Use of CS in the development and delivery of env policy 2018-A7-W1-DOC7-PPP-Citizen-Science Use of CS in the development and delivery of env policy By Elena Montani Brussels, 8 June 2018
Background Aahrus Convention Juncker priorities Better regulation Digital Single Market Democracy – Connecting with citizens Better regulation Shared Environmental Information System
Knowledge as a priority (2013-2020) PO 5 7th Environment Action Programme Strengthening the knowledge base for ENV policies Objectives: More informed basis for developing /implementing env. policies Management of emerging environmental risks Strengthen the environment science-policy interface, including citizens’ science
SFEP Report 2013: main findings
Today, explosion due to IT development, change of picture
January 2015: the Environment Knowledge Community 5 Commission DGs (ENV, CLIMA, RTD, ESTAT, JRC) + EEA Cooperation on K generation and sharing Knowledge Innovation Project on CS
Opportunities of CS in the policy cycle Detecting new issues Drafting policies Implementation & monitoring Evaluation of policies Compliance assurance
Challenges of integrating CS into EU policies Heterogeneous coverage (time & space) Quality concerns Top down vs bottom up Integration with official data Local vs EU level
Citizen science KIP: policy entry points H2020, especially Earth Observations Horizon Europe (?) EU Open science agenda Nature – through apps on Natura 2000 and IAS Air? Marine? Thematic env policies Streamlining env Monitoring and Reporting Environmental Compliance Assurance Horizontal actions
Environmental Monitoring & Reporting Commission Report (COM(2017)312): Action Plan to streamline environmental reporting Lower costs for reporting environmental obligations Enhanced monitoring on the ground Better data and research Maximum use of existing information Action 8: Promote the wider use of citizen science to complement environmental reporting Timing: Stepwise actions leading to the development of guidelines in 2019
Planned Roadmap for Action 8 M&R Q3 2017 Draft outline guidelines Q1-Q2 2018 Inventory of best practices Q3 2018 Analysis and lessons learnt Q4 2018 – Q1 19 Consultation and workshops Q2-Q3 2019 Recommendations & final guidelines
Thanks! elena.montani@ec.europa.eu