Post on 10-Aug-2020
Jennifer Thomson
WELCOME REMARKS
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA10 - 12 OCTOBER, 2018
Win more, lose less:
Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
ISPC Member;
Emeritus Professor, Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology
University of Cape Town, South
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Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Three key topics
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Steering
Committee
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Early career scientists
• 13 selected from 47 applications
• Assigned mentors – ECS meeting
point: Carmine room
• Presenting posters
• Active role in communications,
including drafting blogs
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Breakout sessions – Day 1• Impact assessment of AR4D in the era of the SRF
and SDGs: Challenges, methods and guidance –
SPIA (Olive grove - Infruitec campus)
• Breeding for multiple objectives - Crops to End
Hunger Initiative - USAID and ISPC (Lapa -
Nietvoorbij campus)
• Foresight and SDG interactions: Using foresight to
assess the basis of SDG interactions under future
scenarios – ISPC (Basement - Nietvoorbij campus)
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Breakout sessions – Day 2• Managing the roles of livestock and fish in sustainable food
systems - ILRI, WorldFish and FAO (Olive grove - Infruiteccampus)
• Synergies and tradeoffs among SDGs: the climate dimension -CCAFS and Sustainable Amazon Foundation (Pinotage -Nietvoorbij campus)
• Nexus, Systems, Landscapes: Does Your Sector Still Matter? Rethinking the Agricultural Research Agenda to Help us Tackle Tradeoffs - WLE, IWMI and IFPRI ((Lapa - Nietvoorbijcampus)
• Managing tradeoffs: how do we translate research into evidence? - Cornell University and Nature Plants (Basement -Nietvoorbij campus)
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Communications
• Wi-fi password: guest@SF18 (one device/participant)
• Follow us on twitter: @ispc_cgiar
• Twitter handles and hashtags
– Main event handle: @ispc_cgiar
– Event hashtag: #scienceforum2018
– Partners to include: @ARCSouthAfrica @CGIAR
• Useful links to your tweets
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Social events
• Wednesday evening, 10 October:
ARC-hosted reception at Nietvoorbij campus
• Thursday evening, 11 October:
ISPC-hosted reception at the Protea Hotel by Marriott
Stellenbosch
• Both events will start at 18h00
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Useful resources• Program: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/program
• Background resources topic 1: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/topics/crop-
productivity-and-agrobiodiversity
• Background resources topic 2:
https://www.scienceforum2018.org/topics/livestock-and-aquaculture-production-
and-vulnerability-amrzoonoses-and-land-use-change
• Background resources topic 3:
https://www.scienceforum2018.org/topics/grappling-complex-systems-water-
energy-food-nexus
• Logistics note: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/logistics
• Communication toolkit #scienceforum2018:
https://www.scienceforum2018.org/toolkit
• Speaker bios: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/speakers
Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research
Contacts
• Communications
Fiona Bottigliero Fiona.Bottigliero@fao.org
• Local assistance
ARC: Derusha Crank +27 (0) 21 809 3100
CrankD@arc.agric.za
• Logistics
Ira Vater ira.vater@fao.org