IPCC as a prime example of science diplomacy (Module 4.1) --- I agree that the IPCC is a prime example of science diplomacy. To me, most of its success, as also described in the class reading, is attributable to its intergovernmental yet flexible and dynamic agenda-setting and decision-making processes. This is why I am working with UNESCO and the Caribbean Academy of Sciences to establish a Caribbean Intergovernmental Scientific Advisory Committee (CISAC) that will be inspired by the IPCC structure and processes to serve as a mechanism that will drive Caribbean SIDS to achieve science-based sustainable development, using science diplomacy and science communication as "unlocking tools".

Source author: Massimiliano Lombardo m.lombardo@unesco.org