The International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD2022) was officially inaugurated with an opening conference 30 June – 1 July 2022 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Events and activities will be organized around the world until 30 June 2023. IUBS is one of the founding organizations of IYBSSD 2022 along with over 90 national and international science academies, learned societies, scientific networks, research and education centers that are also supporting this initiative. They will organize events and activities all over the planet during this special year, to showcase and improve the links between basic sciences and the 17 SDGs.

Michel Spiro, Chair of the IYBSSD Steering Committee and LS Shashidhara, President of IUBS at UNESCO headquarters Paris on 8 July 2022 for the inauguration of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.

Interview of LS Shashidhara at the inauguration of IYBSSD