A Seminar on Science Collaboration in the Sahel

The Science Summit during UNGA79 is a hybrid event offering a dynamic blend of online and in-person sessions in the vibrant setting of New York City.Building on the success of last year’s summit, which featured an impressive array of 400 sessions, 1,700 speakers, and attracted 12,000 attendees.This year’s event promises to be even more engaging and impactful coinciding with the Summit of the Future which aims at creating the conditions in which implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can more readily be achieved.Scheduled to take place over three weeks, from September 10th to September 27th, 2024, the Summit will offer a comprehensive program designed to facilitate meaningful scientific collaboration, and knowledge sharing across diverse scientific disciplines and sectors.

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Developing science capacity for the Sahel and West African nations

The Sahel Science Initiative will organise a virtual meeting on Friday 6 May 2022 from 10h00-13h00 CEST on the theme of developing science capacity for the Sahel and West African nations: prioritising biodiversity, food production and food security under the EU’s LifeWatch ERIC research infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem services.This seminar builds on a meeting that took place on 5 April between LifeWatch ERIC Executive Board members, leadership of the Sahel Coalition and the Spanish Government to discuss research, innovation and related synergies between research institutes and third-level institutes in the region, and those in West African nations. Pillar Four of the Sahel Coalition, Development Assistance, is the nexus of reference for matters regarding the environment and biodiversity, under the umbrella of the 2030 SDGs and the EU Green Deal. This cooperation will be enabled through the EU’s Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and other supporting mechanisms.The Sahel Coalition recognizes the roles that science, development and innovation play in global development, particularly the advancement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2063, and Horizon Europe. As part of the Sahel Science Initiative, the Sahel Coalition will support submissions to the European Union EU-Africa Innovation Roadmap announced at the EU-AU Summit on 17-18 February 2022 and the Global Europe Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI).The Seminar will promote awareness of the European Commission’s consultation on an EU-AU Innovation Agenda which is open until 13 May 2022.Speaking before the seminar, Dr Juan Miguel González-Aranda, LifeWatch ERIC CEO, said: “Research cooperation is vital to address immediate challenges in the Sahel such as food security and sustainable agriculture; we also need to lay the foundations for biodiversity preservation so that future generations can live secure and happy lives in the region.Click here for the <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87214254603?pwd=N2wwQVlWZnJwdmVCMDNGbkh0Q1E5Zz09" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a> link or : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87214254603?pwd=N2wwQVlWZnJwdmVCMDNGbkh0Q1E5Zz09Meeting ID: 872 1425 4603
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Agenda 10h00		Mr Declan Kirrane Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Platform (AERAP), Moderator 
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10h05		Dr Djimé Adoum High Representative of the Sahel Coalition, Belgium and Sahel
10h10	Dr Inmaculada Figueroa Deputy Director-General for the Internationalization of Science &amp; Innovation, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain
10h15	Dr Paul Ouedraogo Deputy Executive Secretary of The Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), Burkina Faso
10h25	Dr Christos Arvanitidis; Dr Juan Miguel González-Aranda EU Research Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services, LifeWatch ERIC, Spain 
10h40	Prof M Iqbal Choudhary Coordinator-General, Standing Committee for Science and Technology (COMSTECH), Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC); Chair, UNESCO Chair on Biodiversity, Pakistan
10h50	Dr Vincenzo Lorusso Policy Officer, Science, Technology and Innovation cooperation with Africa and bilateral cooperation with ASEAN countries, European Commission
11h05		Dr Intisar Soghayroun University of Khartoum, Sudan
11h15	Dr Fayama Tionyélé Chargé de recherche à l’institut de l’environnement et recherches Agricoles du Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, (Researcher Director at the Institute of the Environment and Agricultural Research of the National Center for Scientific and Technological Research), Burkina Faso
11h20	Ms Olayinka Abiodun Fagbemiro National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) Obasanjo Space Centre, Abuja. Nigeria
11h25		Dr George Essegbey Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana
11h35		Dr Marie Korsaga Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
11h45		Mr Sahr A Johnny Ministry Foreign Affairs, Sierra Leone
11h55		Ms Lissa Matyas CIFAR, Canada
12h05		Q&amp;A
12h30		Conclusion
The meeting will address the following topics:1.	Modernizing ecosystem services and nature-based solutions as part of a Sahelian-led, Africa-wide continental approach to biodiversity and desertification challenges with global social, economic and political implications.2.	Increasing public and private investments in innovation in the Sahel, including collaborative research and development, information exchange, education, skills and capacity building, and private sector job creation.3.	Stimulating national and regional value chains, including high value-added production and diversification to transform agriculture, livestock and resilient value chains that increase productivity while reducing environmental degradation and boosting local job opportunities while providing inclusive, climate-friendly market development and trade opportunities.4.	Enhancing food and nutrition security by encouraging the diversification and consumption of processed local products of increased nutritional quality, phytosanitary standards and shelf life.5.	Designing a Sahel Biodiversity Roadmap to harmonize regional policies, increase regional cooperation and establish priority programmes that help achieve the SDGs and climate targets while enabling climate resilient prosperity across the Sahel.6.	Building skills and education capacity for the above including vocational training, entrepreneurship promotion, land policy reform, resource management, and harmonized agricultural and trade policies across the Sahel and West African region and with international institutions.Further information:Sahel Alliance: https://www.alliance-sahel.org/lalliance-sahel/Sahel Coalition: https://www.coalition-sahel.org/en/LifeWatch ERIC: https://www.lifewatch.eu/

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