Pillar 1, Capacity Building: Science Diplomacy Training Program for Policy Makers in the Americas

Program

Science Diplomacy Training Program for Policy Makers in the Americas

Workshop Agenda (English - Spanish)

Workshop Topic: Introduction to Science Diplomacy

Date: 

• 16-18 October 2023, Field Trip to the Coiba AIP Scientific Station
• 19-21 October 2023, Science Diplomacy Workshop
• 20 October 2023, Science Diplomacy Forum

Location: Panama City, Panama

The inaugural Introduction to Science Diplomacy training workshop is organised by the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) and sponsored by the National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT), Panama. The program, including its associated training workshops, aims to enable government officials, science advisors, and experts in the Americas, particularly Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, to support national and multilateral science-policy processes. Likewise, it aims to foster dialogue and collaborations that can effectively address shared global challenges faced by the Americas.

Objectives

• To support key decision makers, and government officials in the region with an introduction to science diplomacy knowledge, skills, tools and networks to jointly tackle key priority topics related to global environmental change (GEC) challenges of the Americas such as biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and climate change.
• To promote and facilitate regional dialogue and international cooperation on shared GEC challenges and understand and discuss effective governance mechanisms for science diplomacy, among participating professionals, institutions and countries.
• To promote understanding of the role of science in policy priority areas for the region and foster understanding of the dynamics of the intergovernmental processes relevant to transboundary and multi-stakeholder global change (e.g. UNFCCC, CBD, etc) and other multilateral instruments.
• To nurture an Inter-American science diplomacy network and community of policy and practice associated with the IAI Science Diplomacy Center.

Workshop Content & Thematic Areas

The main topic of the workshop will be an Introduction to Science Diplomacy, including:

• Science Diplomacy concepts, tools, instruments, history, examples.
• Science Diplomacy & Global Environmental Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Intergovernmental processes relevant to GEC
• National Science Diplomacy Strategies
• Emerging Issues in Science Diplomacy
• Science Advice to support policy processes
• Science Diplomacy, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Indigenous Knowledge
• Climate Action
• Biodiversity

Participants

Maritza Jadrijevic Girardi
Ministry of the Environment
Chile
Bioprofile

Eneida Zanquetta de Freitas
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) 
Brazil
Bioprofile

German Daniel Quesada Paniagua
Department of Sustainable Development and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Costa Rica
Bioprofile

Kenneth Rafael Marroquín López
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Guatemala
Bioprofile

Norman Octavio Mendoza Domínguez
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources 
Guatemala
Bioprofile

Leonardo Pineda
Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales – IDEAM
Colombia
Bioprofile

Antônio Marcos Mendonça 
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Brazil
Bioprofile

Zunilda Medina 
National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT
Paraguay
Bioprofile

Karen Dennis
Ministry of Environment
Uruguay
Bioprofile

Matías Paolino
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Uruguay
Bioprofile

Lilliam Casillas Martinez
Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
Puerto Rico
Bioprofile

Andrea Weilder de Albertini
National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT
Paraguay
Bioprofile

Marcos Oliveira
FAPESC
Brazil
Bioprofile

Anne-Teresa Birthwright
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Jamaica
Bioprofile

María Inés Carabajal
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Argentina
Bioprofile

Nathalia Diazibeth Tejedor Flores
Center for Multidisciplinary Studies in Sciences, Engineering and Technology (CEMCIT-AIP)
Panama
Bioprofile

Luisa Morales
APANAC
Panama
Bioprofile

Maribel Pinto
Ministry of Environment
Panama
Bioprofile

Ediner Fuentes-Campos
SENACYT
Panama
Bioprofile

Carlos A. Alvarado Escala
Scientific Diplomacy of the International Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Panama
Bioprofile

Grimaldo Elías Ureña
Panama
Bioprofile

Denisse Loayza de Jaén
Renewables, Geosciences Engineering and Commercial Engineering, Universidad Latina
Panama
Bioprofile

Carlos Maynor Salinas
SENACYT
Panama
Bioprofile

Juan Mate
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Panama
Bioprofile

José Antonio Castillero Gálvez
SENACYT
Panama
Bioprofile

Reynaldo Lee Varela
SENACYT
Panama
Bioprofile

Mirella Martínez
FSU – Panamá
Panama
Bioprofile

Angel Campos-González
Specialized Higher Technical Institute
Panama
Bioprofile

Genoveva Quintero
Ministry of Environment
Panama
Bioprofile

Jackeline Calderon
Ministry of Environment
Panama
Bioprofile

Aura López
CIEDU AIP Educational Research Center
Panama
Bioprofile

Katherine Martinez
Ministry of Environment
Panama
Bioprofile

Sara Solís
INDICATIC
Panama
Bioprofile

Grimaldo Elías Ureña
INDICATIC
Panama
Bioprofile

Speakers

Kimberly Montgomery
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
USA
Bioprofile

Carlos Eduardo Higa Matsumoto
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation 
Brazil
Bioprofile

Carol Franco
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
USA
Bioprofile

Marga Gual Soler
Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA)
Switzerland 
Bioprofile

Alma Cristal Hernández-Mondragon
Center for Research and Advanced Studies 
México
Bioprofile

Gabriela Gomes Coelho Ferreira
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil
Bioprofile

Franklin Carrero-Martinez 
National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM)
USA
Bioprofile

Luisa F. Echeverría-King 
Universidad Simón Bolívar in Barranquilla
Colombia
Bioprofile

Pedro Coss Sanz
Dominican Republic
Bioprofile

Kim Portmess
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Panama
Bioprofile

Marcella Ohira
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Bioprofile

Omar Lopez
SENACYT
Panama
Bioprofile

Rolando Gittens
Institute of Scientific Research and Services of High Technology (INDICASAT AIP)
Panama
Bioprofile

Ivonne Torres
University of Panama
Panama
Bioprofile

Ligia Castro de Doens
MiAMBIENTE
Panama
Bioprofile

Yill Otero
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Panama
Bioprofile

Luz Cumba Garcia
AAAS Fellow at USAID
USA/Puerto Rico
Bioprofile

Edgardo Díaz-Ferguson
Coiba Scientific Station (COIBA AIP)
Panama
Bioprofile

José Simpson Polo
Minister of the Presidency
Panama
Bioprofile

Nicolas Trujillo
Scientific Diplomacy Program, Ministry of Sciences
Chile
Bioprofile

María Dolores Penna de Almeida Cunha
Embassy of Brazil
Panama
Bioprofile

Anabella Vásquez Fábrega
SENACYT
Panama
Bioprofile

Diana Laguna Caicedo
Ministry of Environment
Panama
Bioprofile

Announcement

Science Diplomacy Workshop Notification (English - Spanish)

Presentations

Trujillo, Nicolás and Maritza Jadrijevic. Chile. STI International Collaboration

Trujillo, Nicolas. STEP Fellows Program – Chile

Yill Otero-Política Exterior y Diplomacia Científica

Pedro Coss-Ways to gender equality, diversity and inclusion in Climate Action

Marcella Ohira-Science Diplomacy Center

Luisa F. Echeverría-King- National Strategy

Luisa F. Echeverría-King-Diplomacia científica en el Sur Global y países emergentes

Luisa F. Echeverría-King_Mision de Sabios

Kim Portmess-IAI STeP

Gabriela Ferreira-Science, Technology and Innovation

Edwin Castellanos-Science Diplomacy and Climate Change

Edwin Castellanos-IPCC

Carol Franco-The Importance of Negotiation Skills

Carlos Matsumoto- BRICS

Luz Cumba Garcia-Science Communication

Alma Cristal Hernández Mondragón- Science Advice

Photos

Venue and Logistic Information

Venue: Coiba National Park, Playa el Tigrón, grounds of the Coiba-AIP Scientific Station and Hotel Decápolis Panamá, Gran Krypton Room

Climate: The average temperature will be 31°C

Equipment: All participants are required to have a laptop/computer and earphones to connect on Zoom for translation services.

Itinerary for Workshop Participants

Itinerary for Field Trip to Coiba AIP Scientific Station

Protocol and Logistics Manual Scientific Diplomacy Workshop

All participants traveling with COPA Airlines should depart from Terminal 2 of Tocumen International Airport. That is where the contact person from the shuttle will pick up all participants and speakers.

Contact person: Aldo Montenegro

Email address: aldo@q360.com.pa 

Cell phone: +507 6673-3518

Suggested Workshop Resources

Papers and Chapters

• Torsten John,* Kyle E. Cordova, Christopher T. Jackson, Alma C. Hernández-Mondragón, Bianca L. Davids, Lovish Raheja, Jovana V. Milić,* and João Borges. 2023. Engaging Early-Career Scientists in Global Policy-Making. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., e202217841 doi.org/10.1002/anie.202217841
• Echeverría King, L. F., Piñeros-Ayala, R., De Luque-Montaño, O., Flores-Zamora, A. F., Pantović, B., & Figueroa, P. (2023). Teaching Science Diplomacy at University Programs for Latin America. In M. Moussaoui (Ed.), Global Science’s Cooperation Opportunities, Challenges, and Good Practices (pp. 165-189). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7874-5.ch008
• Echeverría-King, L. and others, Scientific collaborations between Latin America and Europe: an approach from science diplomacy towards international engagement, Science and Public Policy, 2023;, scad025, https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scad025
• Piñeros Ayala, R., Echeverría-King, L. F., & Andrade-Sastoque, E. (2022). Política exterior y de CTI en Colombia: la diplomacia científica como frontera. Desafíos, 34(Especial). https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.11881
• Echeverría-King LF, Camacho Toro R, Figueroa P, Galvis LA, González A, Suárez VR, Torres Atencio I and Widmaier Müller CN (2022) Organized Scientific Diaspora and Its Contributions to Science Diplomacy in Emerging Economies: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean. Front. Res. Metr. Anal. 7:893593. doi: 10.3389/frma.2022.893593
• Echeverría King LF, González D.A. and Andrade-Sastoque E. (2021) Science Diplomacy in Emerging Economies: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Colombian Case. Front. Res. Metr. Anal. 6:636538. doi: 10.3389/frma.2021.636538  
• Vera, N. y Echeverría King L. (2022) Hacia una diplomacia científica para América Latina. En Oregioni (comp.) Derribando estructuras, construyendo puentes, tejiendo Futuro. Aportes para pensar la internacionalización desde una perspectiva situada en el Sur. Editorial-Cooperativa El Zócalo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pp. 213-236 (250) ISBN 978-987-8251-04-2. https://ceipil.fch.unicen.edu.ar/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Libro-PICT-final.pdf
• Echeverría, L. & Figueroa, P. (2021). la Diplomacia Científica desde una perspectiva endógena: enfoques y desarrollos. https://diplomaciacientifica.org/la-diplomacia-cientifica-desde-una-perspectiva-endogena-enfoques-y-desarrollos/

• "New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy," The Royal Society and AAAS (January 2010): https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/New_Frontiers.pdf

• Colglazier, E. William and Montgomery, Kim. "Opportunities and Challenges for Science Diplomacy, Science & Diplomacy (October 2022): https://www.sciencediplomacy.org/editorial/2022/opportunities-and-challenges-for-science-diplomacy

Audio and Video

Science Diplomacy - An Introduction from OISA on Vimeo.

Episode 2 (Podcast). Diplomacia cienífica para América Latina:

Episode 17 (Podcast). Diplomacia cienífica, perspectivas universitarias: