IAI-NCAR Colloquium “Knowledge Innovation at the Science-Policy Interface”

The Colloquium was held 12-23 April, 2010 at the University for International Cooperation in San José, Costa Rica. This activity was funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). Additional support was provided by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through the International Hydrological Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The goal of the colloquium was to teach participants how to integrate scientific data and knowledge for risk assessment, mapping and decision making. Participants learned strategies and tools for practical communication of scientific data to non-scientific decision makers, using GIS and other “intuitive” communication tools, through lectures, presentations, hands-on-training and development of actual risk-assessment projects. Through lectures, discussions and hands-on exercises, we explored the themes of risk and vulnerability to global environmental change, used graphic and geographic representations of data and knowledge for science-policy interactions, examined the roles of statistics and uncertainty, and explored tools for knowledge dissemination - how to work with decision makers, synthesize science and interact with the media.

Colloquium Program - Presentations and material available on line (Click here)

Organizers

IAI
Holm Tiessen, Director
Marcella Ohira, Assistant Director for Capacity Building
Luciana Londe, Assistant Capacity Building Division
http://www.iai.int

NCAR
Lawrence Buja, Director of the Climate Science and Applications Program
Olga Wilhelmi, Project Scientist
Greg Gilbert, Visiting Scientist
Michelle Rangel, Administrative Assistant
http://www.ncar.ucar.edu

UCI
Eduard Muller, Rector
Olivier Chassot, ELAP Director
Juan Carlos Gómez Sánchez, Coordinator of the Project Office
María José Font, Project Manager
http://www.uci.ac.cr

Logistics

For travel arrangements, please contact Michelle Rangel at mrangel_AT_ucar.edu. Travel request form. Travel information. Hotel Shuttle list

Hotel Sleep Inn San Jose
Downtown Avenida 1y3 entre calles 9 y 11
Po Box: 1655-1000
San José Costa Rica
Teléfono: (506) 2222.01.01
Fax: (506) 2221.24.24
For more information, please visit the website: http://www.sleepinnsanjose.com/

Venue

University for International Cooperation (UCI)
De la Rotonda El Farolito, 200m este y 150m norte.
Barrio Escalante, San José, Costa Rica.
Auditorio y Aula Tecnológica
Apartado Postal: 504-2050
Costa Rica.
Teléfono: (506) 2283-6464
Fax: (506) 2280-843

Information about the country (in spanish) (Click here)

Information about the country (in english) Click here)

Please contact col2010_iai_AT_dir.iai.int for questions or further information.

Guidelines for participant presentation

Spanish version

English version

Participants

Alexander R Mendoza Luna Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza, Costa Rica	Julio Postigo Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales, Peru
Alvaro Ponce Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente, Uruguay	Liliana Alencastro University of Florida, USA
Alvaro Sotullo Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente, Uruguay	Mariana Beatriz Dondo Buhler Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina
Andrea Birgit Chavez Universidad Nacional Amazonica de Madre de Dios, Peru	Mauricio Quintero Angel Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Andrea Rush-Sirski University of Manitoba, Canada	Mercy Borbor Cordova Secretaria Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo de Ecuador, Ecuador
Anna Stewart State University of New York, USA	Monica Zappa University of Oklahoma, USA
Antonio Joyette St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Service, St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Nazareth Rojas Morales Instituto Meteorológico Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Conny Davidsen University of Calgary, Canada	Rene Novaes Brazilian Institute for Space Research, Brazil
Constanza Riera Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina	Ricardo JPS Guimarães Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
Cristobal Reveco Chile	Ross Mary Borja Fundación EkoRural, Ecuador
Gustavo Induni Alfaro Ministério del Ambiente y Energia, Costa Rica	Roxana Borquez Universidad de Chile, Chile
Heather Stager Canada	Terrence McCloskey Louisiana State University, USA
Jeremy Weiss University of Arizona, USA	Zack Guido University of Arizona, USA
Juan Antonio Rivera Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina	Zuzell Leal Agraria de la Habana, Cuba

Speakers

Alfred Grünwaldt Inter-American Development Bank, USA	Mauricio Vega GIS Department of San Jose City Council, Costa Rica
Alex de Sherbinin CIESIN, Columbia University, USA	May Yuan University of Oklahoma, USA
Alonso Brenes Central American Probabilistic Risk Assessment (CAPRA), Costa Rica	Olga Wilhelmi The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA
Deborah Thomas University of Colorado at Denver, USA	Olivier Chassot School of Latin American Protected Areas, Costa Rica
Edgar Ortiz Costa Rican Technological Institute, Costa Rica	Oscar Lücke Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE), Costa Rica
Holly Hartmann Arid Lands Information Center, University of Arizona, USA	Oscar Sánchez Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal (Fonafifo), Costa Rica
Holm Tiessen Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Brazil	Patricia Ramírez Central American and Caribbean Water Resources Centre (HIDROCEC), Costa Rica
José Marengo National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil	Patricia Romero Lankao The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA
Juan Carlos Fallas Meteorological Service of Costa Rica, Costa Rica	Quírico Jiménez Company of Public Services - Heredia, Costa Rica
Lawrence Buja National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA	Walter Baethgen International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), USA

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