In a context marked by increasingly complex socio-environmental challenges, scientific diplomacy—as a space for coordination between science, policy, and diplomacy—takes on particular relevance in Latin America and the Caribbean. With the aim of strengthening capacities and connecting key actors in decision-making and knowledge production, the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the University of São Paulo (USP) are offering the course “Scientific Diplomacy and Global Environmental Change in the Americas,” which focuses on the links between science, innovation, and sustainability.

The course is free, self-paced, and certificate-based, and is available in Spanish, Portuguese, and English on the IAI’s Virtual Campus. The course was created by the IAI’s Center for Scientific Diplomacy (SDC) and co-designed by the Center for Studies in International Negotiations (CAENI) and the School of Scientific Diplomacy and Innovation (InnSciD), with the aim of responding to training needs in the region. It is aimed at strengthening dialogue between scientific, governmental, civil society, and productive sector actors in the context of evidence-informed public policy-making driven by international cooperation.