Joint ERC / REA Seminar - Science Diplomacy

Jan 16, 2020 7:30:00

Date

16/01/2020
Time:
09:30
-
12:00

Time Zone

Brussels

About the Event

The seminar will bring together researchers supported by the European Research Council (ERC) and the Research Executive Agency (REA). The event will provide a forum for exchange between EC-funded researchers, interested stakeholders and EU staff on the role of science in and for diplomacy. In addition, the seminar will also highlight the complementarity of ‘bottom-up’ and ‘top-down’ funding approaches in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020).
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Agenda

Agenda

Moderator: Frank Kuhn, Science Officer, ERCEA
 
10:30  | Welcome coffee
 
11:00 | Introduction to the seminar
Angela Liberatore, Head of Unit B.5, ERCEA / Corinna Amting, Head of Unit B.3, REA
 
11:10 | A policy perspective on perspective on Science Diplomacy
Maria Cristina Russo, Director International Cooperation, DG RI
 
11.20 | Science Diplomacy: Context and Development
Claire Mays, Executive Director Coordination, “Inventing a Shared Science Diplomacy for Europe” (InsSciDE)
 
11:40 | Science Diplomacy in the climate area
Eystein Jansen, Principal Investigator, “Arctic Sea Ice and Greenland Ice Sheet Sensitivity” (ICE2ICE)
 
12:00 | Climate, food insecurity and political violence
Halvard Buhaug, Principal Investigator, “Climate Variability and Security Threats” (CLIMSEC)
 
12.20 | How to communicate Science Diplomacy into EU policies?
Tim Flink, “Using science for/in diplomacy for addressing global challenges” (S4D4C)
 
12:40 | Q&A / Discussion
 
12:55 | Closing
Petri Backman, Research Programme Administrator, REA
 
13:00 | End of seminar