Jennifer Thomson

WELCOME REMARKS

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA10 - 12 OCTOBER, 2018

Win more, lose less:

Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

ISPC Member;

Emeritus Professor, Department

of Molecular and Cell Biology

University of Cape Town, South

Africa

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Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Three key topics

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Steering

Committee

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Early career scientists

• 13 selected from 47 applications

• Assigned mentors – ECS meeting

point: Carmine room

• Presenting posters

• Active role in communications,

including drafting blogs

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Breakout sessions – Day 1• Impact assessment of AR4D in the era of the SRF

and SDGs: Challenges, methods and guidance –

SPIA (Olive grove - Infruitec campus)

• Breeding for multiple objectives - Crops to End

Hunger Initiative - USAID and ISPC (Lapa -

Nietvoorbij campus)

• Foresight and SDG interactions: Using foresight to

assess the basis of SDG interactions under future

scenarios – ISPC (Basement - Nietvoorbij campus)

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Breakout sessions – Day 2• Managing the roles of livestock and fish in sustainable food

systems - ILRI, WorldFish and FAO (Olive grove - Infruiteccampus)

• Synergies and tradeoffs among SDGs: the climate dimension -CCAFS and Sustainable Amazon Foundation (Pinotage -Nietvoorbij campus)

• Nexus, Systems, Landscapes: Does Your Sector Still Matter? Rethinking the Agricultural Research Agenda to Help us Tackle Tradeoffs - WLE, IWMI and IFPRI ((Lapa - Nietvoorbijcampus)

• Managing tradeoffs: how do we translate research into evidence? - Cornell University and Nature Plants (Basement -Nietvoorbij campus)

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Communications

• Wi-fi password: guest@SF18 (one device/participant)

• Follow us on twitter: @ispc_cgiar

• Twitter handles and hashtags

– Main event handle: @ispc_cgiar

– Event hashtag: #scienceforum2018

– Partners to include: @ARCSouthAfrica @CGIAR

• Useful links to your tweets

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Social events

• Wednesday evening, 10 October:

ARC-hosted reception at Nietvoorbij campus

• Thursday evening, 11 October:

ISPC-hosted reception at the Protea Hotel by Marriott

Stellenbosch

• Both events will start at 18h00

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Useful resources• Program: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/program

• Background resources topic 1: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/topics/crop-

productivity-and-agrobiodiversity

• Background resources topic 2:

https://www.scienceforum2018.org/topics/livestock-and-aquaculture-production-

and-vulnerability-amrzoonoses-and-land-use-change

• Background resources topic 3:

https://www.scienceforum2018.org/topics/grappling-complex-systems-water-

energy-food-nexus

• Logistics note: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/logistics

• Communication toolkit #scienceforum2018:

https://www.scienceforum2018.org/toolkit

• Speaker bios: https://www.scienceforum2018.org/speakers

Win more, lose less:Capturing synergies betweenSDGs through agricultural research

Contacts

• Communications

Fiona Bottigliero Fiona.Bottigliero@fao.org

• Local assistance

ARC: Derusha Crank +27 (0) 21 809 3100

CrankD@arc.agric.za

• Logistics

Ira Vater ira.vater@fao.org