Launch of the Groningen Science Declaration

Nobel Laureates, Global Scientists call on World Leaders to Accelerate Climate Adaptation

Event description:

Over the past month, five Nobel Laureates and approximately 3.000 scientists from over 100 countries and regions have signed the “Groningen Scientific Declaration” statement, instigated by the Global Center on Adaptation, which calls on world leaders, decision-makers and investors, to change the way we understand, plan and invest for a changing climate to ensure we limit future damage.

The five Nobel Laureates launched the statement during a virtual event hosted by the University of Groningen and Climate Adaptation Week on 22 January 2021. The Nobel Laureates who have signed include:

• Professor Joseph Stiglitz, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2001
• Dr. Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Prize 2011
• Professor Brian Schmidt, Nobel Prize in Physics 2011
• Professor Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize in Physics 2018
• Professor Christopher Pissarides, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2010