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Feed back wwf6 gn march 2012
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March 27, 2012
Feed back from WWF6 on Spi session
Gilles Neveu
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2. Science & Spi during the WWF6
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de l ’Eau prep process International
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Global prep process : Conditions
for Success – Enabling
Environment (CS3.1)
European prep process : target
EU10
combined 4H session
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The targets Réseau
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CS3-1 : To improve the delivery of research for water
governance with a view to increasing
capacity/strengthening leadership of decision-makers
at various levels by establishing effective science-
policy interfaces,
and
EU10: To develop a leadership in science-policy
interface and dialogue between researchers and water
managers, technology innovation, dissemination and
exploitation of research results for European growth
and competitiveness by 2020.
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4. The recommendations of the
targets’ reports
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To support – with political and scientific commitment -
a process aiming to draw attention to SPi
To train actors involved in connecting policy and
science in communication and facilitation skills
To learn from existing experiences – publicise and
promote, and monitor these experiences
To foster integrated approaches and interdisciplinary
research to tackle complex problems
To establish a networking platform providing the
water policy sector with complete scientific
information
To embed science policy interface processes into
institutions and to involve stakeholders in the
research process
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Reports fed by Solutions Réseau
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Several solutions were pre-identified (see
online platform of solutions):
37 Solutions collected on the website
http://www.solutionsforwater.org/
27 Solutions selected to feed the targets’
reports (14 at global level, 13 at European
level)
18 Solutions selected to support the session.
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Solutions 1/5 Réseau
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To establish a nonpartisan, objective think tank to provide
policy makers with timely, unbiased information and
analysis on policy issues - US congressional research
service
Continuum of approaches from ad hoc, citizen-driven
initiatives to negotiated partnerships to formal
institutional arrangements - Collaborative Governance
in the US American West
Knowledge Management and Mobilization – UNU-INWEH
To address the gap between science and society in the
field of environmental research with a focus on policy
makers - KNOSSOS / UNEP
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Solutions 2/5 Réseau
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To develop and to apply different types of knowledge
brokering instruments in concrete policy trajectories at the
European, national and regional level to bridge the gap
between science and policy – PSI Connect
To enhance connectivity between research and policy-
making – AWARE
To enhance interfacing between policy
making/implementation, and research and technology
development – WISE-RTD
The European Innovation Partnership on water (EIP)
A science-policy interface for the implementation of the
Water Framework Directive – CIS-SPI
A Joint Programming Initiative “Water Challenges for a
Changing world”
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Solutions 3/5 Réseau
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To boost research to support public policies in the
field of water – IWRM.net
To connect with the local communities and administration for
design and implementation of societal water projects - Water
Community in Solution Exchange (WCSE) – India
To accelerate the transfer of research outputs to water
management institutions – WaterDiss2.0
Education and capacity building activities in the fields of
water, environment and infrastructure - UNESCO-IHE
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Solutions 4/5 Réseau
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Center of excellence promoting knowledge exchange and
capacity development - Knowledge Hub by Asian
Development Bank
To share available practices and information with the
largest audience - African Water Documentation and
Information System
A strategic tool for exchanging information and knowledge
in the water sector - the Euro Mediterranean partnership
countries – EMWIS
To promote coordination and collaboration of
Research and Technology Development in the
water industry – WsstP
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Solutions 5/5 Réseau
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To facilitate the generation of market driven, pan-
European collaborative water research and technological
development projects for the benefit of the European
Water Industry – Eureka Cluster Acqueau
To set-up an observatory of innovative technologies, and
the development of new partnerships and cooperation –
EA-écoentreprises
Principles, concepts, practical steps, and case examples to
facilitate companies’ responsible engagement with water
policy in a manner that reduces business risks while
simultaneously advancing policy goals and positively
impacting nearby communities and ecosystems – CEO
water mandate
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Feedback from the session 1/5 Réseau
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Encourage mix of communities and people, and public
involvement
Bring more science in policy arena and vice –versa;
Facilitate mobility of people between research and
policy domains
Create and sustain political attention through engaging
people at the local level
Involve public in the SPI; incorporate local citizens in
the process from the beginning
Create an online platform where citizens can engage in
the process: opportunity to influence policies
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Feedback from the session 2/5 Réseau
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Encourage reciprocal understanding between policy makers
and scientists
Companies can be important to leverage policy to
incorporate more science in their policy; importance of
SMEs in this regard
Educate policy makers how to understand scientific
uncertainty with respect to risk associated with decisions.
Educate scientists about the political feasibility of policies
they might advocate.
Research avenues by which the long term strategic focus
of scientists can be implemented piece by piece in shorter
term politically feasible strategies.
Create a network involving regions and cities to raise
awareness among politics.
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Feedback from the session 3/5 Réseau
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Create enabling environment to boost innovation and to
reduce risks
Financing mechanisms: the process should be quicker
from innovation to implementation ; start to change the
incentives to engage more in applied research and transfer
activities
Take a look at institutions : Innovation value chain
should be inclusive from scientists to end users; important
to build multi-stakeholder processes
Create an enabling environment to reduce the risks of
implementing new innovations and products in eco-
industries and green growth from Small and Medium
Enterprises,
Need to develop an instrument or method that allows
industries to collaborate while protecting their
intellectual property
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Feedback from the session 4/5 Réseau
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Encourage and improve research dissemination and
transfer
Make it a requirement for researchers to get funding to
include research dissemination. A project should end
with a roadmap on result’s implementation.
Reinforce structures for dissemination, transfer and
promotion of research results
Transfer facilitation: Find specific means to ensure
operational transfer of the results of research; Find
funding and people who are specialized to facilitate
this transfer
Scientists needs to share their results with policy
makers but also with citizens
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Feedback from the session 5/5 Réseau
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Establish knowledge brokering
Recognize the importance of knowledge brokers
to reconcile the two sides of policy and
research, and get sustainable continuity and
connection between science and policy makers in
the long term
Create a regular science-policy interface
platform where the ecosystem of interests have
space to develop common language and
strategies, creating inclusivity between research
community, policy makers, funders, NGO/civil
society, business and education institutions etc.
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Target Action Plan Réseau
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to form a solid international scientific community
on water and to implement a process aiming to
elaborate common (international/regional)
research agendas - 2013
to implement tools aiming to identify priority
research needs to meet water policy needs – 2013
to elaborate and update guidance on effective
research dissemination and uptake practices and
instruments to support water policy, including
metrics to monitor and evaluate progress –
2014
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Commitments 1/2 Réseau
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European Commission DG RTD will reinforce
dissemination and exploitation of research
results, including social science and involvement of
citizens in research projects.
European Commission DG RTD will also continue to
support and engage in the water framework directive
common implementation strategy science-policy interface
activity, pledging for a more mature/permanent activity
within the WFD CIS.
UNU-INWEH commits to develop their “K Star” platform
on knowledge brokerage
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Commitments 2/2 Réseau
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UNESCO commits to facilitate a task force involving
UN organisations (in particular WMO) to implement
SPI-related recommendations
UNEP: In collaboration with WHO and FAO to work
in dissemination of research results and support
training for developing countries
ONEMA: active in water science-policy interface at
global level: set up a dedicated
mechanism, together with UNESCO, at EU level:
CIS –SPI mechanism together with DG RTD, and at
national level: to promote pilot and demonstration
sites involving scientists and policy-makers
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Take-away messages Réseau
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As a summary the two following statements may
be considered as take-away messages:
It is needed to create water
evidence-based policies
Dialogue between science and
policy is not that obvious, keep
on connecting them
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Thank you
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