Master Forum in Sustainability Science

Global challenges: Science diplomacy has never been more important!

On 29 Aug 2023, UCSI University established a new Centre of Excellence — the International Institute of Science Diplomacy and Sustainability (IISDS). The vision is to position the university as a leader in science diplomacy and sustainability for the betterment of Malaysia's interests and those of Asean's and the Global South's. Such institutes are normally found in the Global North, where the awareness and preparedness to connect the scientific community with policymakers and politicians are more pronounced. The IISDS may be the first fully fledged centre in the Global South.

Science diplomacy is a medium of international relations using science as a tool to build goodwill among nations. Some experts called it "track-two diplomacy", and its importance can never be underestimated. Today, science diplomacy may be less handy in preventing wars between nations. But it may be key to avoiding a war between humans and nature. As described by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, humans are conducting a suicidal war against nature, brought about by an unsustainable way of life. The dynamic interface between science and policy continues. An unfolding "drama of sorts" is taking place right in front of our eyes.

Science diplomacy is not new, but it has never been more important. Many of the defining sustainability challenges of the 21st century — from climate change and food security to poverty reduction and nuclear disarmament, problems embodied in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals — have scientific dimensions. Not only are the problems multidisciplinary and multisectoral in character, but their solutions lie within the scope of multilateralism. No one country will be able to solve these problems on its own. The tools, techniques and tactics of foreign policy need to adapt to a world of increasing scientific and technical complexity.


Center for Sustainability Science, Academia Sinica 中研院永續科學中心
Contact 聯絡人：Dr. Dolly Chung 鐘鈺鈞 博士 (dolly0105@gate.sinica.edu.tw)

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- Center for Sustainability Science, Academia Sinica
- National Central University

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Professor Paul Arthur Berkman is Founder and President of the Science Diplomacy Center™ nonprofit in the United States. He is also a Faculty Associate with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and Associate Director of Science Diplomacy in the Harvard-MIT Public Disputes Program as well as a Fellow with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

He wintered in Antarctica on a SCUBA research expedition in 1981 and became a Visiting Professor at the University of California Los Angeles the following year at the age of 23, when he began to teach about science diplomacy. Prof. Berkman integrates with inclusion and common-interest building, bridging research into action, as elaborated in the Springer book series about INFORMED DECISIONMAKING FOR SUSTAINABILITY. For his international, transdisciplinary and inclusive contributions – which include co-directing the first (and only) formal dialogue between NATO and Russia about Arctic security and coordinating the GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE in 2023 with 1300+ registrants from 112+ nations across 88+ languages.

Prof. Berkman has been honoured with awards in the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russian Federation, Norway, New Zealand and Japan.

Science Diplomacy: Global Inclusion with Common-Interest Building and Informed Decision Making for Sustainability

講    者 Speaker: Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman (Fellow of the International Science Council (ISC))
主    持 Host: Dr. Yue-Gau Chen 陳于高 (Distinguished Research Fellow and Director, Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica)

日    期 Date: 2 July 2024
時    間 Time: 14:00 - 15:00 pm (GMT+8)
地    點 Venue: 1F Lecture Hall, Environmental Change Research Building, Academia Sinica 中研院環變大樓 1 樓潤學廳
語    言 Language: English 英文

講者資訊 Speaker's Info: https://council.science/profile/paul-arthur-berkman/


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