OR/17/039 Appendix 1 - Workshop programme

Gill, J C, Mills, K, and Mankelow, J. 2017. Workshop report: earth and environmental science for sustainable development (Nairobi, March 2017). British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/17/039. (Contributors/editors: Ellis, M, Lapworth, D, Ludden, J, Rees, G (CEH), Smith, M, and Watts, M).

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

Day 1 (28 March 2017)

	Session	Activities	Purpose
09.00–09.30	Registration & coffee
09.30–10.00	Welcome/introduction	Formal welcome Welcome from Kenyan Representative Context and objectives of the workshop Overview of the workshop structure/activities Participants’ expectations
10.00–10.50	Participant introductions and mapping	10.00–10.15 Icebreaker 10.15–10.50 Group Activity (Mapping Participants’ Activities) Introductions: Each person introduces them self (name, where from, where they work, type of activities included in their work, where these activities take place). Map: Simultaneously, use the A3 map to represent information about the group. We will show you an example before starting. Determine spokesperson: Identify a group representative to introduce (briefly) the expertise on their table. We will photograph and project these maps on the screen to help you and allow the audience to see what each group has done.	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 in Kenya, eastern Africa, and globally.
10.50–11.10	Coffee break
11.10–11.45	Participant introductions and mapping (Continued)	Feedback Each group is given 5 minutes to briefly introduce the expertise on their table	(See above)
11.45–12.30	Plenary talks (10 minutes each, with 5 minutes for questions): Eastern Africa and the SDGs (Professor Eric Odada, African Collaboration Centre on Earth Science Systems); Kenya and the SDGs (Dr Melba Wasunna, Extractives Baraza, Strathmore University); British Geological Survey and the SDGs (Professor John Ludden, BGS).		The plenary talks set the scene, giving useful context to the SDGs in Eastern Africa and Kenya, as well as the work of the British Geological Survey.
12.30–14.00	Buffet 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 in Kenya and eastern Africa. Group exercise. Rank the SDGs in terms of their relative importance. All together. Feed information back, and explore specific challenges and the role of Earth and environmental science.	This session explores stakeholder perspectives on development priorities in eastern Africa, using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a reference tool.
15.30–16.00		Coffee break
16.00–16.30		Open discussion: Walking tour of the posters, with discussion about the key challenges.	(See above)
16.30–17.00	Questions and answer	Participants can ask questions to the BGS team about their intentions, experiences and work.	To promote transparency and honest discussion.
	Session with BGS team
17.00–17.15	Summary	Reflection Summary of Day 1 Plan for Day 2
17.15–18.15	Drinks reception

Day 2 (29 March 2017)

	Session	Activities	Purpose
08.45–09.00	Arrival & coffee
09.00–09.15	Welcome/recap	Recap Objectives Recap key outputs from Day 1 Structure Day 2
09.15–12.30	Regional development needs (Earth and Environmental Science Research Questions for Specific Development Needs)	09.15–09.30 Session Introduction 09.30–10.30 Discussion Groups (themes to be determined at the end of Day 1) Specific challenges. What are the specific challenges associated with the theme of your group? Ranking. Rank these challenges in different ways (e.g., priority, ease of finding solutions, need for Earth science, need for new research). Evidence. What is the evidence that helps us to know that these are high-priority development challenges in eastern Africa?	To explore priority development challenges (from Day 1) in more depth, and identify the role of Earth and environmental science in addressing these. This information enables participants to evaluate specific development needs, where these are a problem, evidence, and people working on the problems.
10.30–11.00		Coffee break
11.00–12.30		Continue exploring key themes in discussion groups Science requirements and gaps. What science information is required to address specific challenges? What are the gaps in Earth science research that would help to tackle key challenges? Mapping stakeholders. Who do you know that is working on these problems (include researchers, civil society, government agencies, private sector groups)? Prepare to feedback information. Review the key information from this session to feedback to all participants after lunch.	(See above)
12.30–14.00		Buffet lunch
14.00–15.00		Presentation of information from discussion groups to all participants, with time for questions and answers.	(See above)
15.00–15.20	Coffee break
15.20–16.20	Research-for-development partnerships	What are the characteristics of good international partnerships? We will explore this theme through: Questionnaire Group discussion exercise	This session characterises good research-for-development partnerships, from the perspective of workshop participants.
16.20–17.00	Concluding remarks	Review Reflections on ways forward Formal close/thank you