“Climate change is not a natural problem, it is a human problem” — that is the statement released today from a report by the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The anthropological association adopted a strong and clear statement on Humanity and Climate Change. The statement, based on the final report of the Association’s Global Climate Change Task Force, reveals […]

On the 20th anniversary of the Copenhagen declaration and programme of action on social development eleven ministers from the eastern Africa region concluded their discussions on the topic of global justice with a call for the ‘active participation’ of policy-makers and researchers from the region in the World Social Science Forum 2015 (WSSF2015), which is taking place in […]

From The Times of India: “A preliminary survey in ‘water-rich’ Kolkata and its fringes has revealed great inequity in water distribution. While the Kolkata Municipal Corporation supplies around 180 litre of filtered water supply per day to an average Kolkatan, pockets of population living along the east of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass have no access […]

The ISSC was deeply saddened to learn about the death of our colleague and friend Louise Daniel. Louise brought her talents to the ISSC, editing and managing the World Social Science Report, with great spirit and warm decency. Indeed, the report would not be what it is without her. She gave enormous energy, passion and […]

The Global Environmental Policy Programme in Geneva organises, in partnership with UNEP, an Executive Summer School on Global Environmental Policy. The main objective of the Executive Summer School (ESS) on Global Environmental Policy is to provide professionals with a broad training programme in order to bridge the common gap between scientific knowledge and professional expertise […]