The IPU Science for Peace Schools

Science as a bridge for peace.

The joint project between the IPU’s Committee on Middle East Questions and Working Group on Science and Technology brings parliamentarians, scientists and institutional partners together around science, diplomacy and cooperation.

The First Edition

Water, science, diplomacy and parliamentary action.

The first Science for Peace School combined applied science, peace-building perspectives, international water diplomacy and Big Science. The sessions emphasized evidence, collaboration, shared resources and the role of parliamentarians in turning scientific knowledge into policy.

Purpose

Turning shared scientific challenges into reasons for cooperation.

The programme was designed to help parliamentarians engage with scientific cooperation models, build trust across political divides and use science-based approaches in areas such as water, sustainable development and peace.