Proceedings of the KAST-ASM-INSA-IAP International Symposium 2014

The KAST-ASM-INSA-IAP International Symposium on “SHER (Science, Health, Environment, Risk) Communication in Asia with a Special Focus on Science Festivals” was held on 14-17 October 2014 in New Delhi, India. The symposium was jointly organized by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), and supported by IAP–the global network of science academies, the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA) and the International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre (ISTIC) for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO.

The symposium took place jointly with the AASSA Executive Board Meeting and 2014 General Assembly Meeting which took place on 16 October 2014; and also in conjunction with the South Asian Science Academies’ Seminar on ‘Achieving Sustainable Agriculture through a Biotechnological Revolution’ on 14 October 2014.