IAEA Conference on Nuclear Technology to Tackle Global Challenges

The peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology have expanded to many areas in recent decades and have the potential to further help countries as they face a changing climate, rapid industrialization, population growth and an upsurge in human and animal diseases.

Ministers and other high-level representatives of governments and international organizations will gather at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) next week to review the contribution of nuclear technology in key areas such as food security, human health, industry and the environment. The IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology: Addressing Current and Emerging Development Challenges, will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 28 to 30 November.

The peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology have expanded to many areas in recent decades and have the potential to further help countries as they face a changing climate, rapid industrialization, population growth and an upsurge in human and animal diseases. The conference brings together over 1,000 participants from more than 135 countries to review high-impact innovations in nuclear science and technology to help countries in tackling these challenges.

Topics to be discussed include, among others, advances in nuclear and radiation medicine, the significant contribution of nuclear techniques to industry, ways to better monitor ocean acidification and techniques to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change. The conference will also review means to boost education and training in nuclear sciences, with a particular focus on women.

The conference will take place in Boardroom B/M1, M Building, Vienna International Centre (VIC).