Reconciling the supply of scientific information with user demands: an analysis of the problem and review of the literature

McNie, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2006.10.004

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“…Many professionals working in public health, engineering, planning, and natural resource management are not formally trained on climate change, which limits their ability to communicate about and use climate information in decision-making (ASTHO 2012;Carmin et al 2012;Marra et al 2012;National Climate Adaptation Summit Committee 2010;NRC, 2010b;Schramm 2012). Similarly, many scientists do not conduct research to answer questions posed by users of climate information (Dilling and Lemos 2011;McNie 2007). Decisionmakers and scientists must collaborate to ensure that timely answers can be found to key adaptation questions.…”

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“…An important aspect of the first item (projections) is the lack of knowledge among stakeholders about where to find scientifically sound information that can be translated into understandable and useful formats to support communication and policy-making (Brunner and Nordgren 2012;Hauser and Jadin 2012;Lackstrom et al 2012;Lebow et al 2012;Lemos and Rood 2010;McNie 2007;Mitchell 2010;Needham et al 2012).…”

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A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States: more than before, but less than needed

Bierbaum

Smith

Lee

et al. 2012

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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We reviewed existing and planned adaptation activities of federal, tribal, state, and local governments and the private sector in the United States (U.S.) to understand what types of adaptation activities are underway across different sectors and scales throughout the country. Primary sources of review included material officially submitted for consideration in the upcoming 2013 U.S. National Climate Assessment and supplemental peer-reviewed and grey literature. Although substantial adaptation planning is occurring in various sectors, levels of government, and the private sector, few measures have been implemented and even fewer have been evaluated. Most adaptation actions to date appear to be incremental changes, not the transformational changes that may be needed in certain cases to adapt to significant changes in climate. While there appear to be no one-size-fits-all adaptations, there Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change (2013) are similarities in approaches across scales and sectors, including mainstreaming climate considerations into existing policies and plans, and pursuing no-and low-regrets strategies. Despite the positive momentum in recent years, barriers to implementation still impede action in all sectors and across scales. The most significant barriers include lack of funding, policy and institutional constraints, and difficulty in anticipating climate change given the current state of information on change. However, the practice of adaptation can advance through learning by doing, stakeholder engagements (including "listening sessions"), and sharing of best practices. Efforts to advance adaptation across the U.S. and globally will necessitate the reduction or elimination of barriers, the enhancement of information and best practice sharing mechanisms, and the creation of comprehensive adaptation evaluation metrics.

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Section: Cultural Taboos and Conflict With Cultural Beliefsmentioning

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Section: Cultural Taboos and Conflict With Cultural Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States: more than before, but less than needed

Bierbaum

Smith

Lee

et al. 2012

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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“…McNie, 2007) miss an essential point e that there are sources of irreducible uncertainty beyond the data that the tools of probability theory cannot describe. Consequently, recognizing socially generated uncertainty is an essential component of practicing adaptive management.…”

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Confronting socially generated uncertainty in adaptive management

Tyre

Michaels

2011

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Perceptions of science-policy processes as linear ignore the messy reality in which decisions are actually made (McNie 2007;Vogel et al 2007). A wide range of actors are now involved in making decisions about water (PahlWostl and Kranz 2010), and the position and the role of scientists in decision processes have changed.…”

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Science–policy processes for transboundary water governance

Armitage

Loë

Morris

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Ambio

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In this policy perspective, we outline several conditions to support effective science-policy interaction, with a particular emphasis on improving water governance in transboundary basins. Key conditions include (1) recognizing that science is a crucial but bounded input into water resource decision-making processes; (2) establishing conditions for collaboration and shared commitment among actors; (3) understanding that social or group-learning processes linked to science-policy interaction are enhanced through greater collaboration; (4) accepting that the collaborative production of knowledge about hydrological issues and associated socioeconomic change and institutional responses is essential to build legitimate decision-making processes; and (5) engaging boundary organizations and informal networks of scientists, policy makers, and civil society. We elaborate on these conditions with a diverse set of international examples drawn from a synthesis of our collective experiences in assessing the opportunities and constraints (including the role of power relations) related to governance for water in transboundary settings.

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Reconciling the supply of scientific information with user demands: an analysis of the problem and review of the literature

Cited by 738 publications

References 120 publications

A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States: more than before, but less than needed

A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States: more than before, but less than needed

Confronting socially generated uncertainty in adaptive management

Science–policy processes for transboundary water governance

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