International Workshop on Sustainability, SDGs and Global Challenges successfully concluded in Turkey.

Islamabad -- The International Workshop titled 'Learning about Sustainability, SDGs and Global Challenges' successfully concluded in Gebze, Turkey. The three-day event, which was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS); and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), was attended by 35 scientists belonging to Algeria, Botswana, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Italy, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Palestine, South Africa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey and Uganda. The major sponsor of the event was the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

The event comprised four sessions covering various topics pertaining to the achievement of sustainable development goals. Each session included a plenary presentation by a resource person, followed by discussions in breakout sessions as well as...