Budapest Science Forum
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Budapest Science Forum
Knowledge and Action - Environment and Sustainable Development
Julia Marton-Lefèvre
Executive Director
LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) International
Sustainable Development
Development that meets our needs without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet theirs
Ozone depletion
Climate change
Science Test
IGBP SCOPE MAB
WCRP DIVERSITAS IPCC
IHDP CGIAR MA UNFCCD
UNESCO UNFCCC GEF IHP
WB ICSU GCOS WMO UNEP
ISSC WFEO UNCSD GTOS
UATI FAO IRI GOOS
Millenium Development Goals
• Cut by half the proportion of people:
-living on less than $1 per day;
-who suffer from hunger;
-without access to safe drinking water.• Achieve universal primary education• Reduce by two-thirds child mortality &
by three quarters maternal mortality • Stop the spread of HIV/AIDS & malaria
Three knowledge challenges
• Integrate developing countries
• Involve other stakeholders
• Bolder efforts to turn knowledge into action
Millennium Assessment
Integrate Developing Countries
• How can human creativity contribute to sustainable development?
• How should Invention/Innovation be encouraged in the South?
The Lemelson Foundation
Involve other stakeholders
• Engage science in sustainable development by building bridges between the scientific and development communities to:
-learn to speak each other’s language;
-learn to recognize contributions from each other’s communities.
Bolder efforts to turn knowledge into action