Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder
INSTAAR Seminar: Policy - Should it be based on fact or fiction?
Monday October 26 2015 @ 12:00 pm
to 1:00 pm
October
26
Mon
2015
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Event Type
Seminar
Availability
Open to Public
Audience
Host
CU Boulder
Link
Joint Research Centre European Commission
by Dr. Jan Marco Mueller
While policies both in the US and Europe are committed to be evidence-based, in practice political decisions are often not based on sound science. This is because science is just one element in the policy-making process, which follows also social, economic, and ethical / religious considerations to name just a few. The lecture analyses the relationship between science and policy and gives recommendations on how to enhance the impact of science on policy-making.