Addressing Global Challenges Through South-South Cooperation and Science Diplomacy

Abstract

The chapter focuses on addressing common and global challenges through leveraging South-South cooperation and science diplomacy. Science diplomacy can play an effective role in fostering South-South cooperation. SSC in STI will play an integral role in increasing the scientific capability of the Global South countries which is critical for strengthening the S&T ecosystem, required for technical innovation for finding solutions to national, regional, common, and global challenges. Science diplomacy can catalyse SSC in S&T and play a vital role in forging greater linkages between scientists and diplomats and bring forth Global South perspective in international issues and challenges and enhance greater role of the South in informed decision making in international negotiations on global challenges and SDGs.