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It brought together Nobel laureates and other leading scientists with thought leaders, policy makers, business leaders, young people, and others to explore solutions to three immediate and interrelated challenges (see Box 1-1) : • Mitigate and adapt to the threat posed by climate change and biodiversity loss; • Reduce inequalities and lift people out of poverty, made more urgent due to the economic hardships posed by the pandemic; and • Harness science, technology, and innovation to enable societal transformations while anticipating and reducing potential harms.
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. The sessions addressed cross-cutting themes of climate BOX 1–1 Nobel Prize Summit Statement of Task The National Academy of Sciences, in partnership with the Nobel Foundation, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, will host the first-ever Nobel Prize Summit from April 26 to April 28, 2021.
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In keeping with the guidelines of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, this proceedings was written by the rapporteurs and does not represent the views of the planning committee or host institutions. MAIN STAGE: Introduction from the Partners The Main Stage session began with short welcomes and discussion from representatives of the Nobel Foundation, National Academy of Sciences, Potsdam Institute, and Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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" She expressed optimism that science can provide solutions. She noted that each institution brings strengths to the collaboration: The Nobel Foundation engages Nobel laureates and amplifies the message of the summit; NAS is recognized for its convening power and as a trusted purveyor of accurate information; and the Potsdam Institute and Stockholm Resilience Centre have international renown in taking on the coupled problems of climate instability, resilience, and sustainability as grand challenges.
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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden extracted a lesson about human-nature interconnections from the blockage of the Suez Canal by a container ship.5 For almost a week, she recalled, an excavator and other machinery were deployed to extricate it, but it took a rising tide to finally free it. "Despite human efforts, in the end, we depend on nature to help us," she said.
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