCM), pub­ notably MEP Claude Turmes, a leading voice for lished in November 2019, was reported wide­ European energy transition. In early April, the ly in European and global media, with reports Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences hosted published in The Economist, The Guardian, L’Obs, an event in Berne, Switzerland, to discuss the Dagens Nyheter, South China Morning Post and recommendations of the report with the wid­ Deutschlandfunk among others. In this publi­ er public, led by Konstantinos Boulouchos of cation, the two organisations comment on the the ETH Zurich, the Chair of the DoT working move by the World Health Organization (WHO) group. The findings of the report were subse­ to list TCM as a medical treatment alongside quently communicated in a number of ways evidence­based therapies. This statement was 36 Annual Report 2019 The EASAC Council Meeting Helsinki, Finland. E U R O P E A N A CA DE M IE S ’ S CIE N CE A DV IS O R Y CO UN CIL ( E AS AC ) an opportunity to engage with new and differ­ InterAcademy Partnership Food and Nutrition ent audiences on the importance of evidence for Security and Agriculture Project’, Science & Dip­ public policies. lomacy (June 2019); ‘Transforming food sys­ tems to deliver healthy, sustainable diets—the Publications in Scientific Journals view from the world’s science academies’, The Publishing the outcome of EASAC’s reports in Lancet Planetary Health (Feb 2019). peer­reviewed, high­impact factor journals can lend credibility and give greater visibility to the Meetings and Member Academies policy recommendations that have been devel­ EASAC’s member academies are committed to oped. EASAC’s recommendations were discussed hosting many of the organisation’s import­ in the following contributions to scientific jour­ ant regular events. EASAC’s Council meetings nals in 2019: ‘Global food and nutrition security in 2019 were hosted by the Council of Finnish needs more and new science’, Science Advances Academies in Helsinki, Finland, in June, and (Dec 2019); ‘Globalization of Traditional Chi­ by the Croatian Academy of Sciences in Zagreb, nese Medicine: what are the issues for ensuring Croatia, in November. The meeting in Helsin­ evidence­based diagnosis and therapy?’, Journal ki was preceded by a half­day ‘Nordic­Bal­ of Internal Medicine (Nov 2019); ‘Urgent action tic­Meeting’ of representatives of the Estonian, is needed to protect human health from the in­ Danish, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwe­ creasing effects of climate change’, The Lancet gian and Swedish academies. It was also com­ Planetary Health (Aug 2019); ‘Serious mismatch­ plemented by a public discussion event Helsinki es continue between science and policy in forest city centre, with presentations and discussions bioenergy’, Global Change Biology – Bioenergy of the key messages from EASAC on forest bio­ (Aug 2019); ‘Win–wins for health and climate’, energy and on climate change and health. Nature (July 2019); ‘Scientific opportunities for The Energy Steering Panel was hosted by the nutrition security’, The Lancet Correspondence Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences in March (June 2019); ‘Food systems for delivering nu­ and held a second meeting in October in Brus­ tritious and sustainable diets: Perspectives from sels, Belgium. The Environment Steering Panel the global network of science academies’, Global were hosted by the Slovenian Academy of Sci­ Food Security (June 2019); ‘New Models for Sci­ ences and Arts in April and by the Slovak Acad­ ence Diplomacy Transcending Boundaries: The emy of Sciences in October. The Biosciences Steering Panel held its meeting in October, in Brussels, Belgium. Each of the two meetings of the active working groups ‘Packaging Plastics in the Circular Economy’ and ‘Regenerative Med­ icine’ were held in Brussels, Belgium. The two working group meetings of ‘Changes in Ocean Circulation’ were held in Bergen, Norway. The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences supported the annual Strategy Meeting of the EASAC Bu­ reau. By hosting such meetings, EASAC member academies are providing much appreciated in­ kind support to the activities of EASAC and IAP. World Science Forum Together with IAP, EASAC is one of the partner organisations supporting the Hungarian Acad­ emy of Sciences and UNESCO in organising the bi­annual World Science Forum (WSF). In Nov­ ember 2019, EASAC contributed five thematic sessions to the WSF, on topics related to food and nutrition security and agriculture, clim­ ate change and health, the decarbonisation of transport, and regenerative medicine. ◼ Annual Report 2019 37 REGIONAL ACTIVITIES Inter-American Network of Academies of Science (IANAS) IANAS is a network of 21 academies of science and three scientific organisations. Its mission is to strengthen science communities in the Americas through capacity building and to provide an independent source of science policy advice to governments and the public on key challenges for the future of the region. General Assembly The general assembly of IANAS, held on 26­27 May 2019, was generously hosted by the Colom­ bian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences in Bogotá, Colombia. It was attended by representatives from 22 academies of the Amer­ icas who also participated, with both national and international speakers, in the celebrations of the 83rd anniversary of one of Colombia’s largest financial conglomerates, the Grupo Boli­ var, on 28 May. During the general assembly, Jeremy Mc­ emy of Sciences. The new Executive Director of IANAS is Beatriz Capputo. Neil (Royal Society of Canada) was re­elected The collected assembly acknowledged the as co­chair for a second term and Helena Nad­ excellent contributions of Juan Asenjo during er (Brazilian Academy of Sciences) was elected his two mandates as co­chair of IANAS, and of to replace the outgoing Juan Asenjo (Chilean Adriana De la Cruz during her time as executive Academy of Sciences). The following academies director of IANAS at the Mexican academy. were elected to the new Executive Committee: Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Water Programme Naturales (Buenos Aires), Academia de Ciencias The IANAS Water Programme held its annual Médicas, Físicas y Naturales de Guatemala, Mex­ meeting on 10­11 December 2019 at the Beck­ ican Academy of Sciences, Academia Nacional de man Center in Irvine, California, USA. This was Ciencias de Peru, the Caribbean Academy of Sci­ attended by 11 focal points, with five more par­ ences and the US National Academy of Sciences. ticipating remotely during a summary session at The Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Argentina the end of the meeting. The meeting focused on (Cordoba) generously agreed to host the IANAS the development and preparation of a strategic Secretariat, taking over from the Mexican Acad­ plan to guide the water programme through an 38 Annual Report 2019 The IANAS Water Programme meeting in California, USA. I N T E R- A M E R ICA N N E T W O R K O F A CA DE M IE S O F S CIE N CE ( IAN AS ) The IANAS Water Programme meeting in California, USA. era with less support anticipated from previous Risks and Opportunities’ publication mentioned sources. One important outcome of the meeting above. was to identify future locations of annual meet­ The WfS group also updated the IANAS mem­ ings and efforts for involving the various coun­ bership census. Results of a questionnaire sent try academies more fully in the activities of the to all academies show a moderate improvement IANAS Water Programme. in numbers of women being elected and holding More concretely, the Water Programme final­ executive positions – but there is still a long way ised and arranged for the publication of several to go before the goal of gender parity is reached. documents in 2019, including ‘Water Quality in The biographies of women scientists are still the Americas: Risks and Opportunities’ pub­ being collected from academies that did not lished in both Spanish and English. Copies were participate in the earlier IANAS biography pro­ sent to all 21 country focal points and received ject (2013) and several academies are commit­ wide distribution thanks to a series of special ted to producing videos of women scientists and events organised by the academies to launch the students in various stages of their programmes. book on 22 March, World Water Day. Furthermore, there was a decision to change the scope of a project initially looking at ‘Women Women for Science Programme Scientists as Entrepreneurs’ to ‘Women Scien­ The Women for Science (WfS) Programme held a tists as Leaders’ in order to include a wide var­ successful meeting on 13­14 August 2019, host­ iety of fields, such as journalism, politics and ed in Bogotá, Colombia, by the Colombian acad­ sports. Each country will prepare a text on a emy. To be more effective with available funds, a woman scientific leader who has developed a plan was developed to encourage each academy successful career outside academia, with the to undertake more local activities designed to goal of producing a publication for general dis­ increase female membership and promote the tribution. The group also decided to continue awareness of the importance of women in sci­ presenting the Anneke Levelt Sengers Prize ev­ ence. This has resulted in several academies es­ ery two years, with the next call to be launched tablishing special commissions to promote the in 2020. ◼ participation of women in science and to orga­ nise scientific meetings and networks of wom­ en scientists and speakers. The members of the WfS Programme also contributed an important chapter on ‘Gender, Women and the Quality of Water’ to the ‘Water Quality in the Americas: Annual Report 2019 39 REGIONAL ACTIVITIES Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) The Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) was established in 2001 in Nairobi, Kenya, and is the affiliate network for IAP in Africa. NASAC is a consortium of 28 merit-based science academies in Africa that aspires to make the ‘voice of science’ heard by policy and decision makers within Africa and worldwide. NASAC is dedicated to enhancing the capacity of existing national science academies and supports the creation of new academies in countries in Africa where none exist. In 2019, NASAC activities were towards Achieving Sustainable both intense and informative. Development Goal 11 in Africa’ Its internal processes were also (SCiLeD) (Lagos, Nigeria); ‘In­ streamlined and existing part­ tegration of Housing and Health nerships strengthened. Policies for Inclusive, Sustain­ able African Cities’ (Cape Town, Integrated Research South Africa); ‘Transforming The ‘Leading Integrated Re­ Cities in a Changing Climate’ search for Agenda 2030 in Afri­ (Cape Town, South Africa); and ca’ (LIRA2030 Africa) initiative, ‘Co­creating an Urban Frame­ implemented work for Localised Norms on in partnership between NASAC and the International Science Sustainable Energy’ (Kampala, Uganda). Council (ISC) with support from the Swedish cy (Sida), awards grants to early career African Engaging Academies on SDG and AU Processes researchers undertaking trans­disciplinary re­ NASAC participated in a workshop on Sustain­ search. The project is currently supporting 28 able Development Goal 6 (SDG#6, water and grantees. sanitation) that was hosted by the Academy International Development Cooperation Agen­ On 25­28 March 2019, the Scientific Adviso­ of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 23­24 ry Committee (SAC) meeting and the LIRA2030 July 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa. During the Annual Research Forum were held at the Uni­ workshop, NASAC learned first­hand from the versité Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal. Ad­ process of deliberations with policymakers on ditionally, an intensive training workshop on how to engage and enhance the value of science trans­disciplinary research was held on 18­19 academies in the delivery of the United Nations November in Accra, Ghana, together with a SDG Agenda 2030 in Africa and the African project coaching workshop on 20­22 Novem­ Union (AU) Agenda 2063. At the event, NASAC ber. NASAC also organised site­visits to four also presented its policymakers’ booklet on the supported projects and confirmed that they ‘Grand Challenge of Water Security in Africa’ were making sustained headway in persuad­ and moderated discussions on how to engage ing African cities to deal with urban challenges with policymakers on the continent, focusing through the science­community­policy nexus. on how the booklet maps onto the SDG#6 tar­ The projects visited are undertaking research gets and indicators. The IAP report ‘Harnessing on: ‘Standardising City­level Data­gathering Science, Engineering and Medicine to Address 40 Annual Report 2019 N E T W O R K O F A F R ICA N S CIE N CE A CA DE M IE S ( N AS AC ) shared. Additionally, and in pursuit of knowl­ edge co­creation, young scientists and relevant stakeholders from both public and private sec­ tors will be included. The publication will com­ plement existing initiatives, provide advice rath­ er than prescribing recommendations, and refer to the economic cost of different policy alterna­ tives, including inaction. Academy Development Initiative Globally, there are currently only 13 academies of science in the 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs). To address this issue, NASAC is part­ nering with the UN Technology Bank for LDCs to undertake sub­regional consultations on the need to support existing academies and estab­ lish new ones in African LDCs. This initiative facilitated four consultation fora held in Ugan­ da (2­3 September), Guinea (9­10 September), Madagascar (18­19 September), and Mauritania Students at the Third Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp and Teacher Workshop in Nanning, China. Africa’s Challenges: The Role of African National (25­26 September). The programme intends to Academies’ was also launched at this event (see strengthen the existing academies of science page 17). and support the creation academies in LDCs Prior to the meeting, on 22 July, the NASAC where they currently do not exist. The eventu­ Board met with the African Scientific Research al success of such academies will be determined and Innovation Council (ASRIC), to discuss, by their ability to devise policies, form part­ among other issues, the relationship between nerships and encourage interactions at all lev­ the two bodies. NASAC and ASRIC will aim to els of science, technology and innovation (STI) find ways to collaborate, synchronise and syn­ in their nations and regions. This programme thesise their actions in order to create lasting builds on work already done by IAP under the impact, and develop solutions that support ‘Improving Scientific Input to Global Policy­ policymaking. Being a research council for Af­ making’ project and complements the competi­ rica, ASRIC will support scientists and research tive capacity building grants provided by NASAC groups through scholarly publishing, provision supported by funding from IAP. In this regard, a of internships, and issuance of grants, prizes grant to the Ugandan National Academy of Sci­ and awards. ences supported the undertaking of a consensus study and publication of a policy brief on urban­ Climate Change and Health isation in Africa, while a grant to the Botswana NASAC participated in the kick­off meeting of Academy of Sciences enabled the purchase of IT the IAP project on ‘Climate Change and Health’ equipment and office furniture, as well as to de­ held in Halle, Germany, on 3­5 November 2019. velop its forthcoming website. NASAC used this opportunity to build on its pre­ vious work on two policymakers’ booklets that Science Education addressed ‘Changing Disease Patterns in Africa’ The Third Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp and ‘Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience and Teacher Workshop was held in Nanning, in Africa’. The Africa report on ‘Climate Change China, on 24­30 September 2019. Participation and Health’ will focus on the severe impacts of was drawn from students, science teachers, and climate change on the African continent, given officers of science and education administra­ that a large proportion of agricultural production tions, totaling nearly 300 people from 35 coun­ is rain­fed. Through this report, due to be pub­ tries and international organisations from Asia, lished in 2021, NASAC hopes to promote better Europe, Africa, the Americas and Oceania. The livelihood options for all, and to improve coor­ theme was ‘Openness for Fusion and Innovation dination between different sectors. The report for Development’. Through NASAC’s involve­ will highlight several case studies from which ment, the Nanning event had representation lessons learned can be drawn and success stories from Kenya (2 teachers, 5 students), Tunisia (2 Annual Report 2019 41 N ETW OR K OF A F R I C A N S C I E N C E A C A D E M I ES (N A S A C) teachers, 5 students), Uganda (2 teachers, 5 stu­ progress and prosperity, stating that all the as­ dents) and Zimbabwe (1 student and 1 teacher). pects of our lives are now ruled by science, tech­ During the event, many students were award­ nology and innovation. Group photo at AMASA-15. ed medals in various categories. NASAC hopes eventually to be able to host a similar initiative General Assembly to promote science education in Africa (see also The NASAC General Assembly (GA) meeting was page 24). held on 15 November in Accra, Ghana, hosted by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. In Annual Meeting of African Science Academies attendance were representatives from 19 out The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of African Sci­ ports, audits, finances and the budget for 2020 ence Academies (AMASA­15) was hosted by the were presented and subsequently approved by Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) the GA. Members also endorsed the member­ in Accra, Ghana, on 13­16 November 2019. The ship applications from the Burundi Academy of theme of the meeting was ‘Science, Technolo­ Sciences and Technology (BAST) and the Tuni­ gy and Innovation for Food Security and Pover­ sia Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. These ty Alleviation in Africa: The role of academies’. new NASAC members are now being encouraged More than 100 participants from 22 countries to apply for full IAP membership. The meeting attended the event, representing governments, also elected a new Board of NASAC with Mahou­ academies, universities and research institu­ ton Norbert Hounkonnou (Benin) as the new tions. Besides the scientific sessions, there were president. ◼ also interactive collaborative­learning ses­ sions, which provided an opportunity for the academies to learn from each other. The topics covered were ‘Science Diplomacy’, ‘Bringing Science to the Public’, ‘Science Agenda for Ag­ riculture’ and ‘Harnessing SEM to address Afri­ ca’s Challenges’. AMASA­15 was officially opened by H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President of the Re­ public of Ghana, and the Honorable Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innova­ tion, Kwabena Frimpong­Boateng. In his open­ ing remarks, President Akufo Addo emphasized the key role the African academies have in mov­ ing their countries onto the path of sustained 42 Annual Report 2019 of NASAC’s 27 member academies. Activity re­ Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo, President of Ghana, at AMASA-15. Appendices Members of the InterAcademy Partnership 44 IAP Financial Summary, 2019 46 Member Contributions 49 Standing Committees 50 Meetings Supported in 2019 52 Publications Supported by IAP in 2019 54 Publications Supported by IAP in 2018 56 Publications Supported by IAP in 2017 58 Secretariat 60 APPENDICES Members of the InterAcademy Partnership 1. Afghanistan Academy of Sciences 37. 2. Albanian Academy of Sciences 38. Academy of Sciences of Ecuador 3. Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Fiscas y Naturales 39. Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt de la Republica Argentina 40. Estonian Academy of Sciences 4. Academia National de Ciencas, Cordoba, Argentina 41. 5. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires, Argentina 42. Council of Finnish Academies 6. National Academy of Sciences of Armenia 43. Académie des Sciences, Institut de France 7. Academy of Medical Sciences of Armenia 44. Académie Nationale de Médecine, France 8. Australian Academy of Science 45. Académie des Technologies, France 9. Austrian Academy of Sciences 46. Georgian National Academy of Sciences 10. Bangladesh Academy of Sciences 47. Georgian Academy of Medical Sciences 11. National Academy of Sciences of Belarus 48. Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities 12. Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium 49. German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina 13. Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine 50. Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences 14. Benin National Academy of Sciences and Arts 51. 15. Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia 52. Academia de Ciencias Medicas, Fisicas y Naturales 16. Academia Boliviana de Medicina 17. Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina 53. National Academy of Sciences of Honduras 18. Brazilian Academy of Sciences 54. Hungarian Academy of Sciences 19. Academia Nacional de Medicina, Brazil 55. Indian National Science Academy 20. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 21. National Academy of Sciences of Burkina Faso Academia de Ciencias de la Republica Dominicana Ethiopian Academy of Sciences Academy of Athens, Greece de Guatemala 56. National Academy of Medical Sciences, India 57. Indonesian Academy of Sciences 22. Cameroon Academy of Sciences 58. Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran 23. Royal Society of Canada 59. Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences 24. Canadian Academy of Health Sciences 60. Royal Irish Academy 25. Academia Chilena de Ciencias 61. 26. Academia Chilena de Medicina 62. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy 27. Chinese Academy of Sciences 63. Accademia Nazionale di Medicina, Italy 28. Chinese Academy of Engineering 64. Science Council of Japan 29. Academia Sinica, Taiwan, China 65. Royal Scientific Society, Jordan 30. Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical & Natural Sciences 66. National Academy of Sciences of the Republic 31. 33. of Kazakhstan Academia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia 32. Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities 67. Kenya National Academy of Sciences 68. Korean Academy of Science and Technology 34. Cuban Academy of Sciences 69. National Academy of Medicine of Korea 35. Czech Academy of Sciences 70. National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea 36. Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters 71. 44 Annual Report 2019 Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts M E M BE R S O F T H E IN T E R A CA DE M Y P A R T NE R S H IP 72. National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic 73. Latvian Academy of Sciences 108. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 109. Academy of Science of South Africa 74. Lebanese Academy of Sciences 110. Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Spain 75. Lithuanian Academy of Sciences 111. National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka 76. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts 112. Sudanese National Academy of Sciences 77. Madagascar’s National Academy of Arts, Letters and 113. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Sciences 114. Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences 78. Academy of Sciences Malaysia 115. Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan 79. Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology 116. Tanzania Academy of Sciences 80. Mexican Academy of Sciences 117. Thai Academy of Science and Technology 81. National Academy of Medicine of Mexico 118. Turkish Academy of Sciences 82. Academy of Sciences of Moldova 119. Uganda National Academy of Sciences 83. Mongolian Academy of Sciences 120. National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 84. Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts 121. Academy of Medical Sciences, UK 85. Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Morocco 122. Royal Society, UK 86. Academy of Science of Mozambique 123. US National Academy of Sciences 87. Nepal Academy of Science and Technology 124. US National Academy of Medicine 88. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 125. National Academy of Sciences of Uruguay 89. Royal Society of New Zealand ­ Te Apārangi 126. Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences 90. Nicaraguan Academy of Sciences 127. Pontificia Academia Scientiarvm, Vatican 91. Nigerian Academy of Science 92. Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters 128. Academia de Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales de Venezuela 93. Pakistan Academy of Sciences 129. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Venezuela 94. Palestine Academy for Science and Technology 130. Zambia Academy of Sciences 95. Academia Nacional de Ciencias del Perú 131. Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences 96. Academia Nacional de Medicina del Perú 132. African Academy of Sciences 97. National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines 133. Caribbean Academy of Sciences 98. Polish Academy of Sciences 134. European Academy of Sciences and Arts 99. Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa, Portugal 135. Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) 100. Romanian Academy 136. Global Young Academy 101. Academy of Medical Sciences of Romania 137. Islamic World Academy of Sciences 102. Russian Academy of Medical Sciences 138. Latin American Academy of Sciences 103. Russian Academy of Sciences 139. TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences 104. Académie des Sciences et Techniques du Sénégal 140. World Academy of Art and Science 105. Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 106. Singapore National Academy of Sciences 107. Slovak Academy of Sciences Annual Report 2019 45 APPENDICES IAP Financial Summary, 2019 The total amount of funds received by IAP Sci­ National Science Museum in Bangkok; the Hun­ ence and IAP Health (via the Trieste secretari­ garian Academy of Sciences kindly hosted IAP at) for activities in 2019 was USD 812,972. With representatives and a group of some 40 young USD 800,826 brought forward from the previ­ scientists at the World Science Forum in Buda­ ous year, this meant an operating budget of USD pest; the Vietnam Young Academy, which was 1,613,798. the official host academy of the World Wide The main contribution was from the Italian Meeting of Young Academies (WWMYA); and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (USD 747,725). Addi­ the Academy of Science of South Africa, which tional contributions were received from the US hosted an event at which an IAP on the Sustain­ National Academy of Sciences, the World Health able Development Goals (SDGs) was launched. Summit Foundation, and the Swiss Academy of Arts and Sciences. The total amount of funds received by IAP Policy (via the Washington DC secretariat) in IAP Health activities leveraged additional funding from the UK Academy of Medical Scien­ ces and the Bayer Science and Education Foun­ dation. 2019 was USD 414,824. Income primarily came Special thanks are also due to the various from the US National Academies of Sciences, academies that hosted events of IAP’s regional Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) as host of networks, the Indian National Science Acade­ the IAP Policy secretariat, and grants for two my, KAST, the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, studies from the Carnegie Corporation of New and the National Academy of Science of Sri Lan­ York through the Institute for Advanced Study. ka for AASSA; the Croatian Academy of Sciences, In addition, it is estimated that member acad­ the Council of Finnish Academies, the Slove­ emies and regional affiliated networks con­ nian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Slovak tributed more than USD 1,000,000 by leverag­ Academy of Sciences, and the Swiss Academies ing funds for activities from other donors, and of Arts and Sciences for EASAC; for IANAS, the through in in­kind support for the organisation Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Nat­ and hosting of conferences and workshops, tra­ ural Sciences, which hosted the IANAS general vel support for their representatives to IAP and assembly, and the Academia Nacional de Ciencias other events, the publication of reports, as well de Argentina (Cordoba), which has generous­ as the provision of staff time. ly agreed to take over the hosting of the IANAS In 2019, special mention should be made of secretariat; and for NASAC, the Academy of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology Science of South Africa, and the Ghana Acade­ (KAST) for hosting the IAP conference and Gen­ my of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), which hosted eral Assembly in Songdo, Korea. In addition, the the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of African Science Science Education Programme’s Global Coun­ Academies (AMASA 15) and the NASAC general cil and policy forum were hosted by Thailand’s assembly. 46 Annual Report 2019 IA P F IN A N CIA L S UM M A R Y , 2 0 19 IAP Science and IAP Health Financial Summary, 2019 INCOME1 2019 (in USD) Balance brought forward 01.01.2019 800,825.90 1) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy 747,724.88 2) National Academy of Sciences, USA 25,000.00 3) World Health Summit Foundation, Germany 6,600.66 4) Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences 4,996.90 5) Interest 28,650.00 TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE 2019 (in USD) 1,613,798.34 Approved Budget Spent 1) Scientific Projects 1.1) New Projects 85,000 75,033.68 260,000 225,261.82 1.3) Policy collaboration with IAC 46,000 51,000.00 1.4) Fundraising for new activities 130,260 65,261.93 Sub­Total for (1) 521,260 416,557.43 80,000 61,274.53 1.2) Regional Network Programmes 2) Meetings and Conferences 2.1) Executive Committee Meetings/GA Conference/Travels 2.2) Conference for Young Scientists 10,000 14,300.00 208,889 53,835.83 2.3.1) World Health Summit Workshop 46,900 22,517.74 2.3.2) World Health Assembly alumni Mtg 40,000 2.3.3) Web networking 15,000 2.3.4) Communication Costs 90,000 22,156.03 2.3.5) Staff cost 16,989 9,162.06 Sub­Total for (2) 298,889 129,410.36 2.3) Young Physician Leaders 3) Publications 3.1) Website 4,000 3.2) Other publications 15,000 6,653.42 Sub­Total for (3) 19,000 6,653.42 4) Operational Expenses 4.1) Staff and Consultant Costs 638,400 346,438.16 4.1.1) General Staff Costs 343,000 286,352.85 4.1.2) Strengthening Staff Cost 295,400 60,085.31 10,000 5,285.13 5,000 980.16 4.2) Staff travels 4.3) Communications 4.4) Office and Other Supplies 5,000 5,340.23 15,000 15,000.00 Sub­Total for (4) 673,400 373,043.68 Management Costs 105,878 64,796.60 1,618,427 990,461.49 4.5) ICTP services 1 All contributions are expressed in US dollars and have been converted using the UN official rate of exchange in effect at the time the contributions were received. TOTAL EXPENDITURE Savings on prior years’ obligations 103,044.55 Excess (Shortfall) of income over expenditure 726,381.40 Reserve Fund2 Amount available at the beginning of period Transfer from IAP account 2 The purpose of the Reserve Fund is to cover the end of service entitlements of IAP staff. End of service entitlements Reserve Fund balance end of period 177,301.51 0.00 0.00 177,301.51 Annual Report 2019 47 I AP F I N A NCI A L S U M M A R Y, 2 01 9 IAP Policy Financial Summary, 20191 The total amount of funds received by IAP Policy Goals’, and ‘Harnessing Science, Engineering, in 2019 was USD $414,824. Income came from and Medicine to Address Africa’s Challenges’, the US National Academies of Sciences, Engi­ IAP for Science’s contribution for the costs of neering and Medicine (NASEM) as host of the the InterAcademy Partnership website, and IAP IAP Policy secretariat, the Carnegie Corporation Policy indirect charges. A small amount came of New York through the Institute for Advanced from royalties earned on the book, ‘Doing Glob­ Study to support the projects ‘Improving Sci­ al Science: A guide to responsible conduct in the entific Input to Global Policymaking: Strate­ global research enterprise’. gies for Attaining the Sustainable Development INCOME (in USD) Beginning Balance 496,450 US NASEM contribution 292,763 Projects and administration 121,000 Book royalties Other Income TOTAL INCOME 195 866 414,824 EXPENDITURES (in USD) Project expenses 432,750 Operational expenses 1) Staff salaries 119,567 2) Website and public information 50,300 3) Non­project travel 4) Professional fees 5) Miscellaneous 48 494 53,122 643 6) Administration 150,457 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 807,333 Excess (shortfall) of income over expenditure 103,941 Annual Report 2019 1 Sources for report include: Marcum LLP and NASEM finance staff. APPENDICES Member Contributions Member Contributions to IAP’s Fundraising Campaign and Voluntary Membership Dues (2013-present) Project Support • Australian Academy of Science • Bangladesh Academy of Sciences • Council of Finnish Academies • Georgian National Academy of Sciences poldina, for example, manages funds from the • IAP projects are also being implemented by var­ ious partners. The German National Science Academy, Leo­ German Federal Ministry of Education and Re­ search for the IAP ‘Climate Change and Health’ project (see pages 20­21), as well as leading (GAS) the project on ‘Arctic Warming and Microbial Union of German Academies of Sciences Threats’ (see page 30). and Humanities • Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina • • Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities • Korean Academy of Science and Technology Academy of Athens, Greece • In-kind Support IAP would like to thank its many member acad­ emies that have contributed to its fundrais­ ing campaign, have provided voluntary mem­ bership contributions, or that have provided (KAST) in­kind support. Without this buy­in from the National Academy of Science and members, IAP activities would have much less Technology, Korea (NAST) visibility and impact around the globe. • Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Morocco • Academy of Medical Sciences of Romania • Académie National des Sciences et Techniques du Senegal • Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) • Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) • Royal Society, UK • US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) • Academia Nacional de Ciencias del Uruguay Annual Report 2019 49 APPENDICES Standing Committees InterAcademy Partnership Steering Committee • Volker ter Meulen, Germany (IAP President) • Depei Liu, China (IAP President and co­chair IAP Health) • Margaret (Peggy) A. Hamburg, USA (co­chair IAP Health) • Krishan Lal, India (co­chair IAP Science) • Cherry Murray, USA (co­chair IAP Science) • Richard Catlow, UK (co­chair IAP Policy) • Masresha Fetene, Ethiopia (co­chair IAP Policy) • Michael T. Clegg, USA (IAP Treasurer) IAP Health Executive Committee • Margaret (Peggy) A. Hamburg, USA (co­chair) • Depei Liu, China (co­chair) • Academia Nacional de Medicina, Argentina, Jorge Alberto Neira • • Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Lai­Meng Looi • Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Helena Bonciani Nader • Council of Finnish Academies, Jukka H. Meurman • German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy, Guido Forni Wolfgang Holzgreve In addition to the Steering Committee members, the following individuals, representing the IAP regional networks, make up the InterAcademy Partnership Board • Yoo Hang Kim, South Korea (Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia, AASSA) • Christina Moberg, Sweden (European Academies’ Science Advisory Council, EASAC) • Helena Bonciani Nader, Brazil (Inter­American Network • Académie Nationale de Médecine, France, Patrice Debré • Hassan II Academy of Science & Technology, Morocco, Rajae El Aouad • Nigerian Academy of Science, Sonny Folorunso Kuku Ex­officio member: • The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Mohamed H. A. Hassan of Academies of Science, IANAS) • Mahouton Hounkonnou, Benin (Network of African Science Academies, NASAC) IAP Science Executive Committee • Krishan Lal, India (co­chair) • Cherry Murray, USA (co­chair) • Academia Chilena de Ciencias, Juan A. Asenjo • Académie des Sciences, France, Olivier Pironneau • Academy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jafar Towfighi • • • • • • • • Richard Catlow, UK (co­chair) Masresha Fetene, Ethiopia (co­chair) African Academy of Sciences, Felix Dapare Dakora Australian Academy of Science, John Shine Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Luiz Davidovich Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tao Zhang Académie des Sciences, France, Pierre Corvol German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, Gerald Haug Darian • • African Academy of Sciences, Felix Dapare Dakora • Australian Academy of Science, Elaine Sadler • Ethiopian Academy of Science, Tsige Gebre­Mariam • German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy, Gianfranco Pacchioni Bärbel Friedrich • Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Min­Koo Han • • Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, Ruba Al Zubi Nigerian Academy of Science, Mosto Onuoha Ex­officio member: • The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Mohamed H. A. Hassan 50 IAP Policy Board Annual Report 2019 • • Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy, Giorgio Parisi • Science Council of Japan, Juichi Yamagiwa • Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, HRH Princess Sumaya Indian National Science Academy, Ajay K. Sood bint El Hassan • Mexican Academy of Sciences, José Luis Morán López • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Wim Van Saarloos • • National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka, Ranjith Nigerian Academy of Science, Mosto Onuoha Mahindapala • The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Mohamed H. A. Hassan S T A N DIN G CO M MITTE E S Ex­Officio Member: • International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS), Ruth David Observers: • U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Marcia McNutt • International Science Council (ISC), Heide Hackmann Science for Poverty Eradication Committee • Luiz Davidovich, Brazilian Academy of Sciences (chair) • Lai Meng Looi, IAP Health • Aya Abe, AASSA • Aishah Bidin, AASSA • Richard Catlow, EASAC • Peter Fritz, EASAC • Ricardo Paes de Barros, IANAS • Judith Teichman, IANAS • Yousuf Maudarbocus, NASAC • Ratemo Michieka, NASAC • Robert Lepenies, GYA Science Education Programme (SEP) Global Council • Wafa Skalli, Morocco (chair) • Mustafa El Tayeb, Sudanese National Academy of Science (immediate past chair) • Carlos Bosch, Mexican Academy of Sciences • Edgar González, Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre, Colombia • Aphiya Hathayatham, National Science Museum, Thailand • Norbert Hounkonnou, Benin National Academy of Sciences • R. Indarjani, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking: Strategies for Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals Working Group Members • Eva Alisic, Australia (co­chair) • Jinghai Li, China (co­chair) • Michael Barber, Australia • Peter Fritz, Germany • Norichika Kanie, Japan • Muhammad Saidam, Jordan • Francisco José Sánchez­Sesma, Mexico • Rajae El Aouad, Morocco • Robert Scholes, South Africa • Keto E. Mshigeni, Tanzania • Sandy Harrison, United Kingdom Harnessing Science, Engineering and Medicine to Address Africa’s Challenges Working Group Members • Robin Crewe, South Africa (co­chair) • Oyewale Tomori, Nigeria (co­chair) • T.J. Higgins, Australia • Norbert Hounkonnou, Benin • Sameh Soror, Egypt • Odile Macchi, France • Peter Fritz, Germany • Eric Odada, Kenya • Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, Morocco • Himla Soodyall, South Africa • Guéladio Cissé, Switzerland • Keto E. Mshigeni, Tanzania • Richard Catlow, UK • Cato Laurencin, USA Organization (SEAMEO), Indonesia • Lena Kjellén, Uppsala University, Sweden • Lazzat Kussainova, International Centre for Scientific Collaborations, Kazakhstan • Carol O’Donnell, Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), USA • Daniel Rouan, Fondation La main à la pâte, France • Manzoor H. Soomro, ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF), Pakistan Annual Report 2019 51 APPENDICES Meetings Supported in 2019 January May • • Halle, Germany, International Conference and Washington DC, USA, IANAS Executive Committee Meeting, 14­15 January 2019 • Tunis, Tunisia, CESAME workshop, 21­25 January 2019 • Trieste, Italy, IAP Secretariat Meeting, 28­29 January 2019 Anniversary Annual General Meeting of the Global Young Academy, 29 April ­ 3 May 2019 • Brussels, Belgium, EASAC Bureau meeting, 7­8 March 2019 • Pretoria, South Africa, GYA Science Advice for Policy February • Washington DC, USA, ‘Transforming Food Systems to Deliver Healthy, Sustainable Diets: The view from the world’s science academies’, 14 February 2019 • Washington DC, USA, AAAS conference session on Workshop, 25­27 March 2019 • Santiago, Chile, Education on Climate Change, 6­10 May 2019 • Nairobi, Kenya, second workshop for the project ‘Neonicotinoids and their impact on ecosystem services ‘Food and Nutrition Security: Scientific partnerships for agriculture and biodiversity in Africa’ at ICIPE, and opportunities’, 15 February 2019 13­15 May 2019 • New Delhi, India, AASSA­INSA­NISCAIR Regional Workshop ‘Science Breakthrough: Paid News, Fake News & Ethics’, 20­22 February 2019 • Bogotá, Colombia, IANAS General Assembly, 26­27 May 2019 • Bergen, Norway, EASAC Working Group meeting ‘Changes in Ocean Circulation’, 27 May 2019 March • Brussels, Belgium, launch of the EASAC report on ‘Decarbonisation of Transport’, 20 March 2019 • • • London, UK, UK AMS­IAP workshop on ‘Achieving Universal Health Coverage in LMICs: The role of quality of care research’, 29­30 May 2019 Dakar, Senegal, NASAC­ISC ‘Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa (LIRA2030 Africa)’ Scientific June Advisory Committee Meeting, • Cape Town, South Africa, CESAME teacher­training 25­28 March 2019 workshop and AEMASE Steering Committee, Kish Island, Iran, launch of IAP Statement on ‘Trauma’ at 10­14 June 2019 World Health Summit Regional Meeting, 29­30 March 2019 • Helsinki, Finland, EASAC Council and Bureau meetings, 13­14 June 2019 • Helsinki, Finland, EASAC Nordic­Baltic meeting, April 13 June 2019 • Berne, Switzerland, EASAC Energy Steering Panel meeting, 4 April 2019 • Colombo, Sri Lanka, AASSA­NASSL Regional Workshop ‘Managing Urbanization in Asia’, 25­26 June 2019 • Berne, Switzerland, launch of the EASAC report on ‘Decarbonisation of Transport’, 5 April 2019 • Songdo, Korea, IAP Conference and General Assembly, 9­11 April 2019 • Brussels, Belgium, EASAC Working Group meeting July • Geneva, Switzerland, side event, Meeting of Experts of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), 31 July ­ 2 August 2019 ‘Plastics in the Circular Economy’, 12 April 2019 • Ljubljana, Slovenia, EASAC Environment Steering Panel meeting, 17 April 2019 • Brussels, Belgium, EASAC Working Group meeting ‘Regenerative Medicine’, 26 April 2019 August • Geneva, Switzerland, IAP­NASEM workshop ‘Frameworks for Assessing the Risks and Benefits of Advances in Science and Technology: An experts meeting to inform the States Parties of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention’, 1 August 2019 52 Annual Report 2019 M E E T IN GS S UP P O R T E D IN 2 0 19 • Paris, France, IAP­ISC leadership meeting, 8 August 2019 • Bangkok, Thailand, ‘Innovative Forum for ASEAN Museums towards Achieving Science and SDG Awareness • Bratislava, Slovakia, EASAC Environment Steering Panel meeting, 3 October 2019 • Brussels, Belgium, EASAC Energy Steering Panel meeting, 9 October 2019 in the Community’, 8­19 August 2019 • Bogotá, Colombia, IANAS Women for Science Annual • Bergen, Norway, EASAC Working Group meeting Meeting, 13­14 August 2019 • Islamabad, Pakistan, AASSA­PAS Workshop ‘Changes in Ocean Circulation’, 22 October 2019 • Berlin, Germany, IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) ‘Complementary Medicine as an Answer to Challenges Programme at the World Health Summit, 24­29 October 2019 Faced in Achieving Sustainable Goals in Health’, 19­21 August 2019 • Bangkok, Thailand, ‘Policy Forum on Science Literacy: • • London, UK, UK AMS­IAP workshop ‘Addressing the Social Determinants of Global Mental Health Roles of science museums and science centres’, in the Sustainable Development Goals Era’, 20­21 August 2019 31 October ­ 1 November 2019 Bangkok, Thailand, meeting of the IAP Science Education Programme’s Global Council, 21 August 2019 November • Halle, Germany, inaugural ‘Climate Change and Health’ September • Paris, France, session contribution to ‘Return Home project meeting, 4­5 November 2019 • Xiamen, China, representation at 16th International to UNESCO’, 3­5 September 2019 • Brussels, Belgium, EASAC Working Group meeting • Conference on Urban Health, 4­8 November 2019 • Herrenhausen, Germany, NASEM­EASAC­IAP workshop ‘Plastics in the Circular Economy’, 5 September 2019 ‘Arctic Warming and Microbial Threats’, Trieste, Italy, OPCW­TWAS­IAP workshop on ‘Policy 6­7 November 2019 and Diplomacy for Scientists: Introduction to responsible • Accra, Ghana, Annual Meeting of African Science Academies (AMASA­15), 13­16 November 2019 research practices in chemical and biochemical sciences’, 9­13 September 2019 • Geneva, Switzerland, EASAC Strategy and Team Meeting (Bureau), 12­13 September 2019 • Seoul, Korea, AASSA Executive Board meeting, 23­24 September 2019 • Seoul, Korea, AASSA­KAST Regional Workshop ‘Crop Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture’, • Zagreb, Croatia, EASAC Council and Bureau meetings, 14­ 15 November 2019 • Accra, Ghana, NASAC General Assembly, 15 November 2019 • Accra, Ghana, NASAC­ISC ‘Intensive Training Workshop on Trans­disciplinary Research’, 18­19 November 2019 • Budapest, Hungary, Young Scientists Workshop and 23­24 September 2019 • Nanning, China, IAP SEP contributions to ‘Third Belt sessions at the World Science Forum, 19­23 November • Accra, Ghana, NASAC­ISC Project Coaching Workshop, and Road Teenager Maker Camp and Teacher Workshop’, 24­30 September 2019 20­22 November 2019 • Brussels, Belgium, EASAC Working Group meeting on ‘Regenerative Medicine’, 28 November 2019 October • Brussels, Belgium, launch of the EASAC report on ‘Climate Change and Health in Europe’, 1 October 2019 • London, UK, UK AMS­IAP­MRC workshop December • Geneva, Switzerland, side event at Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, 3­12 December 2019 ‘Multidisciplinary Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response’, 2­3 October 2019 • Brussels, Belgium, EASAC Biosciences Steering Panel • Irvine, USA, IANAS Water Programme Annual Meeting, 10­11 December 2019 meeting, 3 October 2019 Annual Report 2019 53 APPENDICES Publications Supported by IAP in 2019 the interacademy partnership frameworks Published by: IAP P • www.interacademies.org/publication/ of a pilot exercise using qualitative A Published by: IAP I IAP Annual Report 2018 • www.interacademies.org/publication/ iap-annual-report-2018 assessing-biosecurity-risks-andpotential-benefits-advances-science- Published by: IAP and-technology Merit-based Academies in the 21st Century: A think piece G handbook I publication/2019-iap-conference- S • www.interacademies.org/ I 2019 IAP Conference Handbook P Published by: IAP Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking InterAcademy Partnership Strategic Plan (2019-2021) with a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals Published by: IAP Report 2019 interacademy-partnership-strategic- M • www.interacademies.org/publication/ • www.interacademies.org/publication/ merit-based-academies-21st-centurythink-piece New Models for Science Diplomacy Transcending Boundaries: The plan-2019-2021 Harnessing Science, Engineering InterAcademy Partnership Food and IAP Communiqué on Tropical Forests and Medicine to Address Africa’s Nutrition Security and Agriculture Published by: IAP Challenges: The role of African project • www.interacademies.org/publication/ national academies Published by: IAP iap-communique-tropical-forests Published by: IAP • www.interacademies.org/ • www.interacademies.org/publication/ publication/new-models-science- A Call for Action to Declare Trauma harnessing-science-engineering-and- diplomacy-transcending-boundries- a Disease medicine-address-africas-challenges- interacademy-partnership-food-and Published by: IAP role-african • www.interacademies.org/ Achieving Universal Health Coverage statement/call-action-declare-trauma- in LMICs: The role of quality of care disease research Published by: UK Academy of Medical Un llamado a la acción para Sciences, IAP la declaración del trauma como • www.interacademies.org/ enfermedad publication/achieving-universal- Published by: IAP health-coverage-lmics-role-quality- • www.interacademies.org/ statement/call-action-declare-traumadisease Improving Scientific Input to Global Policymaking with a Focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals Assessing the Potential Biosecurity Risks and Benefits of Advances in Science and Technology: Results of a Pilot Exercise Using Qualitative Frameworks Published by: IAP care-research Recommendations and Conclusions from AASSA Regional Workshops and Meetings, 2019 Published by: AASSA • www.interacademies.org/publication/ recommendations-and-conclusionsaassa-regional-workshops-and- • www.interacademies.org/ meetings-2019 publication/improving-scientific- Assessing the Biosecurity Risks and input-global-policymaking-focus-un- Potential Benefits of Advances in Securing Asia’s Food and Nutrition sustainable-development-goals Science and Technology: Results Published by: AASSA 54 Annual Report 2019 P UBLICA T IO N S S UP P O R T E D BY IA P IN 2 0 19 • www.interacademies.org/publication/ forest-bioenergy-carbon-capture-and- Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Use and securing-asias-food-and-nutrition storage-and-carbon-dioxide-removal- effects in African agriculture - a review update and recommendations to policymakers Published by: ASSAf, NASAC Food Systems for Delivering Nutritious and Sustainable Diets: Perspectives Globalization of Traditional Chinese • www.interacademies.org/publication/ from the global network of science Medicine: What are the issues for neonicotinoid-insecticides-use-and- academies ensuring evidence-based diagnosis effects-african-agriculture-review-and Published by: IAP, EASAC and therapy? • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Published by: EASAC food-systems-delivering-nutritious- • www.interacademies.org/news/ and-sustainable-diets-perspectives- globalization-traditional-chinese- global-network medicine-what-are-issues-ensuringevidence-based-diagnosis Global Food and Nutrition Security Needs More and New Science Serious Mismatches Continue Published by: IAP, EASAC Between Science and Policy in Forest • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Bioenergy global-food-and-nutrition-security- Published by: EASAC needs-more-and-new-science Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Use and Effects in African Agriculture A REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO POLICYMAKERS • www.interacademies.org/publication/ serious-mismatches-continue- Scientific Opportunities for Nutrition between-science-and-policy-forest- Security bioenergy Published by: IAP, EASAC • www.interacademies.org/publication/ The Imperative of Climate Action to scientific-opportunities-nutrition- Protect Human Health in Europe security Published by: EASAC • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Water Quality in the Americas: Risks Transforming Food Systems to Deliver imperative-climate-action-protect- and opportunities. Healthy, Sustainable Diets human-health-europe Published by: IANAS • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Urgent Action is Needed to Protect water-quality-americas-risks-and- transforming-food-systems-deliver- Human Health from the Increasing opportunities healthy-sustainable-diets-view- Effects of Climate Change worlds-science Published by: EASAC M8 Alliance Statement: Beyond Silos • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Published by: M8 Alliance • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Published by: IAP, EASAC Decarbonisation of Transport: Options urgent-action-needed-protect- • www.interacademies.org/publication/ and challenges human-health-increasing-effects- m8-alliance-statement-beyond-silos Published by: EASAC climate-change • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Declaration of the 9th World decarbonisation-transport-options- Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Science Forum ‘Science Ethics and and-challenges statement by EASAC and FEAM Responsibility’ Published by: EASAC, FEAM Published by: Hungarian Academy of Forest Bioenergy, Carbon Capture and • www.interacademies.org/ Sciences Storage, And Carbon Dioxide Removal: publication/traditional-chinese- • www.interacademies.org/publication/ An update medicinea-statement-easac-and- declaration-9th-world-science-forum- Published by: EASAC feam science-ethics-and-responsibility • www.interacademies.org/publication/ Annual Report 2019 55 APPENDICES Publications Supported by IAP in 2018 Included here to show complete outputs during the latest 3-year cycle linked to IAP general assemblies. IAP Annual Report 2017 advancement of science in developing of Sciences and Arts, and the Published by: IAP countries, ICTP, ICGEB, Organization Croatian Society for Biosafety and • www.interacademies.org/47264/ for Women in Science for the Developing Biosecurity IAP-Annual-Report-2017 World (OWSD), IAP Science Opportunities for future research • www.interacademies.org/49130/ • www.interacademies.org/44155/ Governance-of-Dual-Use-Research- Building-Scientific-Capacity-in-Africa in-the-Life-Sciences- and innovation on food and nutrition security and agriculture: The InterAcademy Partnership’s Building Science Capacity in Africa IAP SEP Islamabad Declaration 2018 Published by: IAP Science Education Programme global perspective • www.interacademies.org/45938/IAP- Published by: IAP • www.interacademies.org/48898/ SEPIslamabad-Declaration-2018 Opportunitiesfor-futureresearch-and-innovation-on- Mosquito! Community Research Guide food-and-nutritionsecurity-and- - Spanish agriculture-The-InterAcademy- Published by: Smithsonian Science Partnershipsglobal-perspective Education Center in collaboration with IAP • www.interacademies.org/47241/ Mosquito-Community-ResearchGuide-Spanish Opportunities for future research and innovation on food and nutrition security and agriculture A 10-year overview of support to African science through the Trieste-based science institutions The InterAcademy Partnership’s global perspective Mosquito! Community Research Guide - English Published by: Smithsonian Science IAP Health - A call for action to tackle Education Center in collaboration with the growing burden of dementia IAP Published by: IAP Health Synthesis by IAP based on four regional academy network studies • www.interacademies.org/47237/ • www.interacademies.org/45731/ Mosquito-Community-Research- IAP-for-Health-A-call-for-action- Guide-English to-tackle-the-growing-burden- ISBN: 978-88-940784-5-9 ofdementia This report can be found at www.interacademies.org ea sac Challenges and priorities for global mental health research in low- and M O S Q U I T O ! COMMUNITY RESEARCH GUIDE middle-income countries IAP S20 Statement on Food and Published by: UK Academy of Medical Nutrition Security and Agriculture Sciences and IAP Published by: IAP • www.interacademies.org/48864/ • www.interacademies.org/47026/ Challengesand-priorities-for-global- IAP-S20-Statement-on-Food- mental-health-research-in-lowand- and-Nutrition-Security-and- middleincome-countries Agriculture Governance of Dual Use Research in the Building Scientific Capacity in Africa Life Sciences Published by: The World Academy Published by: US NASEM in cooperation of Sciences (TWAS) – for the with IAP, the Croatian Academy 56 Annual Report 2019 HOW CAN WE ENSURE HEALTH FOR ALL FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES? developed by Smithsonian Science Education Center in collaboration with P UBLICA T IO N S S UP P O R T E D BY IA P IN 2 0 18 Profiles of Women Scientists in Asia Opportunitiesfor-soil-sustainability- Published by: NASAC Published by: AASSA and IAP in-Europe- • www.interacademies.org/46046/ • www.interacademies.org/49319/ Profiles-of-Women-Scientists-in-Asia Opportunitiesand-challengesOpportunities and challenges for for-research-on-food-and- research on food and nutrition security nutritionsecurity-and-agriculture-in- and agriculture in the Americas Africa Published by: IANAS PROFILES OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS IN ASIA Their inspirational stories • www.interacademies.org/45198/ Opportunitiesand-challengesfor-research-on-food-andnutritionsecurity-and-agriculture-inthe-Americas Opportunities and challenges for research on food and nutrition security and agriculture in Africa Urban Water Challenges in the Americas: summary Published by: IANAS • www.interacademies.org/46701/ Urban-Water-Challenges-in-theAmericas-summary Opportunities and challenges for research on food and nutrition security and agriculture in Asia Published by: AASSA • www.interacademies.org/45193/ NASAC May 2018 URBAN WATER CHALLENGES IN THE AMERICAS A perspective from the Academies of Sciences Summary ISBN: 978-9966-112-00-2 This report can be found at http://nasaconline.org/ Opportunitiesand-challengesfor-research-on-food-and- Establishing a New-Vaccine nutritionsecurity-and-agriculture-in- Intelligence Unit in Ethiopia: Asia Systematic Review and Policy Brief Published by: the Ethiopian Academy of Negative emission technologies: Sciences (with financial support from What role in meeting Paris Agreement IAP) targets? Published by: EASAC Education Systems in Eastern Africa: • www.interacademies.org/43811/ Creating ‘Trainable’ Graduates for Negativeemission-technologies-What- Development: A Forum on the Nexus role-in-meeting-Paris-Agreement- of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (NASH) Consensus Study Report targets Women for Science: Census Update Published by: the Uganda National Extreme weather events in Europe 2014-2016 Academy of Sciences, the Kenya Published by: EASAC Published by: IANAS National Academy of Sciences, the • www.interacademies.org/45335/ • www.interacademies.org/46707/ Tanzania Academy of Sciences and the Extremeweather-events-in-Europe Women-for-Science-Census- Ethiopian Academy of Science (with Update-20142016 financial support from IAP) Opportunities for soil sustainability in Europe Opportunities and challenges for Published by: EASAC research on food and nutrition security • www.interacademies.org/47678/ and agriculture in Africa Annual Report 2019 57 APPENDICES Publications Supported by IAP in 2017 Included here to show complete outputs during the latest 3-year cycle linked to IAP general assemblies. IAP Annual Report 2016 Supporting the Sustainable • www.interacademies.org/37304/ Published by: IAP Development Goals: A guide for merit- EASACstatement-on-Homeopathic- • www.interacademies.org/42235/IAP- based academies products-and-practicesassessing-the- Annual-Report-2016 Published by: IAP for Research evidence-and-ensuring-consistency- • www.interacademies.org/37864/ inregulating-medical-claims-in-the-EU IAP Statement on Climate Change and IAP_SDG_Guide Education Multi-functionality and Sustainability Published by: IAP in the European Union’s forests • www.interacademies.org/38806/IAP- Published by: EASAC Statementon-Climate-Change-and- • www.interacademies.org/31485/ Education EASACMultifunctionality-andSUPPORTING THE IAP Statement on Science and sustainability-in-the-EuropeanUnions-forests- Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction Published by: IAP ea sac • www.interacademies.org/36499/ IAP-Statementon-Science-and- Multi-functionality and sustainability in the European Union’s forests Technology-for-Disaster-RiskReduction A Guide for Merit-Based Academies Assessing the Security Implications of Genome Editing Technology: Report of an international workshop Published by: IAP • www.interacademies.org/43251/ Assessingthe-Security-Implications- Advancing Health and Wellbeing in of-Genome-Editing-Technology- the Changing Urban Environment Report-of-an-international-workshop Published by: Springer EASAC policy report 32 • www.interacademies.org/31495/ April 2017 Advancing-Health-and-Wellbeing-in- This report can be found at www.easac.eu ISBN: 978-3-8047-3728-0 Science Advice for the Benefit of Europe the-Changing-Urban-Environment Assessing the Security Implications of Genome Editing Technology Opportunities and Challenges for Challenges and Opportunities for Food Research on Food and Nutrition and Nutrition Security in the Americas: Security and Agriculture in Europe The view of the academies of sciences Published by: EASAC Published by: IANAS Report of an international workshop • www.interacademies.org/38802/ • https://ianas.org/wp-content/ Herrenhausen, Germany 11-13 October 2017 EASACOpportunities-and-Challenges- uploads/2020/07/fnb02c-1.pdf for-Research-on-Food-and-NutritionSecurity-and-Agriculture-in-Europe- Retos y oportunidades de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en las 1 EASAC statement on Homeopathic Américas: El punto de vista de las Products and Practices: Assessing academias de ciencias the evidence and ensuring consistency Published by: IANAS in regulating medical claims • https://ianas.org/wp-content/ in the EU uploads/2020/07/fnb06b-1.pdf Published by: EASAC 58 Annual Report 2019 P UBLICA T IO N S S UP P O R T E D BY IA P IN 2 0 17 Inquiry Based Science Education: Femmes en science: Histoires Improving the Development Promoting changes in science teaching inspirantes issues de l’Afrique and Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic in the Americas Published by: NASAC Tests in Low and Middle Income Published by: IANAS Countries • www.interacademies.org/42440/ • www.interacademies.org/37298/ NASACWomen-In-Science-Inspiring- Published by: Academy of Medical Inquiry-Based-Science-Education- Stories-from-Africa Sciences, UK, and IAP Health Human Genome Editing in the EU Improving-thedevelopment-and- Published by: FEAM deployment-of-rapid-diagnostic- • www.interacademies.org/31271/ tests-in-Low-and-Middle-Income- FEAM-Human-Genome-Editing-in- Countries • www.interacademies.org/31555/ Promoting-changes-inscienceteaching-in-the-Americas 1 EDUCACIÓN EN CIENCIAS BASADA EN LA INDAGACIÓN. PROMOVIENDO CAMBIOS EN LA ENSEÑANZA DE LAS CIENCIAS EN LAS AMÉRICAS Inquiry Based the-EU EducaciónScience en Ciencias Education Basada en la Indagación Promoting changes in science Promoviendo cambios en la enseñanza teaching in the Americas de las ciencias en las Américas Human Genome Editing in the EU Report of a workshop held on 28th April 2016 at the French Academy of Medicine Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences Global Network of Science Academies Improving the development and deployment of rapid diagnostic tests in LMICs Workshop report 21 November 2016 London, United Kingdom With the financial support of the Interacademy Partnership for Health and the Foundation of the Academy of Medicine Women In Science: Inspiring stories from Africa Published by: NASAC • www.interacademies.org/37298/ A Health Science Education Programme in Primary School (English version) - NASACWomen-In-Science-InspiringStories-from-Africa GloSYS ASEAN Report 3rd year Published by: GYA Published by: Accademia Medica di Roma • https://www.interacademies.org/ • www.interacademies.org/31644/ publication/gya-glosys-asean-report A-Health-Science-Education- Strengthening Clinical Research Capacity in Low- and Middle-income Countries Published by: Academy of Medical Sciences, UK, and IAP for Health • www.interacademies.org/42431/ Strengtheningclinicalresearch-capacity-in-low-andmiddleincomecountries Annual Report 2019 59 APPENDICES Secretariat The InterAcademy Partnership secretariat is hosted by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy, and by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, DC, USA. IAP Science and IAP Health IAP Policy The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) The US National Academies of Sciences, ICTP campus Engineering and Medicine Strada Costiera 11 500 Fifth Street, NW 34151 Trieste, Italy Washington, DC, 20001, USA • Peter McGrath, Coordinator • Muthoni Kareithi, Administrative assistant • Sabina Caris, Administrative assistant • Giovanni Ortolani, Communications assistant • Teresa Stoepler, Executive director • Nina Ward, Programme associate Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] IAP Policy project director: Tracey Elliott (UK) Off­site support from the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina: Johanna Mogwitz Additional administrative support is provided by TWAS, especially Patricia Presiren, Nino Coppola and Ezio Vuck. Both TWAS and IAP are hosted on the campus of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy. @IAPartnership www.linkedin.com/company/interacademypartnership https://tinyurl.com/IAPyoutube www.interacademies.org The InterAcademy Partnership, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non­profit organisation, registered in Wash­ ington, DC, USA, as a public charity. Funds from the Government of Italy to support TWAS and IAP are provided to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), headquartered in Paris, France. Both TWAS and IAP (IAP Science and IAP Health) are considered ‘programme units’ of UNESCO, which provides administrative oversight for TWAS and IAP activities. IAP Policy is hosted by the US National Academies of Sciences, En­ gineering and Medicine (NASEM) in Washington, DC, USA, and receives core funding support from US NASEM. 60 Annual Report 2019 IAP Science and IAP Health The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) ICTP campus • Strada Costiera 11 • 34151 Trieste, Italy [email protected] IAP Policy The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine 500 Fifth Street, NW • Washington, DC, 20001, USA [email protected] @IAPartnership www.linkedin.com/company/interacademypartnership https://tinyurl.com/IAPyoutube www.interacademies.org