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16 April 2005 - 18 April 2005
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sponsors/Organizers
Organized by the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability (ISTS), and Zayed International Prize for the Environment
Event URL: http://sustainabilityscience.org/ists/docs/ists_arab_roundtable05_brochure.pdf
During the preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, the Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability (ISTS) organized a series of regional workshops to explore perspectives on core questions of sustainability science, the research agenda and infrastructural requirements. The basic goal was to improve the harnessing of science and technology to contribute to the transitions to sustainable development. To discuss this goal further in the context of the Arab Region and to lend greater support for the necessary actions, as outlined, for example, in the Millennium Development Goals and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, a high-level Roundtable for the Arab region was organized as a forum for local and regional discussions for enhancing the contributions of S&T to meet the challenges of SD. In particular, it explored how the challenges of accelerating economic growth, relieving poverty, and enhancing human capital (health, education, gender equality) in the region can be met while at the same time relieving environment and resource problems associated with water deficits, desertification, and biodiversity loss. Special attention was given to the cross-cutting themes of governance and policy for S&T in addressing these priorities. The Roundtable also sought to catalyze the best possible partnerships among the stakeholders and to foster an indigenous paradigm for sustainability.
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