OR/17/063 Appendix 1 - Workshop programme

Gill, J C, and Mankelow, J. 2017. Workshop report: earth and environmental science for sustainable development (Dar es Salaam, September 2017). British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/17/063.

The two-day workshop programme is included below, with detail of the sessions planned.

Day 1 (18 September 2017)

	Session	Activities	Purpose
08.30–09.00	Registration & Refreshments
09.00–09.45	Welcome/Introduction	Formal welcome Context and objectives of the workshop Overview of the workshop structure/activities Participants’ expectations
09.45–11.10	Participant Introductions and Mapping	10.00–10.15 Icebreaker 10.15–11.10 Group Activity (Stakeholder Mapping) Introductions: Each person introduces them self (name, where from, organisation, type of activities included in their work, where these activities take place). Nodes and Linkages: Explore sectors, disciplines, collaborations. All Together: Identify how organisations influence each other (i) connect research to a new policy; (ii) approach communities about participating in research; (iii) encourage use of a new data information website.	This exercise acts as an icebreaker, catalyses dialogue between participants, and generates data to support effective stakeholder mapping. It helps all participants know what groups are represented at the workshop, and what work they are doing.
11.10–11.30	Tea and Coffee Break
11.30–12.30	Plenary Talks		Set the scene and give useful context to the SDGs, as well as the work of the British Geological Survey.
12.30–14.00	Lunch
14.00–15.30	Regional Development Needs (Big picture, high-level problems)	14.00–14.10 Session Introduction 14.10–15.30 Sustainable Development Goals Individual Exercise. Populate a matrix with information about priority SDGs. Group Exercise. Rank the SDGs in terms of their relative importance. All together. Identify specific challenges for priority SDGs.	Explore stakeholder perspectives on development priorities, using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a reference tool.
15.30–16.00	Tea and Coffee Break
16.00–16.30	Regional Development Needs (Big picture, high-level problems)	All together. Explore the role of Earth and environmental science by identifying: (i) which SDGs require input from Earth/environmental scientists, and (ii) what that input is?
16.30–17.00	Open Discussion and Questions and Answer Session with BGS Team	An opportunity for comments reflecting on the information discussed in Day 1. Participants can also ask questions to the BGS team about their intentions, experiences and work.	Promote transparency and honest discussion.
17.00–17.15	Summary	Reflection and Summary of Day 1 Plan for Day 2, including selection of three thematic working groups.

Day 2 (19 September 2017)

	Session	Activities	Purpose
08.30–09.00	Arrival & Refreshments
09.00–09.30	Welcome/Recap	Recap Objectives Recap key outputs from Day 1 Structure Day 2
09.30–10.00	Example Project Planning: What changes need to happen?	Session Introduction
10.00–11.00		Discussion Groups (themes determined at the end of Day 1). What needs to change? Groups identify the specific challenges associated with the group theme, and rank these into high/medium/low priority. How does change happen? What are the steps needed for this change to occur?	Explore priority development challenges, and determine what changes need to happen.
11.00–11.20	Tea and Coffee Break
11.20–12.30	Example Project Planning: Earth and Environmental Science Solutions	Earth/environmental science solutions? Groups work to develop example project outlines that would help to tackle high-priority challenges. Who needs to be involved? Identify those people who need to be involved if the project is going to result in change? Where does the funding come from? Local and International sources of funding for projects	Identify the role of Earth and environmental science in addressing identified challenges, and consider example projects to develop this science.
12.30–14.00	Lunch
14.00–15.00	Example Project Planning: Group Feedback	Feedback from group discussions, with time for questions and answers.
15.00–15.20	Tea and Coffee Break
15.20–16.20	Building Good Partnerships	What are the characteristics of good international partnerships? We will explore this theme through: Questionnaire Group Discussion Exercise The data generated may be published (in an anonymous form) and used to inform BGS future planning, enable effective monitoring and evaluation of our partnerships.	Characterise good science-for-development partnerships, from the perspective of workshop participants.
16.20–17.00	Concluding Remarks	Review Reflections on ways forward Formal close/thank you Feedback Forms