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14-Nov-2024

Community protected by law on coast of Southeast Brazil is threatened by litter tourists leave on beach

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers partnering with the City of Guarujá (São Paulo state) conducted a study that found a high level of contamination on Perequê Beach, with plastics and cigarette butts predominating. The results will be useful for policymakers to implement measures that can mitigate the problem.

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

14-Nov-2024

Israel trying to make Gaza uninhabited by targeting health facilities, says Palestine Minister of Health at WISH

WISH/QF
Reports and Proceedings

Speaking at a World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) panel discussion in Doha today on protecting healthcare systems, Maged Abu Ramadan , the Minister of Health for Palestine said that numbers of people dead or hospitals destroyed don’t tell the story: “What is important is human life, human beings, human dignity. In Gaza, the most important things to us are our country, our dignity and our children. What is very important is that they want to make Gaza uninhabited. That's why they are targeting health facilities.”

Meeting: WORLD INNOVATION SUMMIT FOR HEALTH 2024

14-Nov-2024

Humans, not AI, are always accountable for healthcare decisions, say experts at QF’s WISH 2024

WISH/QF
Meeting Announcement

A panel of bioethicists, legal and policy experts at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) discussed the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, focussing on accountability and the importance of including diverse data sets.

Meeting: WORLD INNOVATION SUMMIT FOR HEALTH 2024

14-Nov-2024

European initiative to clear old munitions from the seas

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
Meeting Announcement

14 November 2024/Kiel. The EU project MMinE-SwEEPER has been launched with a big kick-off meeting at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. Led by Professor Dr Jens Greinert, the project will bring together 20 international partners to develop innovative and safe strategies for removing unexploded ordnance from the sea. With a budget of almost six million euros, MMinE-SwEEPER will work over the next three and a half years to develop solutions to this urgent environmental problem in European waters.

Funder: HORIZON EUROPE Civil security for society

14-Nov-2024

Unequal conditions for young people at UN climate summits

Linköping University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Today, young people from all over the world can participate in major UN climate conferences. But inequality and bureaucracy make this impossible for many. This is the conclusion of a study carried out at Linköping University, Sweden. According to one of the researchers behind the study, the UN therefore needs to invest more money in the participation of young people.

Journal: Globalizations
Funder: Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

14-Nov-2024

Land-use policy rethink vital to hit net zero

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A fundamental shift in how land-use subsidies are implemented would give taxpayers better value for money and improve the UK’s chances of meeting its environmental targets.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

14-Nov-2024

Qatar Foundation’s WISH 2024 Summit begins with focus on global health challenges in times of conflict

WISH/QF
Meeting Announcement

WISH 2024 – the seventh edition of a biennial global gathering of healthcare expertise hosted by Qatar Foundation’s World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) – opened with an emphasis on the importance of innovative solutions to ensure equitable health access for all.