SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER FIRST ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Summary Report

This report summarizes the first in-person meeting of the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) Advisory Board, held from November 11 to 13, 2022, in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The meeting focused on co-developing an implementation plan for the SDC, defining its mission and vision, exploring sustainable funding, and strengthening partnerships to enhance the science-policy interface across the Americas.

• The SDC's vision is to contribute to a "peaceful and sustainable Americas" through transdisciplinary collaborations, while its mission is to enhance the capacity of IAI Parties to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and the IAI Strategic Plan by creating a "science diplomacy knowledge hub".
• The SDC aims to prioritize 'Climate Action' as a common ground for initial initiatives, with potential sub-focus areas including food security, oceans, and disaster risk reduction and management.
• A primary goal for the SDC is to provide policy makers with digestible, non-technical information, such as 1-2 page briefing memos that synthesize IPCC information relevant to the region and specific countries.
• The SDC intends to leverage the Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship Program, which has grown to 46 participants from eight countries and 14 nationalities, to serve as future SDC ambassadors and conduct landscape analyses on how scientific information is converted into policy.
• Sustainable funding strategies for the SDC include establishing partnerships with foundations and philanthropy organizations, seeking co-funding from IAI Parties, and potentially providing consulting services to various organizations.
• The Advisory Board recommends establishing a formal relationship with InnSciD and the University of Sao Paulo to provide academic context and formal training on multilateral processes and IGO operations for STeP fellows.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2023). SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER FIRST ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Summary Report. https://www.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/SDC%20Meeting%20Full%20Report_Uruguay%20en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER FIRST ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Summary Report. 2023. https://www.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/SDC%20Meeting%20Full%20Report_Uruguay%20en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2023science, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTER FIRST ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Summary Report}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/SDC%20Meeting%20Full%20Report_Uruguay%20en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }