Draft Programme EU-AU- IIASA Evidence and Policy Event: Water-Energy-Food nexus Tuesday 30th August Friday 2nd September 2016, Ispra, Italy – Tuesday 30th August 2016: African Internal Coordination Meeting 09h00 Registration 10h00 Welcoming remarks, introduction to the day and icebreaker 10h30 followed Lecture: Challenges, pitfalls and practice of evidence-informed policymaking, by Q&A 11h30 Pause café 12h00 World Café: What are the Do's and Don'ts for evidence-informed policymaking? Group activity interacting policy officers and scientists. Each group will be asked to identify up to three Do's and up to three for the effective use of evidence to inform policy. Responses will then be consolidated Don’ts in a plenary session leading to an open discussion on the main points raised. 13h00 Lunch 14h30 Masterclass: How to work at the science-policy interface Participants will be asked to provide short answers to a series of questions for: (i) scientists who seek to advise policymakers; and (ii) for policymakers who seek advice from scientists. The responses to these questions will lead to a broader discussion on how to work at the science-policy interface, with the facilitators also bringing in their experiences. Questions will touch upon the issues such as the choice of relevant content for advice, the degree of correspondence between policymakers' needs and the scientific support, useable sources and channels of communication, treatment of scientific uncertainties, value judgements. 16h00 Pause café 16h30 of preliminary inception day, take away messages Wrap-up 19h30 Evening meal Wednesday 31st August 2016: High-Level Discussion Panel, Lecture and Workshop 08h30 Registration
Draft Programme EU-AU- IIASA Evidence and Policy Event: Water-Energy-Food nexus Tuesday 30th August – Friday 2nd September 2016, Ispra, Italy Tuesday 30th August 2016: African Internal Coordination Meeting 09h00 Registration 10h00 Welcoming remarks, introduction to the day and icebreaker 10h30 Lecture: Challenges, pitfalls and practice of evidence-informed policymaking, followed by Q&A 11h30 Pause café 12h00 World Café: What are the Do's and Don'ts for evidence-informed policymaking? Group activity interacting policy officers and scientists. Each group will be asked to identify up to three Do's and up to three Don’ts for the effective use of evidence to inform policy. Responses will then be consolidated in a plenary session leading to an open discussion on the main points raised. 13h00 Lunch 14h30 Masterclass: How to work at the science-policy interface Participants will be asked to provide short answers to a series of questions for: (i) scientists who seek to advise policymakers; and (ii) for policymakers who seek advice from scientists. The responses to these questions will lead to a broader discussion on how to work at the science-policy interface, with the facilitators also bringing in their experiences. Questions will touch upon the issues such as the choice of relevant content for advice, the degree of correspondence between policymakers' needs and the scientific support, useable sources and channels of communication, treatment of scientific uncertainties, value judgements. 16h00 Pause café 16h30 Wrap-up of preliminary inception day, take away messages 19h30 Evening meal Wednesday 31st August 2016: High-Level Discussion Panel, Lecture and Workshop 08h30 Registration