
WAAS President and several Fellows participated at the special session entitled “From particle physics to sustainable world: Celebrating the achievements of Ivo Šlaus”at the16thSDEWES conference, which was held on 10-15 October 2021Dubrovnik, Croatia and online. The conference brought together around 630 scientists,researchers, and expertsin the field of sustainabledevelopmentfrom 58 countries holding 675 oral presentations, 13special sessions and several side events, 7invited lectures and1panel given by some of the mostdistinguished experts in the field.For more
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The special session “From particle physics to sustainable world: Celebrating the achievements of Ivo Šlaus” was devoted to finding solutions to the most pressing contemporary global interconnected crises of epidemics, economy, environment, society and institutions. WAAS PresidentGarry Jacobspresentedan excellent overview of the current challenges and possible solutions. WAAS Honorary PresidentIvo Šlausshared someinspiring opportunities for transforming our world including the proposal to eliminate wars from future conflicts. WAAS FellowsUroš Cvelbar,Neven DuićandAleksander Zidanšekpresentedinteresting opportunities from different fields of sustainability. Lively debate at this special session provided some actionable proposals for smarter knowledge-based solutions to current global challenges, in particular the challenges of climate change, environmental protection and the future of democracy. More ԴڴǰپDz: