Sustainable Development Goals and Science Flavia Schlegel, ADG Natural Sciences UNESCO Launch of the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 European Parliament May 31, 2016

Source: Website The Guardian, 22.7.2015 http://gu.com/p/44qyn/sbl

Agenda 2030 for SD New Development Paradigm Universal – for developed and developing countries Integrated - 3 pillars of sustainable development (economic, social, environmental); 3 pillars of the UN (development, human rights, peace and security) Interlinked – “all or nothing agenda” Evidence-based

Science and the Agenda 2030 Science IN the SDGs and Agenda 2030 Science FOR the SDGs and Agenda 2030 Agenda 2030 and SDGs FOR Science Science: Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, STI Knowledge: Scientific and Local and Indigenous Knowledge Base, other sources of Knowledge

Science in the Agenda 2030

SDGs and Science

Global Development Frameworks Samoa Pathway Sendai Framework Istanbul Program of Action Addis Ababa Action Agenda

Interconnectedness in the Agenda 2030 Source: WHO/CCU/16.02

Science Sector’s contributions to the SDGs SC Major Contributions SDG 6 – Water (16%): All Targets ER 10 and ER 11 SDG 9 – Innovation (9%): Particularly Target 9.5 and 9.b* ER 1 and ER 2 SDG 11 – Safe cities (8%): Particularly Target 11.5 and 11.b* ER 8 and ER 10 SDG 13 – Climate Change (11%): ER 1, ER 8, ER 9 and ER 10 SDG 15 – Biodiversity (10%): ER 9 SDG 17 – Global Partnership (10%): Targets on Technology; Capacity-building; and Systemic Issues All ERs, most coming from ER 1 and ER 2 SC Moderate Contributions: SDG 4 – Education (5%): ER 2/G 2: Enhancing innovation culture and informed policies through the promotion of science education at all levels ER 6/G 6: Water education, the key for water security (though not represented in matrix!) SDG 5 – Gender Equality (6%): ER 1, 2 and 3 SDG 12 – Sustainable Consumption and Production (5%): ER 9 and 10 *Targets SDG 9.5: Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending SDG 9.b: Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities SDG 11.5: By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations SDG 11.b: By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

Facilitating International Science Cooperation

Review and Monitoring: Science informing Policy

UN Scientific Advisory Board

Awareness Raising projects UNESCO For Women in Science Programme Kalinga Prize on Science Popularization STEM and Gender advancement: SAGA World Science Day for Peace and Development World Science forum (WSF)

Science and the Agenda 2030: An Opportunity…to be seized! Thank you for your attention! f.schlegel@unesco.org