G-Science Academies meetings

The annual G-Science Academies’ meetings started in 2005 and have become a major platform through which the Society collaborates with other leading science academies. The academies discuss and produce statements on global challenges in order to inform and influence public policies and debate.

Participation at the meetings has varied over the years, and usually includes the academies of the G7 nations (USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan), and other nations. 

Led by the Royal Society as chair, the national science academies of the G7 nations have produced three statements on net zero, biodiversity loss and data for international health emergencies (links below) ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit in the UK in June 2021. 

These statements have also been endorsed by the following Science Academies, representing guest countries to this year’s meetings of the Group of Seven (G7) nations: Australian Academy of Science, Academy of Science of South Africa, Korean Academy of Science and Technology.

Joint Statements of G Science Academies 2005-2021

2021

• Pandemic preparedness and the role of science (PDF)
• A net zero climate-resilient future – science, technology and the solutions for change (PDF)
• Reversing biodiversity loss – the case for urgent action (PDF)
• Data for international health emergencies: governance, operations and skills (PDF)

2020

• Critical Transitions: Abrupt Shifts in the State of Ecosystems (PDF)
• The critical need for international cooperation during Covid-19 Pandemic (PDF)
• Basic Research (PDF)
• Digital Health and the Learning Health System (PDF)
• Global Insect Declines and the Potential Erosion of Vital Ecosystem Services (PDF).

2019

• Artificial intelligence and society (PDF)
• Citizen science in the Internet era (PDF)
• Science and trust (PDF)
• Threats to coastal and marine ecosystems, and conservation of the ocean environment (PDF)

2018

• Food and nutrition security: improving soils and increasing productivity (PDF)
• Realising our digital future and shaping its impact on knowledge, industry and the workforce (PDF)
• The global Arctic: the sustainability of communities in the context of changing ocean systems (PDF)

2017

• Cultural heritage: building resilience to natural disasters (PDF)
• The challenge of neurodegenerative diseases in an aging population (PDF)
• New economic growth: the role of science, technology, innovation and infrastructure (PDF)
• Improving Global Health: Strategies and tools to combat communicable and non-communicable diseases (PDF)

2016

• Understanding, Protecting, and Developing Global Brain Resources (PDF)
• Strengthening Disaster Resilience is Essential to Sustainable Development (PDF)
• Nurturing Future Scientists (PDF)

2015 

• Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance: Threats and Necessary Actions (PDF) 
• Neglected Tropical Diseases (PDF) 
• Future of the Ocean: Impact of human activities on marine systems (PDF)

2013 

• Driving Sustainable Development: the role of Science, Technology and Innovation (PDF) 
• Drug Resistance in Infectious Agents - A Global Threat to Humanity (PDF) 

2012 

• Building Resilience to Disasters of Natural and Technological Origin (PDF) 
• Energy and Water Linkage: Challenge to a Sustainable Future (PDF) 
• Improving Knowledge of Emissions and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases (PDF) 

2011 

• Education for a Science-Based Global Development (PDF) 
• Water and Health (PDF) 

2010 

• Health of Women and Children (PDF) 
• Innovation for Development (PDF) 

2009 

• Climate changes and the transformation of energy technologies for a low carbon future (PDF) 

2008 

• Climate Change Adaptation and the Transition to a Low Carbon Society (PDF) 
• Global Health (PDF) 

2007 

• Sustainability, energy efficiency and climate protection (PDF) 
• The promotion and protection of innovation (PDF) 

2006 

• Energy Sustainability and Security (PDF) 
• Avian influenza and infectious diseases (PDF) 

2005 

• Global response to climate change (PDF) 
• Science and technology for African development (PDF)