Pathways to Achieve Zero Hunger in the World

By the end of this decade, our planet will need to feed 8.5 billion people. And by mid-century, that number could jump again to 10 billion, according to the United Nations, whose Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) – one of the 17 SDGs for 2030 – is centered on eliminating hunger and ensuring food security.
The COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, inflation and now the war in Ukraine have all contributed to lagging progress toward this goal, raising an important question. Can solutions be found in the science lab for this universal goal? The GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar finds reason for optimism.

GESDA meets Zurich

At a time when artificial intelligence and its far-reaching applications, such as ChatGPT, are penetrating our society and revolutionizing the way we interact and engage with technology – raising hopes as well as concerns – it is time for us to get ahead of the game. The GESDA Foundation (Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator) invites representatives from the worlds of science, diplomacy, business and civil society to discuss our future challenges and the conditions and necessities for our being able to anticipate them. REGISTER FOR EVENT >

GESDA expands the community of support for the Open Quantum Institute project

Elena, Elias, Alessandro and some 200 of their peers who competed at the end of April at the Hackathon of the New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) are now part of the growing community that is committed to the creation of an Open Quantum Institute in Geneva as promoted by GESDA.

As a student in quantum physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Elena did not hide the fact that "this is a special adventure because this hackathon should help us to find out how to use the next quantum computer that will be hosted in Geneva to contribute to the achievement of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals."

Supported by GESDA and the two Federal Institutes of Technology in Zurich and Lausanne, the three students did not disappoint. The teams to which they were awarded received the 1st Prize (for Elias), the 3rd (for Elena) and the Public Prize (for Alessandro and his team).

It was, all in all, a first successful experience for GESDA. Others will likely follow, since NYUAD has now signed a collaboration agreement with GESDA Foundation on the Hackathon.