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Sustainable Development and Green Economy research, development and evidence strategies
RESEARCH UPTAKE AND IMPACT WORKSHOP
13 March 2014
• Sustainability context
• Introduction and background
• Aims of R,D&E
• Approach to sector science-policy interface
• Environment sector policy priorities and global change research plan
• Theme specific research questions
• Institutional structures
• Means of implementation
• Conclusion
Presentation outline
SA Sustainability context
Introduction and background to the strategies
• Environment Sector Research, Development and Evidence Framework approved by Environment MINMEC June 2012
• Ten thematic areas namely: biodiversity, sustainable development, oceans and coast, air quality, climate change, impact management, green economy, waste management, compliance and enforcement and water management
Aims of environment sector R,D & E
• To ensure science-policy interface for sustained and changed agenda
• To improve sector’s ability to identify priority evidence needs by
working with others (National, provincial, local, private, civil society,
NGOs, research institutions and academia)
• To ensure that all sector policies are based on a robust and broad
understanding of relevant evidence
• To align the sector’s research & development investment with sector
priorities and maximise the value of this investment
• To ensure that the sector has skills and effective processes for
knowledge management, assembling and communicating evidence
and sector priorities
Approach to environment sector science-policy interface
Linking environment sector policy priorities and global change research plan
Framework approach to sector science-policy interface
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GREEN ECONOMY RESEARCH
QUESTIONS APPROACH
NDP and
diagnostic
report
10 Year
innovation
plan and global
change
research plan
Sector
priorities
from policy
and strategy
documents
SA
Environment
Outlook Report
Sector specific
prioritised
evidence
needs/ policy
research
questions in
this strategy
Approach:
(1)
assemble
existing
evidence or
(2)
influence
current or
(3) procure
new
evidence
Key
deliverable:
(1)research
paper/article
, or
(2) research
report, or
(3) policy
brief, or (4)
policy input
Time lines:
(1)short or
(2) medium or
(3) long term
Funding options:
(1)DEA/
GF or
(2) DST/
NRF/
PG or
(3) Other sector
Dept./ Prov./ Loc.
Govt. or (
4) Donor or (5)
Private sector &
other
Key
partners
Summary sustainable development policy research questions
Summary green economy policy research questions
Summary green economy policy research questions Cont…
Sector institutional structures and partners for sustainable development and green economy theme science-policy
interface
• Internal Coordinating
– Minimum quarterly meetings among DEA and its entities
• Inter- governmental
– Minimum quarterly meetings with concurrent, sectoral and bilateral partners
• Thematic
– Minimum biannual meetings with specific themes stakeholders : Green economy and sustainable development network (e.g. February/March, September/October & ongoing)
• Multi-stakeholder
– Minimum annual collaborative seminar with multi-stakeholders in the sector
Means of Implementation include • Direct sector financing
• Department of Environmental Affairs
• The Green Fund research and policy window
• Provincial and local government partners: research and policy funds allocated through the various Provincial and Local Government Department
• Entities
• Sector indirect national financing • Department of Science and Technology, National Research Fund
and Parliamentary Grants
• Other sector Departments and entities
• Other sector indirect financing • Private sector, NGOs
• Bilateral, multilateral and donor funding
Conclusion
• The strategies promotes environment sector partnerships between researchers and policy makers on sustainable development and green economy to ensure:
– That sector policy evidence needs are communicated to researchers
– The promotion of joint scoping and joint interpretation thus improving uptake of evidence/ research output in public policy making
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