DAY 3 THEME: Applying Science Diplomacy: Addressing Regional and Global Challenges

The training brought together researchers, research managers, government officials, policymakers and representatives of science councils and NGOs from across Eastern Africa. The programme covered the foundations of science diplomacy, science advice for policymaking, international research collaboration, South-South and triangular cooperation, and negotiation and stakeholder engagement, all reinforced through case studies and group exercises, with a keynote on unlocking Africa's Science, Technology and Innovation. The workshop aims to deepen participants' grasp of science diplomacy concepts, build practical skills in communication, policy engagement, stakeholder mapping with consensus-building, and strengthen their ability to turn research into policy-relevant recommendations to forge interdisciplinary and regional partnerships.

Science Diplomacy for Sustainable Development

Science diplomacy is the use of scientific collaboration to build relationships between countries and to inform international policy. When it's applied to sustainable development, it means governments, researchers, and institutions working across borders to tackle shared problems like climate change, food security, clean water, public health, and biodiversity loss, which no single country can solve alone.