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Welcome to the Science Summit at UNGA76, a major contribution to advancing Science for the UN SDGs. Online from 14- September - 5 October 2021.
ISC will organise the second edition of the UNGA76 Science Summit around the 76th United Nations General Assembly (SSUNGA76) in September 2021. The objective of the virtual meeting will be to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It will demonstrate initiatives that provide models for global science mechanisms and activities in support of the SDGs, particularly in science infrastructure and capacity building. Science is and will enable sustainable economic, environmental, and societal development. Science is more than a funding prioritisation exercise: science is impacting all areas of policy-making and is playing a more critical role in how policy objectives are achieved and the consequent benefit to people everywhere, including responses to global challenges.
Engagement with policy leadership is more important than ever: UNGA76 is a unique forum for science to demonstrate how policy and political leadership can benefit from innovation. Central to this is the role of nonstate actors and the multilateral fora, which increasingly determine how priorities are set. Science needs to be part of this dialogue and inform outputs through thought leadership, evidence, insights, analysis, and innovation.

Registration is available here.
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Islam Abou El-Magd

NARSS - The National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
Vice - President
Cairo, Egypt
Prof. Abou El-Magd has obtained his PhD from the School of Civil Engineering and The Environment, University of Southampton, UK where he also worked there for few years. His research area of interest is remote sensing and GIS modelling in environmental related issues. He is also leading the consortia of the North Africa for coastal and marine project funded by AUC-GMES and Africa Program.
Prof. Abou El-Magd is heavily involved in many international and national committees that contribute to the society in policy, technology and applications.
Prof. Islam Abou El-Magd is managing many national and international projects that transform science and technology into societal benefits.

My Speakers Sessions

Thursday, September 23
 

10:00am CEST

(REF AS24) Arab Science Cooperation to achieve UN SDGs. Convened with The Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)Omar Al-Jarrah • Dia-Eddin Arafah • Yousef Torman • Ola El Zein • Jauad El Kharraz • Luis Cadenas • Islam Abou El-Magd • Boubakar Barry • Andrea Lausi • Amr Ezzat Salama • Farida Fassi • Nazar M. Hassan • Mohammad Herzallah • Sarah Jones