Philippe QUEVAUVILLER European Commission DG Research Directorate I ‘Environment’
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Science-Policy interactions in the water sector – Some reflections on the role of
science academies
Philippe QUEVAUVILLEREuropean Commission
DG ResearchDirectorate I ‘Environment’
Base sketch from Meade (1996) and DPSIR from EEA
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bio-physical systembio-physical system
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societal systemsocietal system
River Basin ManagementRiver Basin Management
Understanding the system: Needs for multi-disciplinary and sectoral undertakings
Driving Forces Pressure State Impact
Agriculture
Industry
Energy
Transport
Services
Households/
Consumption
Discharges
Landuse
Resource use
Environmental
conditions:
physical chemical ecological
Nature and
environment
Health
Response
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Looking at different sectors – Integrated knowledge and policy implications?
Source: EEA
Understanding the system= integrated knowledge (mixing natural, social, economic sciences)
WFDAdopted on 20.12.2000
River basin districtsDelineation water bodies
2005
Analysis of pressuresand impacts
2005
GOOD STATUS
OBJECTIVE
RBMP – 2009/2015Programmes of
Measures2012
Design of monitoringProgrammes
2006
Classification of bodies ‘at risk’
Account of classification: Surveillance monitoring Operational monitoring
(+ investigative monitoring)
6 years cycle / Review
Linking knowledge to policy implementation – Anticipating & Feedingwith research outputslinked to well defined
Poliy milestones
Parent legislation(e.g. Flood Directive)
+But also…..
FP6/7IPs
LIFE Interreg
Research Trans-boundary implementation
Demonstration& testing
FP6/7 ERA-Nets
AQUATERR
AQUATERRAA
RISKBASE
RISKBASEWAGRICO
WAGRICO Water4All
Water4All
IWRM-Net
SNOWMAN
R&D responding to driver’s needs, yes, but should we not put some order in the house to avoid missing opportunities?
Co-operation and co-ordination of research
COST
Co-operation & networking
Evalu
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miti
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Courtesy Bob Harris, Sheffield University
DESIGN OFPOLICY
POLICYDEVELOPMENT
POLICYIMPLEMENTATION
POLICYREVIEW
RESEARCH,SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS,POLICY INTEGRATION
Establishing links with ‘science-users’
Water DirectorsSteering of implementation process
Chair: Presidency, Co-chair: Commission
Strategic Co-ordination GroupCo-ordination of work programme
Chair: Commission
Stakeholders, NGO’s, Researchers, Experts, etc.
Art. 21 Committee
Example of established platform:
Common Implementation Strategy 2010-2012
Established working groups Temporary working groups
WG A“Ecological Status”
Chair: JRC, DE, UK
WG D“Reporting”
Chair: EC, EEA, FR
WG F“Floods”
Chair: EC, IE
WG C“Groundwater”
Chair: EC, AT
WG E“Chemical Aspects”Chair: EC, JRC, IT, FR, SE
ClimateChange & WFD
Chair: DE, EC
WFD andAgricultureChair: FR, UK
Water scarcityand drought
Chair: IT, FR, ES
•who - is your audience or the users of the information?
•what - do they need to know?
•how - is it best presented?
•when - do they need the information?
Translators/transformersa two-way process
ResearchCommunity
“Doers of science”
“Translator/ Transformer” “Users”(e.g. Policymakers &
regulators)
TRANSLATING & UNDERSTANDING
DEFI NI NG THE NEEDS
Courtesy of Peter Allen-Williams (IWRM.Net) & Bob Harris
Communication involves two ways exchanges of information
Can Science Academies help in the „transforming“ work?
Research resultsFour stages to implementation
CommunicationDissemination ImplementationUptake
EU- or NATIONAL PROJECTS International / National / Regional Policy and Research
Research
Courtesy of Peter Allen-Williams (IWRM.Net) & Bob Harris
A role for Science Academies?
EU-Funded research
RTD synergies,Critical mass?
Links with EU,National, regional
stakeholders?
Joint disseminationstrategies, communication
efforts (single voice)?
Linking initiatives on relevant themes
Case studies
Project data:EEA, WISE?
Links with regionalprojects, incl.INTERREG?
Links with River BasinAuthorities, local science
providers, others?
Linking specific case studies at relevant scales
HighAuthorities
Coordinating Groups,
Incl. Academies?
Policy ImplementationWorking Groups
‘Users’ of Science information(RBD level, local)
Policy question & purpose
Scientific / TechnicalRecommendations
Implementation
Transfer and use of research: where to start, top-down or bottom-up?
1st level of communication through “Science-Policy Briefs”
• Science-Policy Briefs should have a ‘cascade’ effect, starting from policy questions to which science contributes to bring responses (decision-makers), and providing technical/scientific recommendations with increased level of details (implementers)
• Briefs are an incentive to consider potentially interesting research outputs but they do not ensure themselves an appropriate transfer: needs for downscaling ‘relays’ and demonstration at river basin levels
• Usability conditioned by proper communication (guides?) and language barriers
The XEROCHORE project (drought research) has produced 5 Science Policy Briefs on the link between drought and the EU Water Framework Directive, i.e.:
- characterisation of water bodies and of the analysis of pressures and impacts (Art. 5)- monitoring of surface water and groundwater status and of protected areas (Art. 8 -
relevant also for Art. 1)- recovery of costs for water services (Art. 9)- implementing a programme of measures (Art. 11, including Annex VI part b)- river basin management plans (Art.13)
Example of Science-Policy Briefs
Accessible science information, from state-of-the-art review up to “cooking recipes” describing how to apply specific research outputs
2nd level of communication through “technical guides”
Effective communication / use at catchment level!
Image from presentation by Dr Peter Heiland used.
Sustainable land use practices !
Expertise, tools
Research recommendationsLinked to policies (short to long-term goals)
Scientificknowledge
INTERFACE
Transfer & dissem.“usability”
Data infrastructure“memory”
Demonstration, practical worksat most appropriate level / scale
Interactive interfacePOLICY-MAKERSMember States
Commission
Interfacing needs
Research
EU-wide
DEVELOPMENT
National
Results (info / data) directly usable/
transferable?
PolicyExpert Groups
Webportal
USERSDATA ACCESS
INFORMATIONACCESS
INFORMATIONEXCHANGES
• Demonstration (applicability)• Capacity-building• Networking
Education,Training
TRAINING
YES
Data from projects
NO
IDENTIFICATIONOF RESEARCH NEEDS
A POSSIBLE OPERATIONAL SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
Seen from a different angle
Conclusions – Role of Science Academies?
• ‘integrated knowledge’ is a must to effectively support policies – this requires multi-disciplinary and sectoral cooperation. Science Academies may have a liaison role in this respect
• An operational science-policy interfacing is essential to ensure proper synergies and take-up of scientific results by “users”. Possibilities for Science Academies to contribute to relays of scientific information/outputs?
• Specific research needs have to be identified in which Science Academies have obviously a role to play
• Last but not least, the strong “knowledge anchorage” of Science Academies should be better used and known by policy-makers and stakeholders