SCIENCE DIPLOMACY WITH PEACE IN OUR WORLD
The WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT is on November 10th, as initiated in 2001 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), reaffirming each year the commitment to attain goals proclaimed in the Declaration on Science and the Use of Scientific Knowledge from the 1999 World Conference on Science in Budapest: The…
Future Forum with Science Diplomacy and Emerging Technologies
The German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York convened the Future Forum at Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C. on 31 October 2024, focusing on science diplomacy and emerging technologies. The Future Forum also provided an opportunity for authors to meet and discuss their chapters in Science Diplomacy in an Era of…
WorldBoston Hosts Dialogue about Science Diplomacy with Pacific Island Nations
WorldBoston through their Citizen Diplomacy team hosted in late October 2024 a delegation of visitors from Pacific Island nations, supported by the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) through the United States Department of State. Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman was invited on 29 October 2024 to share observations about “Science Diplomacy and International Cooperation” with these…
TAIWANESE ARCTIC PROGRAM
The Taiwan Polar Institute at National Central University (NCU), National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and Academia Sinica in Taiwan invited Professor Paul Arthur Berkman for two weeks in July 2024 to share observations about science diplomacy in the Arctic. Diverse dialogues during these two weeks reflected an emergent Taiwanese Arctic Program. A Memorandum of…
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA – 2024 SCIENCE POLICY & DIPLOMACY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES
As part of the Science, Health, & Engineering Policy and Diplomacy Initiative at the University of Arizona – the Science Policy & Diplomacy Speakers Series occurs each Fall and is comprised of presentations from world renowned experts in the field of science policy and diplomacy. The series is an opportunity for scholars, scientists, policy-makers, and…
UNITED NATIONS ‘SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE’ AND COMMON-INTEREST BUILDING ACROSS GENERATIONS
The SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE was convened at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 20-23 September 2024 with hope and inspiration for humanity. As stated in the Opening Address by United Nations Secretary-General, His Excellency António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres: “I called for this Summit because 21st century challenges require 21st century solutions:…
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (GIYSCC) – BUILDING A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP OF INDIGENOUS YOUTH
In celebration of the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES on August 9th – which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year – the second GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (GIYSCC) was hosted by Future Earth in 2024. Again coordinated by the Science Diplomacy Center™, this “virtual dialogue by, for and among Indigenous…
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (GIYSCC): COMPILATION OF GIYSCC-2024 INDIGENOUS YOUTH LEADERS’ TESTIMONIALS
The second Global Indigenous Youth Summit On Climate Change (GIYSCC) on 9 AUGUST 2024 is a “virtual dialogue by, for and among Indigenous youth with global inclusion,” circling the Earth with the Sun across three 8-hour time zones in 24 hours (00:00-24:00 GMT) on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. GIYSCC-2024 builds on…
2nd Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change – August 9, 2024
The second GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (GIYSCC) will be held 9 August 2024, circling the Earth with the Sun across three 8-hour time zones in 24 hours (00:00 GMT – 24:00 GMT) on the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, hosted by Future Earth with Science Diplomacy Center™ coordination. This “virtual…
SCIENCE DIPLOMACY TRAINING WITH INFORMED DECISIONMAKING
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has implemented their 6-week Diplomacy 4.0 – Beyond the Digital Frontier training program since 2019, most recently from 8 April 2024 to 19 May 2024. Developed and implemented by Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman – Science Diplomacy (Module 6) has been the concluding week since this multilateral…