Proceedings of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Conference on Science Advice
(2016)
Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa, (ASSAf), (2016). Proceedings of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Conference on Science Advice. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2016/0005
The purpose of the conference was to explore various topics under the theme of Science Advice. These included: science advice ecosystems; science advice in times of disasters/emergencies; science advice in the international arena; country readiness for science advice; and, the interplay between science advice, politics and the media. The contributors and panticipants of the conference included distinguished scholars, representatives of national academies, experts and science advisors from most of the IAP member countries.