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Decision-making in the twilight of uncertainty
Image: WikiCommons The theme of this year’s LWEC (Living with Environmental Change) conference was Decision-making in the twilight of uncertainty, an enigmatic title which...
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World Social Science Report 2013
The World Social Science Report 2013 issues an urgent call to action to the international social science community to collaborate more effectively with each other,...
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Global Climate Risk Index 2014
The Global Climate Risk Index 2014, published by the think-tank Germanwatch, analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events...
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Looking to the future: UK Science for Development
Here at UKCDS we’re starting a new body of work that will focus on how UK science is placed for contributing to international development for the future. Unsurprisingly,...
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Open Government Partnership
Image: Wateraid.org The 2013 Open Government Partnership (OGP) summit was held in London, with the support of UKCDS members the Department for International Development...
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Enhancing community resilience
In the last few years, there has been an increased emphasis upon the application of science to humanitarian and development planning, decision-making and practice;...
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Post-2015 development goals need science
As the world debates the content of the post 2015 development goals, I grow increasingly assured of just how vital science is for the future of global development. In my...
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Recognising the need for interdisciplinary science to respond to unprecedented water security challenges, the University of Oxford organised the international conference on...
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UN Millennium Development Goals Review
The Heads of State and Government and heads of delegation, gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at the Special Event convened by the President of the...
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European Interagency Security Forum on risk
This note provides a summary of information from UKCDS’ meeting with Lisa Reilly of the European Interagency Security Forum (EISF). It highlights the work of EISF and...