Key Findings of the IW:Science Project
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Science-Policy Bridges Over Troubled Waters Making Science Deliver Greater Impacts In Shared Water Systems
Transcript of Key Findings of the IW:Science Project
Science-Policy Bridges Over Troubled Waters
Making Science Deliver Greater Impacts
In Shared Water Systems
The ProcessAbout 100 scientists and experts
Over 6,000 reports & publications
3-years of objective & impartial analysis
Countries represented by IW:Science WG members
Key FindingsScientific engagement in project design needs to be optimized
Communities of practice offer a bridge to scientific integration
Scientists should inform choices not advocate
Use of science in successful TDAs is not clear
Key FindingsSystems science offers conceptual frameworks
Little attention is paid to integrate social sciences
Adaptive management is invaluable for “wicked” problems
Policymakers reluctant to discuss failures
Targeted research reduces uncertainties
Targeted Research NeedsMicroplastics in oceans – food streams
Water security - its links to food & energy security
Impact of land-based biofuel production
Changing salinity in oceansIncrease in stored heat
Recommendations to GEFUse of Scientific Evidence Panel in all projects
Include gap analysis and targeted research
Horizon scanning to discover emerging issues
Evaluate impact over longer-term
Examine scientific principles underpinning projects
Increase accessibility of data
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
Hamilton, Ontario CANADA
www.inweh.unu.edu
Science-Policy Bridges Over Troubled WatersMaking Science Deliver Greater Impacts
