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TAIWANESE ARCTIC PROGRAM

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | October 4, 2024

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

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | September 27, 2024

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

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | September 24, 2024

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:…

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GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (GIYSCC) – BUILDING A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP OF INDIGENOUS YOUTH

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | September 5, 2024

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…

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GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (GIYSCC): COMPILATION OF GIYSCC-2024 INDIGENOUS YOUTH LEADERS’ TESTIMONIALS

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | August 6, 2024

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…

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2nd Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change – August 9, 2024

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | July 19, 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…

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SCIENCE DIPLOMACY TRAINING WITH INFORMED DECISIONMAKING

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | May 23, 2024

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…

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United Nations – STI Forum 2024

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | May 16, 2024

The 9th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum 2024) was convened at the United Nations in New York on 9-10 May 2024.  Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman was in New York during these dates at the invitation of the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York…

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OPEN SCIENCE IS AKIN TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | May 1, 2024

History of science diplomacy comes full circle in view of the recent Nature news piece that NATO is boosting AI and climate research as scientific diplomacy remains on ice with the final sentence: “Open science is akin to freedom of speech. If we turn off open science, in a sense we’re undermining democracy,” says Berkman. In…

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The Rights of Nature as a Pathway for Consensus Building and Relational Planning

By Science Diplomacy Center™ | April 25, 2024

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution series is sponsored by theProgram on Negotiation at Harvard Law SchoolandThe Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. The seminar considers ways to strengthen the capacity to prevent, resolve, and transform ethnonational conflicts. Part Two of a two-part Kelman Seminar series on common-interest building in negotiation…