1. New opportunities by partnering with international NGO Networks
From the local to the global, making a real difference
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2. Who we are Maureen Butter, Science Shop Biology Groningen/ Netherlands
Margriet Samwel, WECF, Women in Europe for a Common Future
Kirsten Kossen, ANPED, the Northern Alliance for Sustainability
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3. Science Shops, the problem
Marginal groups
No political impact beyond the local level
Low status
Funding problems
Living Knowledge Network
EU support?
Local level = Real life/ problem level
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4. Science Shops can provide expert knowledge desperately needed at the international policy level!!!
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5. But we need better communication channels from the local to the global level
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6. NGOs can help to Get more political support Increase status
Make an impact to society at large
Fundraising for community-serving research feeding into high-level events
Setting the research agenda
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7. International NGOs Follow political agenda Time horizon short
Funding problems
Influence policy agenda
Feed from local level
Implementation to local level?
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8. How to circumvent problems
Address persistent problems
Concentrate on contingencies and intersections between policy domains
Develop close relations with suitable partner NGOs
Anticipate to the long-term policy agenda
Always feedback to local level
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9. Suitable partner NGOs Cover both grassroots and international platform
Transparent, democratic
Sufficient diversity of issues
From local to global and vice versa
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10. ANPED Democratic Serves small organisations
Broad concept of sustainable development
Addresses cross-cutting issues
Influential in UN decision-making
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11. WECF Democratic Dedicated to making real improvements for real people
Involved in implementation
Broad concept of sustainable development
Addresses cross-cutting issues
Influential in UN decision-making
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12. Examples Green technology Gender, health and environment
Living Knowledge 3
Research policy agenda
Two or three other themes, for instance human rights and public health and environment with relevant policy agenda
Skill share scientists AND
Skill share civil society actors
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
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