The processes for community engagement, development of survey forms, obtaining informed consent, conduct of the fieldwork and community feedback are described in detail in a previous publication [ 35].
Needs for the following were discussed: (1) the importance of communication and dissemination of information by these networks and platforms; (2) linkages between these networks (local, national, regional, and global levels), as well as processes and mechanisms for engagement; and (3) how to strengthen the S&T networks and link them to DRR platforms.
Evidence must be available and disseminated to stakeholders and; KT requires strengthened MoH institutional capacity to lead the KT processes and platforms for engagement between researchers and policy makers including civil society need to be in place.
The beginning of the process for collective engagement may or may not be successful to build the network, and will depend on the arguments, disputes and consensus shared among the various actors in the particular definition of the problem and its solution.
Particularly with the support of technology, teaching/learning is a communicative and interactive process creating opportunities for engagement that present challenges to tutors and students.
Regarding the MoH institutional capacity to lead the KT process, although platforms for engagement were in place, they were short lived, weak and of limited involvement.
Three of the case studies highlighted that policies were not being implemented on the ground, highlighting the potential for undertaking a process of engagement with practitioners and creating mechanisms for follow-up as part of the research use continuum.
There are hopes that after Brasília a new process of engagement will allow for improvements to be brought into an updated national plan.
Importantly, it would also provide a basis for a new process of engagement with Russia and other nuclear-weapons-capable states.
(TSW) Therefore sharing the experience with others was an important part of the process of engagement and action, allowed for an appraisal of the potential benefits, and lessened the anxiety of trying new things and meeting new people.
