La SCNAT e la sua rete adottano iniziative per una società e una comunità scientifica sostenibile. Appoggiano la politica, il governo e l’economia fornendo competenze e mantenendo un dialogo con i cittadini. Rafforzano la condivisione delle discipline scientifiche e promuovono le nuove generazioni accademiche.

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Unleashing knowledge

Parallel session at the Sustainability Science Forum 2021 - Accelerating Transformation

Ora

13:45 - 15:00

Luogo della manifestazione

Eventforum Bern
Fabrikstrasse 12
3012 Bern

To support society in achieving sustainability, we need to make better use of the knowledge we already have. But what strategies are most effective to facilitate the translation, communication and mediation across boundaries?

Sustainability Science Forum
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What are successful ways and formats to provide scientific advice to decision makers? How can academic and non-academic sources of knowledge be combined to obtain the best possible understanding of particular sustainability challenges? This workshop explores new ideas to improve, leverage and upscale the use of existing knowledge to further support sustainable development.

Moderator: Janet Hering, director, Eawag & co-chair, Sustainable Development Solution Networks (SDSN) Switzerland

Programme

Welcome and short introduction

Roundtable discussion: Examples of successful ways and formats of knowledge transfer and scientific advice for decision-makers.
With contributions from
Markus Jenny, president, Vision Landwirtschaft & agricultural expert, Swiss Ornithological Institute
Anna Stünzi, president, foraus - Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy
BinBin Pearce, USYS TdLab, ETH Zürich

  • What is important to consider in which situation of knowledge transfer?
  • Are there any more general principles or strategies that can be developed based on the experiences made?
  • How can academic and non-academic sources of knowledge be combined to obtain the best possible understanding of particular sustainability challenges and possibilities to tackle them?

Discussion with all session participants: How can the use of knowledge about sustainability issues be improved, strengthened and expanded?

Categorie

Contatto

SCNAT
Gruppo di coordinamento Ricerca sulla sostenibilità
Casa delle Accademie
Casella postale
3001 Berna


Lingue: Inglese, Tedesco, Francese