Program
Building Bridges between Science and Sustainable Public Policies
Workshop Topic: Science Diplomacy for Estuaries and Mangroves in the Americas
Date:
- June 24-26, 2024: Field Trip to the AIP Coiba Scientific Station (agenda in Spanish and English)
- June 27-28, 2024: Science Diplomacy Workshop (agenda in Spanish and English)
- June 29, 2024: Meeting to discuss future steps to be taken
Location: Panama City, Panama.
Workshop Content & Thematic Areas
The “Science Diplomacy Workshop for Estuaries and Mangroves in the Americas: Building Bridges between Science and Sustainable Public Policies” will focus on priority environmental issues. Science diplomacy will be highlighted as a crucial mechanism to strengthen regional collaboration and to develop and implement scientific and innovation initiatives that promote sustainable public policies. Therefore, invitations to attend this event have been extended to government officials of Panama and members of the diplomatic corps residing in the country to attend the event. Thematic areas to be addressed include:
- Marine biodiversity
- Estuaries, mangroves, and oceans
- The workshop content will include a field visit to Coiba National Park, allowing participants to directly observe ecosystems central to the discussions
Objectives
Overall, the event aims to enhance collaboration between scientists and policymakers to promote sustainable management of estuaries and mangroves. Four specific objectives were designed:
- Promote the training of government officials, scientists, and other experts in science diplomacy.
- Foster the consolidation of a regional transdisciplinary research group on science diplomacy and estuarine science, using COIBA AIP as the initial study site in Panama. (This group should be able to address relevant issues, providing knowledge and recommendations for sustainable national and regional public policies.)
- Contribute to public policy recommendations for the management and preservation of estuarine and mangrove biodiversity in the Americas.
- Contribute to the development of regional capacities for the study and implementation of public policies aimed at the conservation of estuaries and mangroves through the execution of the regional action plan.
You can access the whitepaper, the result of this event, here: https://iai.int/reportes/recomendaciones-para-la-conservacion-de-los-estuarios-y-restauracion-de-los-manglares-de-centroamerica-y-sudamerica/
Participants
| Andrea Cancela da Cruz National Coordinator for Ocean and Antarctic Sciences Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Brazil Bioprofile |
 |
| Andrea Weilder de Albertini National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT Paraguay Bioprofile |
| Álvaro Morales Director of the Center for Marine and Limnological Sciences Research Costa Rica Bioprofile |
| Eloisa Lasso Researcher Coiba Scientific Station (COIBA AIP) Panama Bioprofile |
| Ernesto Brugnioli Assistant Professor Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences – University of the Republic of Uruguay Uruguay Bioprofile |
 |
| Johana Segovia Coordinator of the Marine and Limnological Research Center El Salvador Bioprofile |
 |
| Sofía Zapata Professional of the Public Policies Division Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation Chile Bioprofile |
| Yani Aranguren General Director Center for Biodiversity and Climate Change Research – Adaptia Colombia Bioprofile |
Speakers
 |
| Anabella Vásquez Fábrega Head of the International Cooperation Office National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) Panama Bioprofile |
 |
| Branislav Pantovic STeP Fellow Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Bioprofile |
 |
| Edgardo Díaz-Ferguson Director of the Coiba Scientific Station (COIBA AIP) Panama Bioprofile |
 |
| Edwin Castellanos Science Director Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Bioprofile |
| Hilario Espinosa Belmont Forum Panama Bioprofile |
 |
| Ivonne Torres University of Panama Panama Bioprofile |
 |
| José Antonio Castillero Gálvez National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) Panama Bioprofile |
 |
| Kim Portmess STeP Program Lead Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Panama Bioprofile |
 |
| Luisa F. Echeverría-King Director of Science Diplomacy and International Science Cooperation Simón Bolívar University Colombia Bioprofile |
 |
| Marcella Ohira Deputy Executive Director Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research Bioprofile |
 |
| Omar Lopez National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) Panama Bioprofile |
| Onel Masardule Executive Director of the Foundation for the Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge Panama Bioprofile |
 |
| Rolando Gittens Institute of Scientific Research and Services of High Technology (INDICASAT AIP) Panama Bioprofile |
