Last Tuesday November 10th, all the world celebrated the benefits that science can bring to peace and development. This is a summary of four articles. The first with the incomplete title above was published at http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and celebrations/celebrations/international-daysworld-science-day-for-peace-and-development/. The second was published athttp://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-science-day. The third was published at http://www.deeptab.com/national-science-day-2015-celebration/. The fourth was published at http://www.hutchinsonbuilders.com.au/2015/11/happy-world-science-day-the-2015-theme-is-science-for-a-sustainable-future/
Established by UNESCO in 2001, World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) is celebrated on 10 November each year. It offers an opportunity to demonstrate to the wider public why science is relevant to their daily lives and to engage them in debate on related issues. By throwing bridges between science and society, the aim is to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science, while underscoring the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable. Recent themes have included 'towards green societies' (2011) and science for the eapprochement of peoples and cultures (2010). Every year, intergovernment and non-government organizations, scientific research institutions, universities, municipalities, the media and others are encouraged to organize their own celebration of World Science Day. Since its inception, World Science Day has also generated concrete projects, programmes and funding for science around the world. Several ministries have announced an increase in spending on science or the creation of a research body. The day has also helped to foster cooperation between scientists. The biennial World Sience Forum is always held as close as possible to World Science Day. This year's theme is "Science for a Sustainable Future", UNESCO also produced an open access, quarterly magazine, "A World of Science", which popularizes science and discusses a wide range of contemporary issues, including freshwater management and biodiversity protection, greening chemistry, sustainable agriculture and climate change. All the stories published in the journal are freely available to interested parties who may use them as a resource.
The WSDPD is annually held on November 10 to raise awareness of the benefits of science worldwide. The UNESCO works with people, government agencies and organizations to promote the WSDPD each year. The WSDPD celebrations include: 1) Open days to highlight science's important role in peace and development; 2) Classroom discussions to emphasize how science and technology affect daily life; 3) Distributing the WSDPD posters throughout tertiary institutions, schools campuses, and public venues; 4) Arranged science museum visits to commemorate the day. 4) Visits to local schools on careers in science or scientific presentations. Some government have, in the past, used WSDPD to publicy affirm their commitment to increased support for scientific initiatives that help society, as well as launch new science policy programs together with scientific institutions, civil society, universities and schools.
The WSDPD celebrates the benefits of science worldwide on 10th November every year and offers an opportunity to demonstrate to the wider public why science is relevant to their daily lives and to participate them in debate on related issues. The UNESCO announces a theme every year and encourage people to participate in the activities organized thier own celebrations. The Science Day in India is celebrated as the science festival. On this day all the schools and universities will conduct the sciences fairs, the exibitions of the projects done by all the students and the latest researches will be demonstrated by the national and state science institutions. Variety of programmes is also held for the common public and student community to motivate them and to popularize the science and technology in the country. The minister of science and technology give a Science day Speech at this day to the students, scientists, researches and general public.
The UNESCO has been behind many positive international initiatives, one of which is WSDPD, or World Science Day for short. For 2015 the theme is 'Science for a sustainable future', a relevant topic given the worldwide interest in sustainable design over the last decade. The 2015 theme is especially important for the green building sector as much of the innovation, engineering and construction methods in sustainable design come from scientific work. For example, it is thanks to science that recent progress in solar cell design and photovoltaic panel shapes was made, researchers at Rice University used light-capturing nanomaterials to improve the efficiency of solar cells, while at the Michigan University created panels that fold to follow the sun's movement across the sky. Such use of science is driving the global sustainable development movemnt forward. According to UNESCO's official website, sustainability science relies on problem-solving, creativity, ample research and cross-disciplinary approaches at the regional and international level in order to be successful. This view sheds light on the importance of everyone pitching in, whether that be purchasing green products that are scientifically proven to be energy efficient or by building entire homes and offices using environmentally friendly methods such as modular housing.
