BAS-IAP-AASSA Symposium on Nature for Sustainable Development

BAS-IAP-AASSA Symposium on ‘Nature for Sustainable Development’

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The Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), in collaboration with the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA), is going to organize a hybrid (in-person as well as webinar) Symposium on ‘Nature for Sustainable Development’ to be held on 07-08 October 2023 at the National Science & Technology Complex, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. The Symposium is supported by the Inter-Academy Partnership (IAP). TWAS-CASAREP & National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB) will act as cooperating organizations.

The Symposium will address the following strategic objectives:  

• Understand the importance of environmental health and promotion of national and international dialogue and debate for resilience building and mitigation using nature
• Dissemination of findings on issues that involve all sectors and societies by partnering with international agencies and science academies, inclusive of young academies and women in sciences.

The Symposium will cover the following steer of the nature

• Land, soil, water and biodiversity
• Environment
• Renewable energy
• Natural products

The Symposium is expected to provide unique multidisciplinary environment and opportunities for the relevant scientists, policy makers, and opinion leaders to exchange views and ideas among themselves on this urgent as well as emerging topic.

Detailed program is available to download [click here].