1. 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

2. Background Aahrus Convention Juncker priorities Better regulation
Digital Single Market
Democracy – Connecting with citizens
Better regulation
Shared Environmental Information System

3. 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

4. SFEP Report 2013: main findings

5. Today, explosion due to IT development, change of picture

9. 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

10. Opportunities of CS in the policy cycle
Detecting new issues
Drafting policies
Implementation & monitoring
Evaluation of policies
Compliance assurance

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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
Q – Q1 19
Consultation and workshops
Q2-Q3 2019
Recommendations & final guidelines

15. Thanks! elena.montani@ec.europa.eu