International Cooperation - Science topic

Scientific cooperation can develop on the scale of specific scientific and research institutions, scientific and teaching institutions, research and development centers, research and implementation laboratories, educational institutions, research centers and laboratories of companies and enterprises, government agencies dealing with science and scientific research, local government institutions and non-governmental organizations whose activities are based on the results of scientific research, and so on. Scientific cooperation can develop on a national and/or international scale. Scientific cooperation can develop in one or more scientific disciplines, i.e., interdisciplinary. Scientific cooperation may develop, among other things, in terms of conducting exchanges of experience in scientific research, joint team research, joint team publication of scientific research results, etc. Online indexing databases of scientific institutions, indexing of scientific publications, indexing of scientific persons, researchers and scientists, etc. can be helpful in establishing scientific cooperation. Besides, Internet portals that enable remote through the Internet to exchange scientific experiences, discuss scientific topics, etc. can also be helpful in developing scientific cooperation. An example of this kind of scientific portal is this Research Gate portal, where we can hold discussions on scientific topics, ask questions and answer questions in the discussion forum. In this way, new scientific cooperation can also be initiated, which I hereby encourage.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

And what is your opinion about it?

What do you think about this topic?

What is your opinion on this issue?

Please answer,

I invite everyone to join the discussion,

Thank you very much,

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Describing Three Seas Initiative in the light of constructivism should base on an examination of regional cooperation in the CE region in the context of two types of knowledge: knowing-that and knowing-how. In addition, it is significant to underline Azizov described the knowing-how and knowing-that approach as two different types of knowledge that are relevant in the context of international cooperation. Knowing-how is practical knowledge, related to skills, experience and intuition, and knowing-that is theoretical knowledge, related to facts, data and information.

International cooperation requires both practical and theoretical knowledge, because the ability to solve practical problems (knowing-how) is as important as understanding concepts and theories (knowing-that). Thus, the constructivist aim will be the examination of the current state of countries' approaches and their perceptions of the future form and meaning of 3SI.

I would like to carry out an evaluation process of the Three Seas Initiative based on a constructivist model. Hence my question - what in your opinion are the features of constructivism that can be used as evaluation criteria for 3SI? Which perspectives can be used to qualify 3SI towards this theory?

Relate your discussion to international environmental treaties

In the sectors of manufacturing companies, financial institutions, online technology companies, online shops, etc., which experienced strong sales increases during the pandemic, the scale of business cooperation between business entities may have increased significantly. In contrast, in service sectors subject to lockdowns, forced reduction or real temporary cessation of business activities, sectors in lockdown-induced crisis and recession, the scale of development of business cooperation between economic operators may have decreased significantly. During the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic, lockdowns imposed on selected service and commercial sectors of the economy were introduced in some countries, triggering an economic recession in mid-2020. In addition to this, international supply and procurement logistics chains were disrupted which further reduced the ability to produce certain types of goods and exacerbated the economic crisis. As a result, some operators decided to carry out recovery programmes and to increase the scale of their business using the Internet, including providing their services, offering products via the Internet, selling their product and service offerings online, improving e-logistics and remote Internet communication. Therefore, as a result of the downturn in the economy, the decline in economic activity, the scale of business cooperation in many businesses may have decreased. However, on the other hand, the scale of business and other cooperation conducted through remote Internet communication, the development of e-logistics, online payments and settlements, etc. may have increased.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

And what is your opinion on this topic?

What do you think about this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Warm regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

In pursuit of sustainable development goals, countries should cooperate, develop international trade and help each other not only economically, but also socially, in terms of food, medicine, dealing with the negative effects of natural disasters, etc. The issue of aid should be provided mainly by rich and highly developed countries towards economically underdeveloped countries. This support should be developed with respect for the cultural differences of other countries, so that economic aid does not turn into a new form of colonialism, i.e. without imposing a specific model of government, economy, culture, etc. on other countries. In this way, international economic cooperation and humanitarian aid developed in this way can be an important element in the realisation of sustainable development goals in accordance with the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals for economic development on a global scale. The importance of the international and global scale of addressing the Sustainable Development Goals is increasing due to the growing scale and frequency of international or global economic, humanitarian, health, food, energy, climate and other crises caused by, inter alia, natural disasters, etc. In the years to come, the importance of the international scale of solving global problems with a view to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will increase. The aforementioned increase in scale will be the result of an increasing number of different crises being realised on a global scale. These crises increasingly include the negative effects of weather anomalies and climatic disasters resulting from the progressive process of global warming. The process of global warming caused mainly by the fossil fuel-based energy industry still in place in some countries, motorisation powered by combustion engines, unsustainable production agriculture of livestock, unsustainable high-carbon construction, the use of outdated technologies for the transmission of electricity generated from combustion energy, etc., is a major problem. And this is just one of many problems that will grow in importance globally. The development of international cooperation and coordination of global environmental and climate policies, including the smooth implementation of the green transition of the economy, is therefore essential. Here, too, the rich highly developed countries should assist the economically weaker countries, inter alia, through the transfer of modern technologies. This issue relates, for example, to economic, medical, technological etc. assistance to poor countries in Africa. International economic aid from developed countries to developing countries on the African continent should therefore be developed, so that development is more balanced on a global scale and the disproportions between the level of economic development, the level of investment in technology, the level of income of citizens, in terms of living conditions, are reduced. In addition, international economic aid from developed countries to developing countries on the African continent should be developed in such a way as to simultaneously increase the scale of international cooperation, increase the scale of international coordination in solving global problems, e.g. those resulting from the progressive process of global warming, and with a view to achieving sustainable development goals. In this way, global development will be more sustainable, equitable, pro-environmental, pro-climate, etc. In this way, the solution of the global problems of the development of civilisation will be implemented to a greater extent in a more internationally coordinated manner and will be carried out more efficiently. Thanks to international cooperation developed in this way, globalisation processes will also be carried out mainly in positive aspects, taking into account the needs of citizens living in different countries. Attempts to use new forms of colonialism and activities involving the seizure of other countries' resources, theft of land and raw materials contained in the earth's crust, expanding the political sphere of influence, imposing a specific political system on other countries, and destroying a different culture are reprehensible, immoral, atavistic and primitive. The globalization of the 21st century should mainly concern the development of international cooperation, taking into account respect for cultural differences, other customs, a different system of belief, etc. tolerance for all differences. This is one of the key elements of respecting cultural, social, civilizational, and moral diversity, etc. In connection with the progressing global warming process and the need to counteract this process, the importance of developing international cooperation, including economic, humanitarian, medical, food, technological, etc. highly developed countries rich for economically underdeveloped countries will grow. This is related to the projected growing negative effect of the progressing global warming process, including, among others, intensifying and more frequent, more and more severe periods of drought, forest fires, arid soils, lack of fresh water, etc. A particularly high scale of occurrence of the above-mentioned negative effects of the progressing global warming process may, according to long-term forecasting models, appear in the future in tropical and subtropics, and thus also many countries in Africa. This is another argument for the development of the aforementioned international cooperation and multifaceted assistance for underdeveloped countries in Africa. In the future, globalization processes should be based mainly on the development of international economic cooperation, joint solving of global climate, environmental, economic and social problems, etc. development of global climate and environmental policy with respect for cultural differences, tolerance for other customs, value systems, cultural and civilizational diversity, etc.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

What do you think about it?

What is your opinion on this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Warm regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

The key problems of the development of civilisation and life on planet Earth include the issue of the increasingly rapid process of global warming, loss of biodiversity, decrease in the area of forests, increase in the level of environmental pollution, etc. In addition, the key problems of the development of civilisation, economic and social problems include uneven economic development in various regions and countries of the world, high levels of poverty and hunger in countries with a low level of economic development, permanent droughts, lack of drinking water and other negative effects of the progressing process of global warming, armed conflicts, intolerance for ethnic minorities, other social groups, other cultures and non-respect for human rights, etc. Economically underdeveloped countries tend to have much less developed systems of public road communication infrastructure, certain public services and social benefits, services of public health institutions, public education, etc. than the standards of most countries. It is therefore necessary to develop international cooperation in order to implement the principles and goals of sustainable development, including economic development and on many other levels, i.e. in the sphere of ecology, environmental protection, climate protection, food aid, medical aid, etc.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

What is your opinion on this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

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Sea level rising and flood prone zone Bangladesh.

Storm risk and coral reefs on risk damaging.

High tide of waves on the increase.

How Bangladesh building international airport on the seaside, runaway on the water?

Is the safety measure been well assessed?

Is it internationally approved under aviation regulation?

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Fatema Miah

In recent years, various forms of financing pro-environmental business ventures within the framework of green finance have been growing in importance.

Within the framework of green financing of pro-environmental and pro-climate economic ventures, e.g. in the development of renewable and emission-free energy sources, improvement of energy transmission and storage systems, development of sustainable organic agriculture, improvement of waste sorting and recycling systems, construction of wastewater treatment plants and recovery of clean water, development of electromobility, zero-energy construction, etc. Commercial banks offer green loans, internationally operating investment banks and investment funds provide financing combined with equity participation in green investment, enterprises and companies provide green loans to their subsidiaries, the state offers green subsidies offered by government agencies as part of programs to activate the green transformation of the economy. At the UN Climate Summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, which began on 6.11.2022, discussions are expected to focus on financial needs and commitments, financing pro-climate and pro-environmental business ventures within the framework of green finance, and shaping the tools needed to respond to the damage that climate change is causing. At the aforementioned COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt, delegates from nearly 200 countries are holding lectures and discussions on the issue of financial compensation to poor countries for the growing damage from global warming. This is a new topic on the agenda, appearing at the UN Climate Summit COP27 for the first time in a decade, i.e., since the start of such conferences and climate talks. At last year's UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, one of the new topics and agreements was a commitment to end forest deforestation by the end of the current decade, i.e., by 2030. However, in connection with the new agenda topic that emerged at UN Climate Summit COP27, viz. the issue of financial compensation to poor countries for the growing damage of global warming is an important issue that needs to be elaborated is the identification of key sources of financing, types of external financing within the framework of green finance, clarification of the objectives of financial support, i.e. the key types of negative effects of the progressive global warming process in countries characterized by low levels of economic development, low incomes and the ability to implement pro-climate and pro-environmental economic projects on their own. First of all, most of the poor countries, characterized by low income and low level of economic development are located in the tropical and subtropical climate zones and therefore in zones particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change. In these countries, the problem of droughts is intensifying, and they are becoming more severe and prolonged every year. Droughts, declining rainfall, declining supplies of clean water are serious problems for agriculture, causing a decline in the production of agricultural crops and a growing problem of food shortages. In a large part of the mentioned poor countries, large-scale predatory logging has been implemented in recent years, the scale of deforestation has significantly increased, including natural biodiverse forest ecosystems, various forest formations, including, among others, the largest natural complex of forest ecosystems, known as the lungs of the planet, i.e. the rainforests of the Amazon. In this regard, it is a necessary issue to increase the scale of international cooperation and assistance regarding the transfer of green technologies, capital to enable the pro-environmental and pro-climate transformation of the economy, the realization of sustainable development goals, the implementation of investments enabling the development of renewable and emission-free energy sources, etc. Rich countries (mainly of the north, temperate climate zone), characterized by a high level of economic development, high incomes, high levels of productivity and equipment of production processes with modern technologies should help poor countries (of the south and the tropical, subtropical climate zone) to a greater extent, to reduce the scale of disparities, differentiation in the issue of sustainable development, activities and investments implemented to carry out pro-climate transformation of the economy and reduce the scale of the negative impact on the economy, agriculture and people of the progressive process of global warming and reduce the scale of the operation of the negative effects of this process. This is a key issue of international cooperation for the implementation of the concept of sustainable economic development, taking into account environmental, climate and energy policies on an international scale. The problem of global warming is a global problem and should be solved on a global scale through the development of international cooperation. This is part of the developing pro-climate and pro-environmental globalization.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of researchers and scientists:

What do you think about this topic?

What is your opinion on this issue?

Please answer,

I invite everyone to join the discussion,

Thank you very much,

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

The Sources of International Relations have always played a funfamental role in the resolution of crisis. The Treaties, seen as the main sources of International Relations since then, had been used to resolve crises through Diplomatic ways.This time, several schemes which have nothing to do with problem solving in International Relations has been used. My question addresses precisely this new paradigm. So, what will be taught in the future and what will be the role of Diplomacy in the international context?

I have to write my bachelor's thesis on international relations and I'd like to dissert on children's legislation, with a comparison between east Asia (Japan or South Korea) and Europe. Does anybody know about some cases that may have entailed both?

How do you think COVID-19 countermeasures taken by states and governments comply with the human rights guarantees established by national Constatutions and the International Human Rights Treaties? Among those measures are :

-mandatory vaccination

-lockdown

-mandatory usage of masks

Currently, the UN climate summit in Katowice is taking place in Katowice. COP (Conference of the Parties) on climate policy on Earth. UN climate summits, i.e. COP (Conference of the Parties) are global conferences during which climate policy actions are negotiated. Poland twice hosted them - in 2008 in Poznań and in 2013 in Warsaw. In December 2018, the climate summit is held for the first time now in Katowice in Poland.

During this summit, conferences are held, discussions are held on the need to develop a sustainable development policy and the need for development of ecological, renewable energy sources in order to generate a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the future and ultimately reduce the average annual temperature rise on the Earth's surface. From the discussions it follows that it is necessary to develop eco-innovations, new pro-ecological energy sources, development of electromobility of transport means. It is necessary to develop and implement on a large scale renewable energy sources. In addition, it is important to increase the scale of afforestation, as forests and the flora contained in them absorb a large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions.

As part of this year's UN Climate Summit, the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), 14th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 14) and the Conference of the Paris Agreement signatories (CMA 1) are held. About 20,000 people from 190 countries participate in the event, including politicians, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and scientific and business spheres.

Perhaps during this UN climate summit important and specific agreements, declarations and signed agreements on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be taken. The present lectures show that in recent years the warming process of the Earth's climate has accelerated significantly and therefore, in the black scenario of future climate changes, the temperature on the Earth's surface can rise by 4 ° C to the end of the 21st century. If this happened, then the scale of climate-related cataclysms that are dangerous to humans, including droughts, floods, fires and weather anomalies in many places around the world, will increase many times. The problem is very serious globally and therefore a lot depends on whether international cooperation will develop in order to limit these problems and their negative effects.

In view of the above, I would like to ask you: Should you think that international cooperation should increase to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on Earth? In addition, another key question arises: how much of this international cooperation is possible, to what extent will real and effective measures be undertaken on the basis of the discussions and declarations undertaken to reduce greenhouse gases?

Please reply. I invite you to the discussion

Data source: http://cop24.katowice.eu

What are the roles of political and economic institutions while studying the affect of human development on economic growth?

Iraq is great country since old civilization and culture,and if we go to the old civilization . q is the name of the state that currently partially encompasses the territory of the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia. This civilization came into being between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These rivers flow into the Persian Gulf, through the State of Iraq. The Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq, also known as Mandatory Iraq in its early phase, was established by the Anglo-Iraqi treaty of 1922 resulting from the 1920 Iraqi revolt against British rule. It is centered in Lower Mesopotamia (corresponding to historical Babylonia, later also known as ʿIrāq-i ʿArab) but also includes part of Upper Mesopotamia and of the Syrian Desert and the Arabian Desert. The history of this area has witnessed some of the world's earliest writing, literature, sciences, mathematics, laws and philosophies; hence its common epithet, the Cradle of Civilization. so why Iraq is the old country of civilization?

Dear colleagues; i'm doing a research for a project, and faced the hypothetical question of

"If Escherichia coli (E.coli) just arrived to Earth for the first time; how long would it take for a single E. coli bacterium, through repeated divisions, to occupy the entire atmosphere of the planet".

As I did the quick math (steps below); I was faced by the surprising result: about 2 days to 7 months!

- Step one: The average time-duration for a single e. coli bacterium to divide (into two) in the lab (doubling time) is 20 minutes; given the "ideal" lab conditions. * but about 15 h in the wild.

- Step Two: Defining the "limits" of earth atmosphere: As to address "where space starts"; we are considering the limit at the The Kármán line, an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) above sea level, which is conventionally used as the start of outer space in space treaties and for aerospace records keeping.

- Step three: Calculating the volume of earth atmosphere (cubic kilometers):

Taking the Earth's radius at the equator: the average about 6,371 (6,357 to 6,378) kilometres; and using the equation to calculate the volume of sphere [v = 4/3 X π X r³] , I subtracted the volume of the "Earth (r = 6371)" from "Earth&Atmosphere (r= 6471)"; the result is: 5 X10¹¹km³

- Step 4: convert the Atmosphere volume from cubic kilometers to cubic Micrometers (10²⁷):

5 X10³⁸ µm³

- Step 5: Calculating the "divisions" needed to occupy the atmosphere volume:

With the average volume/ size of a single E. coli bacterium is ≈1µm³; the binary logarithm of

5 X10³⁸ is 128.56; I'll round it up to 130 divisions. this means:

-> 43.33 hours (if doubling time is is 20 minutes; given the "ideal" lab conditions.)

-> 208 days (if doubling time is 15 hours in the "wild")

* Beth Gibson et al stated that: "For example, E. coli can double every 20 min in the laboratory but we estimate that it only doubles every 15 h in the wild."

I am currently writing about the role of national culture (differences in values (especially risk aversion) and attitudes in general) for international supply chains. Does anyone know of an example of a global company that experienced supply chain problems due to the national culture of the host country?

Thank you very much!

Meaning-The Obama administration executive order to enter into the Paris Accord Treaty. The Trump administration executive order - removed the US from the Paris Accord Treaty. Now the Biden administration executive order has entered into the treaty again. This is only one example of many.

Question - are there any studies to eliminate executive powers surrounding environmental issues?

According to the EC plan, the Health Union should be constructed through regulations: by choosing from the start this path, instead of pushing for a change in the EU treaties, isn't hampering down it future capabilities?

Antarctica is administrated by parties (about thirty-eight countries) to sign the Antarctic Treaty System during the 20th century. The treaty disallows military activities and mineral mining, forbids nuclear explosions and nuclear waste disposal, supports scientific research, and protects the continent’s ecology.

Covid-19 is overwhelming some countries in terms of infections and casualties. It is an unfortunate situation that shows no end. In some countries the problem is compounded due to incompetent of the governments in managing the crises and by politicizing the pandemic for personal gain.

Many businesses could not survive the prolonged partial or full shut down and closed down. Some other business however performed very well. Is the cause of success, the ability and willingness to change and adopt to new challenges, or other parameters involved?

Water has become an issue between Mexicans and the USA. Due the a 1944 treaty between the USA and Mexico immense amounts of water are directed north from Chihuahua even though the area is suffering drought. Farmers in Chihuahua have taken to the streets, protesting the effects on failing crops. Is this the future?

Sometimes, it is not required chemical or nuclear weapons for mass destruction, and unsafe storage of chemicals such as Ammonium nitrate is good enough for the mass destruction. Massive damages at the Ports of Texas in 1947 and Beirut in 2020 are bitter examples of unsafe handling of chemicals such as ammonium nitrate.

Therefore, unsafe storage and handling of such chemicals within the boundaries of international ports should be regulated.

Since this is an international concern, I would like to discuss this matter with relevant experts.

Covid-19 provided the added fuel needed by the fire of nationalism/regionalism to gain further strength. Many countries believe that they have to protect the national interest by relying on local resources and expertise. This is leading to a race for the development of a vaccine by many countries. Is this helpful in the long run? Can we find the cure/vaccine faster or we are wasting time and resources.

USA and Russia announced that their withdrawal from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. what are the possible short-term and long-term impacts on the world peace ？

I am conducting a study of South Africa-Nigeria relations from an Afrocentric perspective.

We have an ongoing cross-border collaboration project.

I am interested in the problems you encountered during COVID in cross-border cooperation:

1. The project has been closed 2. The project was suspended until the end of the pandemic 3. The project continued

Thank you

Many efforts are spent to prevent, treat and stop COVID-19 spread.

but I think these efforts are fragmentary and not organized.

there is no platform for a scientific collaboration that could shorten the time of interesting findings, some nations hide some facts are a privilege of authorship or for other political reasons.

I think that all countries should a global platform for scientific collaboration.

Personally I have some ideas that could be proposed for the treatment of COVID-19 based on scientific facts but with the innovative mode of application, how and where can I try to apply them?

All nations should avoid wasting their time to find a solution for COVID-19 without international collaboration.

In the past, globalization processes were determined by various factors. In my opinion, the processes of information, cultural, technological, financial, economic, political globalization are currently dominating.

In view of the above, I am asking you:

In what direction do you think globalization processes should follow in the future?

Please, answer, comments.

I invite you to the discussion.

Best wishes

Have noticed that several events are being linked to climate changes including global warming but scientifically they are not.

Do have precise knowledge about the events which can be connected to and NOT connected to climate change, including global warming. Would appreciate if any one differentiate it by listing the names.

Also, do you think that we have adequate findings to support or dispel the events which are connected and NOT connected to climate change? How important is to differentiate it?

Local governments are receiving a strong demand from the UN to implement SDG, but still they have few and unsufficient resources to fulfill that agenda. Could paradiplomacy help to do that?

Hello everyone.

Please is anyone able to advise on any contemporary international law topic/issue/question that is gaining global attention.

Also, is there any international legal issue/topic you know about that has so far defied existing norms of international law/Treaty law.

Looking forward to your responses. Many thanks.

This research seeks to know all the terms of international treaties and conventions that protect indigenous rights.

What do you think about the role of international financial institutions in the process of reducing development disparities between countries and in the issue of supporting sustainable development?

What is your opinion on the assessment of the activities of international financial institutions in reducing development differences between countries, reducing income disparities, supporting poorer and developing countries?

Do international financial institutions adequately support investment projects developed according to the concept of sustainable pro-ecological development?

Please reply

Best wishes

The human race has achieved distinction in fields of culture, traditions, beliefs and inventions, but has grossly failed to secure their future or even plan for it by ignoring the signs nature has been throwing at them. We know how to build, use electricity, run huge machines and even go to space, but we fail to instill small measures like turning off lights when not in use or even throwing paper in the bins.

To tackle the impending disaster that might have hit the world, the UK Government signed the Kyoto Treaty in 1997, which came into force in February 2005. Under this agreement, 164 countries have committed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The Paris Agreement of December 2015 is meant to signal the beginning of the end of more than 100 years of fossil fuels serving as the primary engine of economic growth and shows that governments from around the world take climate change seriously. The inclusion of both developed and developing countries, including those that rely on revenue from oil and gas production, demonstrates a unity never seen before on this issue.

Sir, I would like to have your kind feed back in lieu with the treaties of Lausanne and Sevres.

I give below my sketchy notes for my contribution to the discussion. I feel that they may form a useful start point for a discussion in the RG forum.

NOTES

CONTRAST this pleasant environment with cooperative people enjoying afternoon tea -- some staff working, true, but they are moderately fairly compensated -- with the horrific destruction and killing of 70,000 in Hiroshima in 1945.

I look to human basics: greed, pride, ambition, family loyalty, aggression, and other fundamentals.

A KEY FACTOR – massive development of technology! Consider the origins of nuclear weapons – Einstein, WW2 and Manhattan Project

Well --- computer modelling of the human global social system, what it is, its feasibility (or otherwise) in this context and the problem of how to control the seemingly massively complex global human system – which, alas, we are part of, including our decision making!

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What mechanism may be adopted to declare a wetland site as RAMSAR site? What are the attached benefits and liabilities for the host country.

There is any other organizations, supporting wetland related research and development?

For an upcoming roundtable at ISA Baltimore, I’d be happy to hear any predictions and ideas you might have about the future relationship between Canada and the United States under a Trump Administration.

Relatedly, how does this affect the relationship between Europe and Canada - will it lead to more or less cooperation in economic, security and other policy areas?

I am work with team from National Research Centre, cell biology Dep. and Animal Production Dep. I interest at poultry breeding and genetics "

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for launching a bilateral program for scientific cooperation, named IMHOTEP, with the aim of facilitating, strengthening and developing scientific cooperation between the Egyptian and French researchers working at universities, research centers or institutes in both countries. The program covers bilateral research projects and scientific symposia involving researchers of the two countries in every scientific field.

The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) will be in charge of the administrative part of the program from the Egyptian side, while Campus France will be in charge of the administrative part from the French side. An Egypt-France Joint Board is established to review, assess and make specific recommendations concerning scientific and technological cooperative activities.

The Egyptian-French scientific program is based on a call for proposals jointly defined and simultaneously presented to Egyptian and French administrators. Egyptian researchers should submit their proposals to ASRT, while French researchers should electronically submit their proposals to Campus France. ASRT and Campus France will be responsible for sending the proposals for evaluation and consequently develop a priority list of approved proposals. This list will be submitted to the Joint Board for final selection.

Duration The maximum duration of a research project will not exceed two years. Annual progress report must be submitted jointly by the Egyptian and French researchers before the 30th of August; based upon the evaluation of this report, the joint board will determine the continuation of funding the project. Also a financial report must be submitted by the Egyptian researchers. At the end of the project, a final joint report must be submitted by the Egyptian and French researchers to their respective administration unit.

📷The research project is partially funded by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (a maximum of L.E. 200,000 per project for 2 years) where the grant offered by the Academy to the Egyptian side covers the expenses of travel for the Egyptian participants and the accommodations (including transportation in Egypt) for the French participants during their visits to Egypt. Meanwhile, the expenses of executing the research are provided by the cooperating Egyptian Institute (or any other sponsor that must be specified).

On the other hand, Campus France would cover the expenses of the travel (airfare) for the French partners as well as the accommodation expenses for the Egyptian partners during their visits to France. Duration of visits must not exceed 45 days.

Who can apply Egyptian and French researchers working at governmental or private universities, research centers or institutes in both countries are eligible to jointly apply ( junior researchers in particularly those who have acquired their Ph.D. within the last five years or may be enrolled in the Ph.D. program.) Researchers who have already implemented a project within Imhotep program are not entitled to submit a new proposal before passing two years after the end of the first project.

I would like to know best websites for regulatory affairs articles and journals for increasing my regulatory affairs knowledge.

Can anyone help me to find upcoming political science conferences?

many researcher ask this question, the International collaboration is becoming the norm in scientific and technical research but issues such as different time zones, research practices, and cultural expectations can still be problematic.  What tips or warnings would you share with others who are embarking on an international collaboration?

What is contemporary?

Should we place security above privacy?

Is it possible for a researcher from another country also working on lactic acid bacteria to be a collaborator in this project, and if possible, how?

Will a non-native researcher interested in collaborating in this interesting project of national importance able to do so, from his/her home country or need to travel to your country?

Thank you.

NIH has become (and may be always was) an institution that works against productive science. Please read my petition and sign if you agree. It is completely safe, nobody will see your name unless you leave a comment.

Why do some scientists shift their careers to focus more on leadership in faculty professional development? What motivations them at various stages of professional growth to promote this change? We are interested in understanding the forces that might support implementation of biology faculty professional development, as well as the forces that might hinder faculty development, and the strategies employed to strengthen or weaken the supporting and opposing forces. Please share any knowledge sources that inform the transition to doing professional development work - thank you!

We're writing up a final summary report for our CLIMA (clima.org.br) project that discusses biofuels expansion in Brazil from a sustainability science perspective. The report will go out to many different stakeholders (policymakers, practitioners, civil society, etc.), not only academics. Practical guidelines or tips on how to best design such a report are much welcome. 

Thanks much already for your consideration.

Kind regards, 

Martin

In Ukraine there is no special provision in Budget Code or other legislation concerning budgetary funding for protection and maintaining the sites of UNESCO World Heritage. So, I am interested how this issue regulated in other countries, who is the main contributor of financial resources necessary for the proper protection of the sites and what is the role of the government (state or local one). Thank you in advance!

hi, I would like to have a focus group discussion based on the above topic. Especially  since this is a current issue I'm researching on.  your opinion is really relevant. thanks

I am looking for info on turkish labor camps for jews and other minorities during world war two.

Is there any evidence for construction of extermination facilities (that weren't used) i.e gas chambers and/or crematoria by Turkey during 1941-1943 for the possibility of german victory against the USSR?

The United Arab Emirates is planning to tow icebergs from Antarctica to its coast to solve its issues with drinking water. How it can adversely impact on Environmental and Ecological balance.

Conflict/Peacebuilding/Peace process

I am busy with a article that will hopefully be published as my academic career takes of, and I am looking at the, especially developing democracies and new leadership. I look at the Commodification of Leadership after after change and the the impact on societal protest or revolt. I want to understand how when you come from the "leader" of the masses pre-office in the new dispensation and after the "leader" takes office and are paid for leading, how this change the "tone" and "attitude" towards the masses that it led, and as a result get social mobilisation against the "leader", and how the interst shifts from the "masses" before office to the voice of "the office" ones you assume office and are not close to the people. and problematize a "leader's" qualities for the money that the "office" in the new dispensation "buys" the leader. Does this make sense and can you perhaps see how this is related?

Is the work being carried out in other Jurisdictions going to be useable in an Australian Jurisdiction or is it only directly related to the legilsation within that country?

Dear friends, please help me share our conference information: the 3rd Global Teacher Education Summit in Beijing. http://www.gtes2017.org/En/Default

 'Make In India' campaign of Govt. of India will have a positive impact on Indian Economy or is just a political gimmick?

I am currently doing research on EU-CELAC science diplomacy. I focus on the region-to-region dynamics in this policy domain and I wondered if any of you are also doing research on this topic?

I am currently on the verge of writing my proposal for Masters. I am really struggling to get a research niche and I am currently all over the place. I am Interested in International Relations, Comparative studies in Public governance and Politics. I hope you guys can assist me with some gaps or filed in these Niches that I can research

Needless to say, the field of exploration became more specific in the world of research, and researchers need to be experts in the respective fields. However, young researchers, perhaps need more exposure in different sub or relative fields to understand their own area of exploration better. It is then, can be a valid question to be raised,  since the new researchers are rising everyday and they need help with these issues. 

Hi, 

I am looking for a comprehensive list of research labs in the u.s. Maybe categorized by area of research or by the name of the universities? I understand that this would be a very long list but I was wondering if anybody has ever done this work to put everything in one place.

Dear John, 

I'm following up on your article request on the Subregional Cooperation in Southeast Asia. I had a quick look at your profile and saw you are doing work on climate change adaption in Vietnam and have authored an USAID report on integrating climate science and local knowledge. I'm currently in Vietnam for 2 projects in the Mekong Delta funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Global Challenges Research Fund. Both projects have similar aims. Are you working on these topics long-term? It might be interesting to get in touch to see if there are opportunities for cooperation.  

Best wishes,

Oliver

I'm interested in national and international cooperation to start a project to produce and provide good quality evidence to healthcare stakeholders, including patients, physicians and government.

The Faculty of Philology and Educational Sciences of Suleyman Demirel University in Almaty in cooperation with Eurasian National University in Astana, Kazakh Humanitarian Law University in Astana, The Center for Multilingual Education and The Association for Applied Linguistics of Kazakhstan (AALK) are pleased to host Annual International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied-Socio Linguistics (FLTAL) which will take place on May 11-13, 2017 in Astana. The FLTAL Conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and educators with interests in language teaching and linguistics at all levels from around the world. The theme of the FLTAL 2017 conference, “Transitions and Transformations – Intercultural Education at the Crossroad of

Foreign Language Learning” is designed to attract the research communities to promote connections between theory and practice and explore different perspectives on the application of research findings into practice.

Please visit www.fltal.org for more info

Dental research is of paramount importance in order to improve mankind's ability to preserve and conserve humanity's oral health.India being a nation of more than a billion people has both the challenge to keep dentistry affordable and reachable and the opportunity to contribute immensely to global research in a meaningful manner.

The number of colleges that our country has along with the thousands of postgraduate students actively doing their dissertations makes it a fertile ground for us to translate this into a research powerhouse. But is that it, Why is dental research still not getting its due importance here and what can be done to bring it out from the shadows into the limelight.

Dear Colleagues, in the light of the efforts some EU countries share in receiving asylum demands and the discussions and propositions in EU institutions, how do you see the solution for the reform of asylum legislation in the EU?

Because Eurasia is rich in energy resources but there is absence of direct connection between India and the region.  

Studying or doing research abroad is exciting and can be a significant experience for oneself, but how about career benefits in your home Country? Wherver I went and asked colleagues and people, most of them would agree that staying abroad will be beneficial for your career. If you study for obtaining a degree, you will have at least that one. If you go somewhere because of research funding or scholarships, you benefit directly right away while you are there. But how about afterwards? Did it really boost your career in your home country? Was / is it always worthwhile going abroad?