Inaugural INGSA-LAC Annual Meeting – ‘Where We Are And Where We Are Going’ – Colombia, May 2022 – Español
See the event website [Español]: https://ingsalac.wixsite.com/ingsalac-2022
See the event website [English]: https://ingsalac.wixsite.com/ingsalac-2022-en
On May 31, 2022, the INGSA Latin America and Caribbean Chapter held its first annual meeting on “Government Scientific Advice: Where we are and where we are going”. The objective was to learn and share advances in scientific advice to governments and legislative bodies, as well as to provide information on the current state of the art in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The event brought together more than 20 experts in Government Science Advice and Science Diplomacy from 12 Latin-American countries plus Canada and England, including the President of INGSA, Dr. Rémi Quirion, and the Vice President for Policy, Dr. Soledad Quiroz.
In the presence of more than 80 online attendees, the multidisciplinary meeting brought together scientists, government officials, and members of civil society in a day of conferences and debates on experiences of scientific advice in the region.
The event was organised in three sections centred on (i) the status of science advice in the region, (ii) legislative science advice, and (iii) practical examples of the experiences of science advice and science diplomacy to manage the challenges of climate change and biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Presentations included:
- an opening address from the President of INGSA, Prof. Rémi Quirion
- Chris Tyler (University College London) delivered a lecture about his current research analysing legislative science advice in developed and developing countries.
- Dr. Marcel Menna (former Chilean Minister of Environment) and Dr. Ana Maria Hernandez (President of IBPES) shared their experience about the evidence informed policies and science diplomacy in the international negotiations about climate change and biodiversity protection.
- Dr. Soledad Quiroz, INGSA Vice-President for Policy, gave closing remarks inviting participants to join INGSA if they are not members already and announced INGSA LAC second annual meeting in 2023
- See the recordings of all the sessions below…
We invite those who are interested to attend our next annual meeting in 2023 and to join INGSA on our website www.ingsa.org/join to keep up to date with our activities throughout the year.
We share below the audiovisual record of the event.
Introducción/Presentación INGSA
Speakers: Carlos Abeledo, Presidente INGSA LAC
Ernesto Fernández-Polcuch UNESCO (Oficina Montevideo)
Conferencia Magistral: INGSA y su rol en el asesoramiento
Científico Gubernamental y Legislativo
Remi Quirion, Presidente INGSA
El estado del Asesoramiento Científico en América Latina
Patricia Gadaleta (Argentina), María Estelí Jarquín (Costa Rica), André Ponce de León (Brasil), Sebastián Escobar (Chile), Adriana Castaño (Colombia)
Moderadora: Elizabeth Silvestre, Viceministra de Gestión Ambiental (Ministerio de Ambiente del Perú)
Cómo se da el Asesoramiento Científico al Parlamento a nivel Global
Chris Tyler, U College London
Reflexiones sobre el Asesoramiento Legislativo en America Latina
Christine Weidenslaufer, Biblioteca del Congreso (Chile)
Juan de Dios Cincunegui, Jefe de Gabinete de la Secretaría de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado (Argentina)
Vicente Morales Salgado, Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Parlamentarios de la Cámara de Diputados (México)
Geraldo Leite, Director de Asesoría Legislativa y secretario ejecutivo del Centro de Estudios y Debates Estratégicos de la Cámara de Diputados (Brasil)
Moderadora: Alma Cristal Hernández (México)
Panel: Aportando experiencias sobre Asesoramiento y Diplomacia – Científica en América Latina sobre cambio climático y biodiversidad
Marcelo Mena, Profesor de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso y ex Ministro de Medio Ambiente de Chile.
Ana María Hernández, Presidenta IPBES (Colombia)
Pablo García de Paredes, Panamá
Moderadora: Carolina Yabroudi, INGSA LAC (Venezuela)
Cierre del Primer Encuentro Anual INGSA LAC sobre asesoramiento científico en palabras de la Vice Presidenta de Política de INGSA – Global, Dra. Soledad Quiroz.