QUART ERLY NEW SLET T ER — DEC. 2018QUART ERLY NEW SLET T ER — DEC. 2018

NEWSNEWS

Exploring Added Value and Building CommunityExploring Added Value and Building Community

Project teams from three different Belmont Forum CRA’s came together for a valorizationevent in Washington, DC on 8-10 December 2018. The event marked the end-termvalorization for the joint Belmont Forum – FACCE-JPI Food Security and Land Use Changeprojects, who were able to transfer knowledge and connect with mid-term participants fromthe Arctic Observing and Science for Sustainability and Mountains of Sentinels of Changecohorts. The group was not just global, but also very productive, as they were able todevelop with the IAN facilitation team a 16-page synthesis document over theweekend! The document will be made available on the Belmont Forum website in early2019. Thanks to all who made this an invaluable engagement.

SRI2020 LaunchSRI2020 Launch

Belmont Forum and FutureEarth are joining forces toestablish an annualconvention to support globaltransformation tosustainability. This will be anopportunity for the world’sforemost research andinnovation communities to

come together to sharesuccesses, exchange views,and work across disciplinesand sectors to support aglobal transformation tosustainability. Sustainability Research andInnovation (SRI) 2020 will bethe first in an annual congressseries that will serve as a focalpoint in the sustainabilityscience and innovationcalendar, providing broadnetworking, training, and

knowledge exchange opportunities. As such, the meeting series is being designed as anumbrella under which side events, special sessions, mentoring, valorization, capacity-buildingand town hall activities will take place to support a vibrant, diverse, and growingcommunity.

Those interested in hosting the first annual convention should complete the interest formavailable on the SRI 2020 website. Hosting applications will be accepted until March 1,March 1,20192019 .

e-I&DMe-I&DMFAIR DataFAIR DataInitiativeInitiative

We aredelighted toannounce that the e-I&DM Enabling FAIRData Project has reached a significantmilestone with the announcement of theCommitment Statement reflecting distinctstakeholder perspectives and roles, anddefining the goals for the manycommunities that collect iv ely supportcollect iv ely supportopen and FAIR dataopen and FAIR data. We invite you, yourorganization, and colleagues to consider acommitment to open and FAIR data bybecoming a signatory. You can read more about the project in arecent article in the journal Science Editorthat focuses on the tools and resourcesthat will be helpful to authors: New AuthorGuidelines Promoting Open and FAIR Data inthe Earth, Space, and EnvironmentalSciences

CRACRAFundingFundingUpdatesUpdates

We are nowaccepting pre-proposals onTransdisciplinaryResearch forOceanSustainabilitythrough our BFgo system! Deadline for pre-registration is Thursday, January 31,January 31,20192019 . For more information on this jointcall with Future Earth and JPI-Oceans andthe application process, please check outthe Belmont Forum website, where you canalso find links to training modules forproposers on the Belmont Forum youTubechannel. If you are looking for proposalpartners, we encourage you to join theFuture Earth Open Network. We are also excited to announce two moreCRAs coming out in early 2019:· Disaster Risk, Response and Resilience(DR3)· Resilience in Rapidly Changing ArcticSystems (Arctic II)

AGU ParticipationAGU Participation

a Success!a Success!

The Belmont Forumcommunity was extremelyactive at the AGU2018Centennial Meeting inWashington, DC! From expertpanels on open data totownhalls on transdisciplinarybest practices, engagement atthe Belmont Forum and othermember and partner exhibits,and many Belmont Forumawardee talks and posters,there was a very fullcalendar. It was an excellentopportunity to connect withBelmont Forum projects andour member organizationswhile also advancing some ofour developing fundingactions.

Belmont Forum Widens Regional Outreach!Belmont Forum Widens Regional Outreach!

This quarter, Belmont Forum Secretariat Director, Erica Key, traveled to meet with NationalNatural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) President Jinghai Li to discuss NSFC’s roadmapto fund more transdisciplinary science. She also visited the Asia-Pacific Network office inKobe, Japan to discuss possible joint events to boost connectivity with Asia and Oceania. In Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Erica presented to the 3rd Annual Forum of the Science GrantingCouncils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI). The Initiative aims to strengthen thecapacities of 15 science granting councils in Sub-Saharan Africa to support research andevidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development. BelmontForum hopes to continue working with resource providers in Africa to elevate Africanscientific priorities in global partnerships. Closer to the Secretariat headquarters in Montevideo, Erica joined her IAI host partners at aUNDP workshop on South-South Cooperation. She will continue working with IAI to bolsterparticipation of the Global South in the Belmont Forum and facilitate south-southpartnerships in CRAs.

The Forum Convenes at the Royal SocietyThe Forum Convenes at the Royal Society

Thank you to NERC for hosting a productive plenary meeting at the Royal Society inLondon. The 3-day meeting strengthened our priorities in transdisciplinary research andinitiated a positive discussion about our 10-year anniversary next year. A special showcaseevent at Lancaster House brought together Belmont Forum project participants withdistinguished guests from UK scientific leadership. We look forward to our next convening inTaipei during the week of October 21, 2019.

GRANTEE NEWSGRANTEE NEWS

Belmont Forum Award featured in Belmont Forum Award featured in NatureNature

Carolina Vera was recently featured in Nature as part of a special issue on “Science Shared”.Carolina is the Lead PI from the CLIMAX (Climate Services through Knowledge Co-Production: A South American Initiative for Strengthening Societal Adaptation Response toExtreme Events) project, funded under the Climate Predictability and Inter-RegionalLinkages Call. The article entitled “Farmers transformed how we investigate climate” highlights the addedvalue of their inclusion and interaction with farmers in developing and implementing theirBelmont Forum project. Adopting this approach to research can certainly be “circuitous andunpredictable” as Prof. Vera says, “but ultimately is more worthwhile.”

SEI Awards AnnouncedSEI Awards Announced

The newest Belmont Forum projects to be awarded were announced this week. We wouldlike to congratulate the following projects which are receiving funding in the Science-drivene-Innovation and Infrastructure CRA. ACCEDE - Abrupt Change in Climate and Ecosystems: Where are the Tipping Points?Project Lead: Nicholas McKay, Northern Arizona University

PARSEC - Building New Tools for Data Sharing and Reuse through a Transnational Investigationof the Socioeconomic Impacts of Protected AreasProject Lead: Alison Specht, Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité

WWW.PIC - World Wide Web of Plankton Image CurationProject Lead: Jean-Olivier Irisson, Sorbonne Université

These projects will make strong links among science, innovation, and user communities toincrease uptake of new and potentially disruptive demonstrators or pilots toward solutions.

EVENTSEVENTS

Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

We have a busy calendar in the first quarter of 2019. Connect with us at these events! 14-16 January14-16 JanuaryGlobal Commons Alliance Meeting· Potsdam, Germany 21 January21 JanuaryScience-based Targets Network Meeting· Zug, Switzerland 31 January31 JanuaryDue date for Ocean Sustainability pre-registrat ions at bfgo.orgDue date for Ocean Sustainability pre-registrat ions at bfgo.org 6-8 February6-8 FebruaryLeverage Points 2019 Conference· Lüneberg, Germany 7 February7 February

Sustainable Development Pathways Scoping Workshop· Lüneburg, Germany 14-17 February14-17 FebruaryAAAS Annual Meeting on Science Transcending Boundaries· Washington, DC, USA 9-15 March9-15 MarchUN Environment Assembly and Science, Policy, Business Forum· Nairobi, Kenya

ANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to new AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows workingwith Belmont Forum!

Judit Ungvari-Martin is an ecologist by training, withexpertise in aspects of biodiversity research and avianbiology in tropical habitats. She studied birds in thePeruvian Amazon region combining both lab- and field-based techniques and received her Ph.D. in Zoology witha certificate and concentration in Tropical Conservationand Development at the University of Florida, thenworked as a postdoctoral scholar at the National Zoo ofthe Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC,addressing conservation issues in agroecosystems inColombia. She has become involved in local capacitybuilding and community outreach both in the USA andLatin America and has mentored dozens of students tocomplete independent research projects. Within theBelmont Forum, she is working on supporting thesecretariat’s activities, organizing scoping workshops anddrafting call texts for various upcoming new CRA’s on Pathways to the SDG’s and Climate,Environment and Health, and also continuing the efforts of the e-IDM team.

Dr. Makyba Charles-Ayinde will be working closely with theTransdisciplinary Science for Oceans Research CRA as wellas the upcoming CRAs - Disaster Risk, Resilience andReduction and Climate, Environment and Health. She isalso part of the core team shaping the SRI2020 marquisevent and the forums’ participation at UN EnvironmentAssembly and Science Policy Business Forum. She hopesto widen the forums’ outreach and has started in thiseffort by facilitating a townhall about transdisciplinaryresearch at the AGU 2018 fall meeting and hopes to workwith NSF-C and CARICOM in this same vein. She is alsoworking with the e-I&DM Enabling Fair Data Project todetermine metrics to assess the Data and Digital OutputsManagement Plan. Makyba is very interested in engagingin even more projects that promote the use oftransdisciplinary research and drive the vision of the forumforward.