Application Deadline: 12 May 2021
Our planet, and therefore our existence, faces several challenges: world population, food security, climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity/poor sanitation, energy resources. Sustainability involves considering the relationship between the finite resources of the planet and the way of life adopted by humans: in what way can our existence be maintained and at what level?
Sustainability is at the forefront of many discussions at the international scene. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals released by the UN in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda underlie that we must become aware of the fact that we are compromising the future of generations to come. The SDGs may well represent the best attempt at addressing sustainability issues at a global scale.
The “Innovation for Sustainability” Award will reward scientists for their contribution in an area, albeit multidisciplinary, directly relevant to the science of sustainability.
This annual award, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar, recognizes scientists from Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It carries a cash award of USD4,000 generously provided by Professor Omar. The 2021 award will honour a woman scientist working in an area relevant to sustainability.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2021 Award from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.
Self nominations (i.e. applications) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
ELIGIBILITY:
The 2021 award will be awarded to a woman scientist national of a Least Developing Country (LDC), living and working in a LDC during the last two years immediately prior to their nomination, based on scientific achievements in any of the thematic areas below:
– Clean and renewable energy
– Green chemistry
– Sustainable Agriculture and Agrobiodiversity
– Plastic: Degradation, Pollution and Microplastics
– Water Purification and Sanitation
– Climate Change: Environmental Effects, Methane Contribution, Carbon Capture
– Transportation Technologies: Efficiency for smart cities
– Waste Management
– Biodiversity: the sixth mass extinction, ecosystem services, habitat recovery and restoration
– Ecological Economics and Planetary Health
Self Nominations and Nominations From Jury Members Will Not Be Considered.
- Fellows of TWAS are not eligible.
- The same nominee cannot be nominated for more than one ‘Fellows of TWAS Awards’ in a given year.
- The secretariat retains the right to bring to the attention of the relevant nominators that the nomination may be suitable for another award, and the final decision whether or not to shift the nomination will be taken by the nominators themselves.
