{"id":10376,"date":"2025-10-31T05:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iai.int\/centro-de-diplomacia-cientifica\/sdc-workshops-held\/taller-de-paraguay-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T18:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T23:53:49","slug":"taller-de-paraguay-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/centro-de-diplomacia-cientifica\/sdc-workshops-held\/taller-de-paraguay-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay Workshop, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientific diplomacy for drought resilience in Latin America<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025-1024x344.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025-1536x516.png 1536w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Droughts represent a critical challenge for Latin America, especially in the agricultural, energy, and river transport sectors. Faced with growing climate uncertainty, the IAI Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) organized a workshop with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Office for the Americas, the National Council for Science and Technology of Paraguay (CONACYT), the Center for Global Change Research (CICAG), the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences (FACEN) of the National University of Asunci\u00f3n, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) \u2013 Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, to discuss and learn about existing international cooperation mechanisms to articulate key actors and generate evidence-based responses. The workshop was held at the&nbsp;<strong>Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences (FACEN), National University of Asunci\u00f3n, Paraguay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concept note and workshop agenda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iai.int\/administrador\/assets\/images\/ckfinder\/files\/Concept%20Note%20-%20SD%20Workshop.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.iai.int\/administrador\/assets\/images\/ckfinder\/files\/Concept%20Note%20-%20SD%20Workshop.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Side event concept note<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iai.int\/administrador\/assets\/images\/ckfinder\/files\/Concept%20note%20-%20Parallel%20Event.pdf\">https:\/\/www.iai.int\/administrador\/assets\/images\/ckfinder\/files\/Concept%20note%20-%20Parallel%20Event.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_b-1024x344.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_b-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_b-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_b-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_b-1536x516.png 1536w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_b.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From 26 to 28 May, scientists, public policymakers, sector representatives, and international experts gathered to strengthen regional capacities in science diplomacy and apply them to one of Latin America&#8217;s most pressing challenges: managing the socioeconomic impacts of droughts. Conceived as a space for technical and policy training, the workshop focused on developing practical capacities in science diplomacy while fostering cross-sector collaboration in the agriculture, energy, and river transport sectors. Participants worked through interactive panels, real-life case studies, and collaborative working groups to jointly design practical recommendations, policy proposals, and project ideas that support climate-resilient decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop aimed to promote the use of science diplomacy as a strategic tool to strengthen regional responses to drought in Latin America. Focusing on the agriculture, energy, and river transport sectors, it sought to build bridges between scientific knowledge, public policies, and sectoral priorities. Through interactive sessions and collaborative group work, the event supported the co-creation of tools and proposals to guide decision-making at the national and regional levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The specific objectives were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To strengthen the technical and institutional capacities in science diplomacy of stakeholders working in climate-sensitive sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To promote the use of climate services and scientific evidence to inform drought-related planning and policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To jointly foster collaboration among governments, researchers, and sectoral actors to design drought risk management strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To support the development of practical outcomes, such as policy briefs, guidelines, and declarations, that can serve as a basis for regional and international cooperation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To identify common challenges and opportunities for transdisciplinary research, knowledge sharing, and climate governance in the La Plata Basin and beyond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_c-1024x344.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_c-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_c-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_c-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_c-1536x516.png 1536w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_c.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thematic areas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The thematic areas addressed were:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Science diplomacy as a tool for climate resilience and international cooperation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sectoral impacts of drought: agriculture, energy, river transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration of climate services and early warning systems into public policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategic communication and science-policy translation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth participation and innovation in environmental change monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 28 May poster session, organized in collaboration with the Paraguayan Space Agency (AEP) and Red LabOT, was dedicated to youth-led satellite data projects on drought and climate monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_d-1024x344.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_d-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_d-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_d-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_d-1536x516.png 1536w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tallerparaguay2025_d.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop products<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a product of the workshop, the SDC will publish the following products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Policy Brief&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>High-level document prepared by regional experts to consolidate the knowledge discussed during the workshop and side event, supported by scientific literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Information document<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Summary of the event within the framework of CoP33, including regional perspectives, scientific-political dialogues, and proposed actions developed at the event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Guidelines for drought management<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the event&#8217;s discussions, guidelines will be developed for integrating climate services and science diplomacy into national and regional policy frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Statement<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Declaration of participating institutions on the principles of collaboration and political priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iai.int\/admin\/site\/sites\/default\/files\/IAI_AsuncionDeclaration_30may2025.pdf\"><strong>Declaration of Asuncion by the Parties and Institutions Associated with the IAI on Water Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Resilience in the Americas<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media presence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prensatallerparaguay.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10284\" style=\"width:253px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prensatallerparaguay.png 480w, https:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/prensatallerparaguay-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Realizan taller sobre diplomacia cient\u00edfica. La Naci\u00f3n. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.py\/pais_edicion_impresa\/2025\/06\/01\/realizan-taller-sobre-diplomacia-cientifica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.py\/pais_edicion_impresa\/2025\/06\/01\/realizan-taller-sobre-diplomacia-cientifica\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FACEN-UNA desarroll\u00f3 taller sobre gesti\u00f3n de sequ\u00edas con presencia internacional. UNA. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.una.py\/facen-una-desarrollo-taller-sobre-gestion-de-sequias-con-presencia-internacional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.una.py\/facen-una-desarrollo-taller-sobre-gestion-de-sequias-con-presencia-internacional<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paraguay impulsa la diplomacia cient\u00edfica para la gesti\u00f3n de sequ\u00edas en sectores estrat\u00e9gicos. CONACYT. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conacyt.gov.py\/paraguay-impulsa-diplomacia-cientifica-para-gestion-sequias-sectores-estrategicos\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conacyt.gov.py\/paraguay-impulsa-diplomacia-cientifica-para-gestion-sequias-sectores-estrategicos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ttps:\/\/www.conacyt.gov.py\/paraguay-impulsa-diplomacia-cientifica-para-gestion-sequias-sectores-estrategicos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel &#8211; Diplomacia cient\u00edfica. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales FACEN, Universidad de Asunci\u00f3n. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facen.una.py\/panel-diplomacia-cientifica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facen.una.py\/panel-diplomacia-cientifica\/\">ttps:\/\/www.facen.una.py\/panel-diplomacia-cientifica\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pa\u00edses del Cono Sur firman la Declaraci\u00f3n de Asunci\u00f3n contra el cambio clim\u00e1tico. Panam\u00e1 24 Horas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.panama24horas.com.pa\/america-latina\/paises-del-cono-sur-firman-la-declaracion-de-asuncion-contra-el-cambio-climatico\/\">https:\/\/www.panama24horas.com.pa\/america-latina\/paises-del-cono-sur-firman-la-declaracion-de-asuncion-contra-el-cambio-climatico\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chile se suma a la declaraci\u00f3n del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigaci\u00f3n del Cambio Global sobre Seguridad H\u00eddrica, Biodiversidad, y Resiliencia Clim\u00e1tica en las Am\u00e9ricas. CR2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/chile-se-suma-a-la-declaracion-del-instituto-interamericano-para-la-investigacion-del-cambio-global-sobre-seguridad-hidrica-biodiversidad-y-resiliencia-climatica-en-las-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/chile-se-suma-a-la-declaracion-del-instituto-interamericano-para-la-investigacion-del-cambio-global-sobre-seguridad-hidrica-biodiversidad-y-resiliencia-climatica-en-las-americas\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diplomacia cient\u00edfica desde el Cono Sur: en busca de resiliencia clim\u00e1tica conjunta. Destino Panam\u00e1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinopanama.com.pa\/2025\/06\/diplomacia-cientifica-desde-el-cono-sur-en-busca-de-resiliencia-climatica-conjunta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.destinopanama.com.pa\/2025\/06\/diplomacia-cientifica-desde-el-cono-sur-en-busca-de-resiliencia-climatica-conjunta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cono Sur impulsa la diplomacia cient\u00edfica para construir resiliencia clim\u00e1tica conjunta. Guana Noticias. <a href=\"https:\/\/guananoticias.com\/mas\/ambiente\/cono-sur-impulsa-la-diplomacia-cientifica-para-construir-resiliencia-climatica-conjunta\/#:~:text=En%20respuesta%2C%20Paraguay%2C%20Brasil%2C%20Uruguay%20y%20Argentina%20afianzan,la%20diplomacia%20cient%C3%ADfica%20para%20construir%20resiliencia%20clim%C3%A1tica%20conjunta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/guananoticias.com\/mas\/ambiente\/cono-sur-impulsa-la-diplomacia-cientifica-para-construir-resiliencia-climatica-conjunta\/#:~:text=En%20respuesta%2C%20Paraguay%2C%20Brasil%2C%20Uruguay%20y%20Argentina%20afianzan,la%20diplomacia%20cient%C3%ADfica%20para%20construir%20resiliencia%20clim%C3%A1tica%20conjunta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cient\u00edficos latinoamericanos dise\u00f1an planes para contrarrestar el cambio clim\u00e1tico. Forbes. <a href=\"https:\/\/forbescentroamerica.com\/2025\/06\/12\/cientificos-latinoamericanos-disenan-planes-para-contrarrestar-el-cambio-climatico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/forbescentroamerica.com\/2025\/06\/12\/cientificos-latinoamericanos-disenan-planes-para-contrarrestar-el-cambio-climatico<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Participants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Viviana Ortiz, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mario Clari, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mar\u00eda Emilia Ayala, MRE (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jesus Pusinieri, Insurance Agent Tajy (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yer\u00e1li Cruz, RED JUVENTUDES (Costa Rica)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Estela Ojeda Gamarra, INBIO (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rhina Eleonora L\u00f3pez Bernal, CONACYT ES (El Salvador)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zunilda Medina, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rene Lopez, MINAMBIENTE (Panama)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carlos Passarieu, APACS (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susana Beatriz Zubillaga Acosta, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eduardo Rotela, AVINA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathalie Alderete, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mauricio Javier Molinas Vera, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruth Meaurio, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giselle Mariza Dur\u00e9 Qui\u00f1\u00f3nez, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alba Liz Gonzalez, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ylsa Avalos, MADES-DNCC (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claudia Rol\u00f3n, FMB (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nestor David Cabral Antunez, FAO\/MADES (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Myriam Celeste Velazquez, FMB (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elva Vert, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nilsa Gonzalez Britez, CONACYT_SCPy (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liduvina Vera, CICAG (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nadia Mabel Villalba Villalba, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rosa Ruffinelli, FACSO (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juan Gabriel Rom\u00e1n Rodr\u00edguez, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norma Beatriz Silguerp, FACEN UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabriela Ferreira, IAI (International)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victor Ramirez, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lais Angelo de Abreu, USP (Brazil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julian Ba\u00e9z, OMM (International)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gast\u00f3n Torres, DMC (Chile)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria de los Milagros Skansi, SMN Argentina (Argentina)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Soledad Ordoqui, UBA (Argentina)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mariano Re, INA (Argentina)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillermo Garcia, CREA (Argentina)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clyde Fraisse, UF (United States)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franklin Carrero-Martinez, NASEM (United States)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alma Cristal Hern\u00e1ndez-Mondrag\u00f3n, CINVESTAV (Mexico)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Osvaldo Moraes, MCTI (Brazil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agustina Salvati, CONICET (Argentina)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edgar Mayeregger, IPTA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lucas Chamorro, Yacyret\u00e1 (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrea Weiler, UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fernando M\u00e9ndez, UNA (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jorge Cordone, FECOPROD (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vicente Salgado, AMEXAC (Mexico)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grinia Avalos, SENAMHI (Peru)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ghisliane Echeverry Prieto, IDEAM (Colombia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dario Mandelburguer, MADES-UNCCD (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fredy Francisco G\u00e9nez, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ana Magdalena Figueroa Figueroa, AL ES (El Salvador)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B\u00e1rbara Tapia, OMM (International)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mar\u00eda F\u00e1tima Mereles, CONACYT (Paraguay)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viviana Mezzetta, AUCI 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