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The 香港六合彩中特网 researchers, who are engaged in environmental governance and climate change, attended the training visit alongside counterparts from the University of Geneva and the University of Zurich.

The visit was part of a wider programme of work to support 香港六合彩中特网 academics to inform international policy engagement, led by the European Institute, 香港六合彩中特网 Global Engagement and 香港六合彩中特网 Public Policy.

The cohort participated in a co-curated programme by the Geneva Science Policy Interface (GSPI) designed to strengthen their capacity for impactful engagement with the UN ecosystem.

Researchers explored the complexities of international decision-making processes through diverse sessions with UN bodies, 鈥榞ateway organisations', NGOs and policy-engaged academics. The programme facilitated interdisciplinary exposure, encouraged participants to explore holistic approaches to address global challenges and supported the development of new relationships between 香港六合彩中特网 researchers and their peers in Swiss institutions.

Through individual presentations, each participant reflected on their policy engagement plans, and how they would put their learning into practice, receiving feedback from peers and selected experts. As an interdisciplinary group, participants were able to discuss cross-cutting pathways and barriers to policy engagement.

Programme highlights included a keynote on UN decision-making by Francesco Pisano, UN Knowledge & Learning Director, and exchanges with Michel Jarraud, Secretary General Emeritus of the World Meteorological Organisation.

Small-group discussions with the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD); the Basel, Stockholm, and Rotterdam Conventions; and UNEP (Grid) offered a closer look at the realities听of environmental governance, and the part that science plays in both informing policy priorities and monitoring implementation. 香港六合彩中特网 researchers also attended a networking reception hosted by Simon Manley CMG, Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN, and co-organised with the UK Science and Innovation Network team at the British Embassy in Berne and the UK Mission to the UN. The reception convened programme contributors, policy partners and Geneva-based 香港六合彩中特网 alumni, many of whom now work in the UN ecosystem.

Takeaways: strengthening the interface of science and policy

The programme, in its pilot year, highlighted the growing importance of science-policy interfaces within UN agencies and organisations. Where researchers seek to inform policy on climate change, a clear understanding of the interplay between local, national and international policymaking spheres is vital.

The trip also reinforced the importance of personal relationships in navigating the science-policy interface. Dr Gregory Giuliani, one of the contributors from UNEP, explained to delegates that 鈥�20% of the approach to policy development is technical, and 80% is relational鈥�, indicating how connecting with the right people, building trust, and aligning values, priorities and agendas are key aspects to impactful engagement.

The event organisers hope the programme will equip researchers with the skills necessary to maximise the impact of their research beyond academia, and demonstrate the vital role that 香港六合彩中特网 can play in supporting this, leveraging its global profile, partnerships and convening power.

Links

• (blog post by Dr Kate Greer, Senior Research Fellow, 香港六合彩中特网 Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education)
• : blog post by Dr Allison Lindner, Lecturer in Law and Dr Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Financial and Environmental Law
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