Prompted by a growing awareness of humans’ impacts on the planet.
To enhance scientific knowledge for appropriate climate action and advocacy.
To develop knowledge bank of information and data to inform evidence-based and action-based policymaking.
To promote local, regional and global partnerships to take effective action for climate and sustainability.
To improve societal knowledge and capacity building on climate change and environmental issues.
To strengthen the knowledge and scholarship in theoretical and practical insights in the quest for equitable and sustainable solutions to far-reaching impacts of environmental changes.
To understand and address the interlinked challenges to the environment and the need for its sustainability for comprehensive human, societal, national and global development.
Facilitate dialogue among diverse stakeholders to identify critical issues and develop solutions for sustainable mining.
To assess impacts of environmental and climatic variability on livelihoods, well being and economic development.
