Seminar on Transdisciplinary approaches to integrating policy and science for sustainability (Dominican Republic)

News

27 scientists and professionals from 15 countries participated in the seminar.

PDS projects

Guidelines for proposal development (PDF)

Proposals

Group 1: “Integrated water management in Latin America: A transfisciplinary analysis based on IPBES framework”
Members:Alexander Rincón, Colombia – Erica Carrizo, Argentina – Jorge Vergara Castro, Chile – Maíra Padgurschi, Brazil – Tatiana de Souza, Brazil

Group 2: “Improving livelihoods and promoting resilience of cocoa producers in Latin America: The case of the Dominican Republic and Colombia”
Members: Solhanlle Bonilla, Dominican Republic (PI) – Alejandro Velasco, Colombia – Alexander Fernández, Cuba – Anne-Teresa Birthwright, Jamaica – Edith Aguila Alcantara, Cuba – Iris Suazo Kunhardt, Dominican Republic – Maria Antonieta Gomez, Mexico

Group 3: “Strategies for coping and adaptation in Caribbean and South America coupled human-natural systems”
Members: Alexander Liebman, USA (PI) – Gabriela Alfaro, Guatemala – Gary Machlis, USA – Ivan del Callejo, Bolivia – Jeniffer Hanna Collado, Dominican Republic – Kerstin Forsberg, Peru – Naomi Krogman, Canada

Group 4: “Sustainable management for biodiversity conservation and livelihood security in the native grasslands of the Americas: a socio-ecological analysis”
Members: Pablo Modernel, Uruguay (PI) – Bastián Oñate, Chile – Caitlin Quarrington, Canada – Gabriel Lui, Brazil – Jeremy Pittman, Canada – Jessica Duchicela, Ecuador – Natalia Zaldúa, Uruguay – Virginia Vilariño, Argentina

Photos

Group

Farm 1

Farm 2

Organic cocoa plantation

Poster presentation 1

Poster presentation 2

Presentations

28/11

Kathleen E. Halvorsen
“IAI PDS panel review criteria”

Kathleen E. Halvorsen y Jessie L. Knowlton
“Transdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Research Teamwork”

Carol Franco
“República Dominicana”

PANEL: Alexander Rincón – Colombia
“The challenge of articulating social, ecological and economic values in ecosystem services science and policy”

PANEL: Virginia Vilariño – Argentina
“Science-policy Interface”

PANEL: Kerstin Forsberg – Perú
“Planeta Océano”

PANEL: Gabriela Alfaro – Guatemala
“Sistema Guatemalteco de Ciencias del Cambio Climático”

29/11

Jessie L. Knowlton
“Proposal Development”

Valentin Picasso
“Transdisciplinary Research/ Investigación Transdisciplinaria”

Eduardo Julia – Fundación Sur Futuro, Inc.
“Ciencia y política: ejemplos de la República Dominicana. RESPONDIENDO AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO”

Francisco Núñez Henríquez – The Nature Conservancy
“Fondos de agua en la República Dominicana”

Rafael Biriguete – GIZ/ UNPHU
“Apoyo a la implementación del Plan DECCC en los sectores de cemento y residuos (Zack)”

Ramón Diaz – Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
“Inventario Nacional Forestal de la República Dominicana 2015-2017”

Jeremy Pittman
“Collaborative Research Networks”

Program

Program (PDF)

Field Trip map

Local background information

 

Suggested readings

Mandatory before seminar

Lang, D. J., Wiek, A., Bergmann, M., Stauffacher, M., Martens, P., Moll, P., … & Thomas, C. J. (2012). Transdisciplinary research in sustainability science: practice, principles, and challenges. Sustainability science, 7(1), 25-43.

Recommended

Brandt, P., Ernst, A., Gralla, F., Luederitz, C., Lang, D. J., Newig, J., … & von Wehrden, H. (2013). A review of transdisciplinary research in sustainability science. Ecological Economics, 92, 1-15.

Mauser, W., Klepper, G., Rice, M., Schmalzbauer, B. S., Hackmann, H., Leemans, R., & Moore, H. (2013). Transdisciplinary global change research: the co-creation of knowledge for sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 5(3), 420-431.

Winowiecki, L., Smukler, S., Shirley, K., Remans, R., Peltier, G., Lothes, E., … & Alkema, L. (2011). Tools for enhancing interdisciplinary communication. Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 7(1).

New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy-Navigating the Changing Balance of Power. 2010 Report from a meeting in June 2009 hosted by the Royal Society and AAAS.

Lino Barañao, “Regional Scientific Education and the Integration of Latin America: A Perspective from Argentina,” Science & Diplomacy, Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2016).

Marga Gual Soler, “Intergovernmental Scientific Networks in Latin America: Supporting Broader Regional Relationships and Integration,” Science & Diplomacy, Vol. 3, No. 4 (December 2014).

Participantes

Vídeos

Alejandro Velasco
Quality Energy Solutions
Colombia/ Germany
Bioprofile
Poster

Alexander Fernández Velazquez
Province Delegation Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Cuba
Bioprofile
Poster

Alexander Liebman
University of Minnesota
EE.UU.
Bioprofile

Alexander Rincón
Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resource Institute
Colombia
Bioprofile
Poster

Anne-Teresa Birthwright
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Bioprofile
Poster

Bastián Oñate
Corporación para la Conservación y Uso Sustentable de los Bosques de Alerce
Chile
Bioprofile
Poster

Caitlin Quarrington
MindFuel (Science Alberta Foundation)
Canadá
Bioprofile
Poster

Edith Aguila Alcantara
Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas (UCLV)
Cuba
Bioprofile

Erica Carrizo
Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation
Argentina
Bioprofile
Poster

Gabriel Lui
Ministry of the Environment
Brasil
Bioprofile
Poster

Gabriela Alfaro
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Guatemala
Bioprofile

Gary Machlis
Clemson University
EE.UU.
Bioprofile
Poster

Iris Suazo Kunhardt
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
República Dominicana
Bioprofile
Poster

Ivan Gonzalo del Callejo
Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS)
Bolivia
Bioprofile
Poster

Jeniffer Hanna Collado
National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism
República Dominicana
Bioprofile
Poster

Jeremy Pittman
University of Waterloo
Canadá
Bioprofile
Poster

Jessica Duchicela
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE
Ecuador
Bioprofile
Poster

Jorge Vergara Castro
Comunidad Indígena Quechua de Quipisca
Chile
Bioprofile

Kerstin Forsberg
Planeta Océano
Perú
Bioprofile
Poster

Maíra Padgurschi
Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BPBES)
Brasil
Bioprofile
Poster

Maria Antonieta Gomez
Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua
México
Bioprofile
Poster

Naomi Krogman
University of Alberta
Canadá
Bioprofile
Poster

Natalia Zaldúa
United Nations Environment Programme
Uruguay
Bioprofile
Poster

Pablo Modernel
Universidad de la República
Uruguay
Bioprofile
Poster

Solhanlle Bonilla
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
República Dominicana

Tatiana de Souza
Conservation International (CI-Brasil)
Brasil
Bioprofile
Poster

Virginia Vilariño
Argentinean Business Council for Sustainable Development
Argentina
Bioprofile

Speakers

Ana Murgida
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Argentina
Bioprofile

Carol Franco
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
EE.UU.
Bioprofile

Edwin J. Castellanos
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Guatemala
Bioprofile

Gabriela Alonso Yanez
University of Calgary
Canadá
Bioprofile

Jessie L. Knowlton
Michigan Technological University
EE.UU.
Bioprofile

Kathleen E. Halvorsen
Michigan Technological University
EE.UU.
Bioprofile

Marcella Ohira
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Bioprofile

Marga Gual Soler
American Association for the Advancement of Science
EE.UU.

Valentin D. Picasso Risso
University of Wisconsin-Madison
EE.UU.
Bioprofile

Organizers

Gabriela Alonso Yanez, University of Calgary
Nathalie Flores, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana
Carol Franco, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Marga Gual Soler, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Kathleen E. Halvorsen, Michigan Technological University
Jessie L. Knowlton, Michigan Technological University
Marcella Ohira, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Valentin D. Picasso Risso, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pedro Garcia, Dominican Republic Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Jorge Casado, Dominican Republic Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Field Trip Organizers
Jorge Casado, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana
Pedro Dias, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana
Lourdes Lara Ricardo, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana
Juan Mancedo, Ministerio de Agricultura de la República Dominicana
Iris Suazo, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana

Logistics
Mariana Toledo, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
Murielle Gras, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

Announcement

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) announced a Professional Development Seminar (PDS) on Transdisciplinary Approaches to Integrating Policy and Science for Sustainability. The seminar was funded by the IAI with resources from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Additional co-sponsor were the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Michigan Technological University. The seminar involved two sessions. The first session were held 28 November – 2 December 2016, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; the second one were held 3-7 October 2017 in Calgary and Banff, Canada. Between sessions, participants have continued to interact among themselves and with IAI staff and seminar instructors through facilitated online mechanisms.

Description

The main goal of the PDS was to train future leaders in global change science, policy and management. The complexity of global change phenomena, problems and their impact on societies involve socioeconomic, biophysical, and technological dimensions. Addressing them properly requires effective communication and collaboration between scientists and those making and affected by sustainability policy. However, interaction among different types of scientists, society, and decision-makers is not easy. The seminar presented and provided practical training on skills to encourage teamwork and facilitate these interactions.

Full Announcement in English (PDF)
Full Announcement in Spanish (PDF)

Venue

Hotel Be Live Collection Marien
Carretera Luperón, Km. 4,5, 57000, Complejo turístico Costa Dorada (Puerto Plata), República Dominicana

PDS Puerto Plata – información (PDF)

Logistical Information

PDS Puerto Plata – information