The Science Diplomacy Thematic Network was established in 2017, following the Policy Forum publication in Science about The Arctic Science Agreement Propels Science Diplomacy. The Science Diplomacy Thematic Network directly supports the2018 UArctic Congress Declaration: “To move towards an Empowered North – with Shared Voices, we delegates of the UArctic Congress, representing the membership of UArctic, assembled Oulu and Helsinki, Finland from September 3-7, 2018, declare the following:
Establishment in 2024 of the Next-Generation Science Diplomats Committee is a significant advance with this UArctic thematic network, building capacities and empowering leadership with next-generation science diplomats.
The Science Diplomacy Thematic Network builds on international Arctic scientific cooperation that has been central to maintaining the high north as a region of low tension, helping to achieve progress with Arctic sustainability across generations. The Science Diplomacy Thematic Network will enhance transdisciplinary research, education and leadership at the intersections of science (natural sciences, social sciences and Indigenous knowledge) and society. It will engage the full range of stakeholders, from diplomats and other institutional decisionmakers across the spectrum of subnational-national-international jurisdictions to teachers and students in an international, transdisciplinary and inclusive (who, what, when, where, why and how) manner.
Video interview: Paul Berkman, Lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Science Diplomacy
