1. Science-Policy Briefs in support of Water Scarcity and Drought Policy An attempt to improve knowledge transfer
Philippe QUEVAUVILLER
Thierry DAVY

2. Research results Four stages to implementation
Communication
Dissemination
Implementation
Uptake
EC FP7 PROJECTS
International / National / Regional Policy and Research
Research
Courtesy of Peter Allen-Williams (IWRM.Net) & Bob Harris

3. ‘Users’ of Science information
The ‘cascade’ effect
Water
Directors
Strategic
Coordination
Group
Policy question & purpose
Scientific / Technical
Recommendations
CIS Working Groups
‘Users’ of Science information
(RBD level, local)
 Implementation

4. Ideally INTERFACE: CIS-SPI? R&D, tools Research recommendations
When needed (short to long-term)
Scientific
knowledge
INTERFACE:
CIS-SPI?
Transfer & dissem.
“usability”
Data infrastructure
“memory”
Demonstration, practical works
(at most appropriate scale)
Interactive interface
POLICY-MAKERS
Member States
Commission

5. 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

6. A first attempt of policy briefs with the Xerochore project
Xerochore project: an FP7 project starting in 2008
A research initiative dealing with water scarcity and drought, including 3 components: physical aspects, economics, and water management
The project strived to establish links with policy makers (invited to workshops)
A back to back meeting with SCG members on February 22

7. A first attempt of policy briefs with the Xerochore project
All the deliverables of Xerochore on
In addition to the deliverables, five policy briefs have been produced
2 on physical aspects (article 4 of WFD)
1 on economic aspects (article 5 and 9 of WFD)
2 on water management (article 11 and 13 of WFD)

8. The Xerochore Science-Policy briefs
Reveal the main findings of the project
Identify the main gaps
Make a link between xerochore findings and appropriate articles and annexes of WFD
Identify policy millestones and relevant xerochore outputs
Perhaps a first step for a science-policy interface in the frame of WFD implementation
The exercise is still far from being perfect and opened to comments