CSPC 2018

Organized by: Gordon McBean 

The Global Agenda 2030 covers a wide range of international scientific policy and societal issues pertinent to global economic development. This complex and intersectional Agenda encompasses the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Across these coalitions and programs, there is a great need for scientific work to be effectively coordinated internationally as well as within each country. Presently, international scientific research and development are coordinated through global programs such as the World Climate Research Programme, Global Framework for Climate Services, Future Earth, World Data System, and global observational programs. In parallel, within Canada, our world-class research communities are effectively coordinated through the Networks of Centres of Excellence, CIFAR, government laboratories, and other Canadian research organizations.

This session will present and discuss international and national scientific programs, with a focus on how the scientific community can work together effectively to address critical policy issues and coordinate interdisciplinary research within Canada and internationally. One of the highlights of our session is elucidating Canada's role in the new International Science Council – a merger of the International Council for Science and the International Social Sciences Council – whose vision is to advance all sciences as a global public good.