Global Digital Analysis for Science Diplomacy on Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Miguel Fuentes (), Juan Pablo Cárdenas, Gastón Olivares, Eric Rasmussen, Soledad Salazar, Carolina Urbina, Gerardo Vidal and Diego Lawler
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Miguel Fuentes: Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
Juan Pablo Cárdenas: Complex Society Lab, Viña Del Mar 2520000, Chile
Gastón Olivares: Complex Society Lab, Viña Del Mar 2520000, Chile
Eric Rasmussen: Infinitum Humanitarian Systems, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Soledad Salazar: Complex Society Lab, Viña Del Mar 2520000, Chile
Carolina Urbina: Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Viña Del Mar 2340001, Chile
Gerardo Vidal: Complex Society Lab, Viña Del Mar 2520000, Chile
Diego Lawler: IIF-SADAF, Buenos Aires 1188, Argentina

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: Addressing climate change requires innovative, collective action and robust international collaboration. Through joint efforts, nations can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pioneer sustainable technologies, and implement effective adaptation measures. Science diplomacy and knowledge sharing hold the potential to bolster global stability and peace by directly confronting climate change challenges. Therefore, it becomes imperative to evaluate a country’s alignment of its scientific knowledge system (SKS) with international guidelines. This study delineates the global scientific discourse on climate change and juxtaposes the alignment between an individual nation’s research endeavors and United Nations resolutions concerning climate change and sustainable development. Our methodology integrates data extraction from scientific research databases with advanced textual analysis tools, highlighting this study’s unique focus on the intersection of climate change and UN resolutions. To deliver an empirical analysis, we leveraged complex network theory and advanced text-processing techniques. Our findings demonstrate the trajectory of global scientific output related to these themes, segmented by countries and coupled with CO 2 emissions data, key disciplines, and collaboration networks. These insights are instrumental for leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders, highlighting areas of convergence and divergence in national research initiatives essential for achieving global climate goals. Such knowledge is strategically useful for crafting purpose-driven public policies and honoring enduring multilateral pledges to address the climate crisis proactively.

Keywords: science diplomacy; climate change; international relations; scientific knowledge system (SKS) alignment; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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