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Future Earth
research for global sustainability:
The governance structure mechanisms
Prof. Dr. Rik Leemans
ESSP, Transition Team Member & Wageningen University
Future Earth: Research for global sustainability
1. 1.
Introduction
Introduction
2. The Stakeholders
3.The governance structure
4.Next steps
5. Funding structure
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The background documents
Report will be made available on Friday
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High-impact science magazines follow
Future Earth challenges and developments
closely and
with very high
expectations!
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Outcomes of Rio+20 “The Future We want”
and implications for Future Earth
Engaging major groups and other stakeholders
“48. We recognize the important contribution of the scientific
and technological community to sustainable development. We
are committed to working with and fostering collaboration
among the academic, scientific and technological community,
in particular in developing countries, to close the technological
gap between developing and developed countries, and
strengthen the science-policy interface, as well as to foster
international research collaboration on sustainable
development.”
[This is implicit support to Future Earth]5
Conceptual framework for Future Earth
Human and natural
drivers
Pathways to
Sustainability
Transformations and Solutions
Human
well-being
and human security
Global
Environmental
Changes
Principles for Future Earth’s implementation
1. Science collaboration: Future Earth must provide a platform for
collaboration between scientists across all disciplines. It must build
upon earlier accomplishments of the Global Environmental Change
programmes and all the underpinning disciplinary knowledge.
2. Engagement with various users: Future Earth must serve as
a contact point between scientists and science users. Engaging
users in research processes is critical in order to enhance the
importance, legitimacy, relevance and applicability of the research.
3. Relevance to global environmental and societal
challenges: Future Earth should support the delivery of sciencederived solutions that address global environmental and societal
challenges, and should be designed to broaden global change
science to promote a transition to sustainability.
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Guiding principles for Future Earth’s design
o Sound scientific basis: Future Earth aims to strengthen our
understanding of the Earth system, and provide solid science for a transition
towards a sustainable society.
o Co-design with stakeholders: Future Earth aims to better connect
knowledge and action by producing science that society needs to engage in
action, and that can better inform decisions towards global sustainability.
o International reach: Future Earth will have a global and regional focus.
o Responsiveness and innovative: The governance structure should
serve the initiative and provide an adequate framework for implementation.
o Diversity: Future Earth must give special attention to disciplinary,
geographical and gender balance, and ensure that its activities reflect a
diversity of viewpoints.
o Sustainable implementation: Environmental impacts resulting from
the implementation of Future Earth should be minimized.
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A system to be
phased in as from January 2013
and be fully operational by May 2014
Future Earth: Research for global sustainability
1. Introduction
2. The Stakeholders
3.The governance structure
4. Funding structure
5. Next steps
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Lessons learned from integrated ESSP
science
Without understanding the social and
political dynamics, aspirations, beliefs
and values, and their impact on our own
behavior, we only describe the world’s
physical, biological and chemical
phenomena, observe and document
their changes, and apply technology to
secure access to resources but would
ultimately fail to ensure sustainability.
Transdisciplinary research can
contribute to solutions for a sustainable
world. There is no other viable way
forward. The sustainability challenges
must be met and the Earth system
science community will have an
important role.
So who are the stakeholders?
Research
Science-Policy Interfaces
Funders
Governments
Development organisations
Business and Industries
Civil Society (NGOs etc.)
Media
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Co-design and co-production of
knowledge requires the
involvement of researchers
and stakeholders during
the entire research
process.
Slide from G. Klepper’s presentation at Planet Under Pressure
Future Earth: Research for global sustainability
1. Introduction
2. The Stakeholders
3.The governance structure
4.Next steps
5. Funding structure
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A 10-year initiative by a new international Science
and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability
Future Earth:
research for global
sustainability
WMO is an observer
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• A growing, multi-stakeholder partnership
• Established Future Earth
• Will promote and support the further
development of Future Earth
• By building and maintaining the enabling
conditions for Future Earth to operate
successfully
Governing
Council
Engagement
Committee
Science
Committee
o The overarching decision-making
body,
Executive Secretariat
providing strategic guidance on and oversight
of Future Earth’s operations and resource
mobilisation
o To comprise scientists from different fields,
policymakers, business, industry and other
stakeholders from different parts of the world
o Will be appointed by the Alliance
o Between now and May 2014 the Alliance will
function as an interim Governing Council
Governing
Council
Engagement
Committee
Science
Committee
The Engagement Committee:
Executive
The ScienceSecretariat
Committee:
o To guide and oversee the
o To provide scientific guidance,
implementation of credible
propose new projects and
processes of co-design, copriority issues, and secure the
production & co-dissemination
highest quality research
of research
o To represent the full spectrum
o To include voices from
of scientific fields, as well as
business, civil society and
scientists from other sectors
government (i.e. all stakeholders) o Will be established early 2013;
o Will be established by late 2013 appointed by ICSU/ISSC on
and appointed by the Alliance
behalf of the Alliance
They must work closely together
Governing
Council
Engagement
Committee
Science
Committee
Executive Secretariat
o To implement the strategies and activities approved by the
Governing Council, carrying out the day-to-day functions of
Future Earth
o To act as an integrator and facilitator, also coordinating
access to cross-cutting capabilities
o To be established via an open, competitive call that will be
issued by the Alliance
o An interim Secretariat, bringing together capacities of
existing GEC Programme Secretariats will be operational as
from early 2013
Governing
Council
Engagement
Committee
Science
Committee
Executive Secretariat
o A global, integrated
knowledge trust
o To develop distributed
knowledge nodes around
existing and new, codesigned projects
o Promoting the underpinning
science and synthesis
Future Earth as a
globally representative platform
But also a globally distributed platform to
ensure that research, capabilities and
partnerships are developed at the most
relevant level(s)
Role of regions in linking across scales,
integrating knowledge, catalysing
transformative initiatives
Establishing an
Institutional design
for Future Earth
Co-design
with users
Steering
Committee &
Office
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Develop
distributed
knowledge nodes
and regional
initiatives to
address real-world
problems at local
and regional
scales
Future Earth: Research for global sustainability
1. Introduction
2. The Stakeholders
3.The governance structure
4.Next steps
5. Funding structure
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The next steps for Future Earth
First Belmont Forum call for integrative research
Oct-2012 – Jan-2013: Regional Consultation meetings
Nov-2012:
GEC-projects Consultation meeting
Dec-2012 – Apr-2012: Future Earth presentations (e.g. AGU, EGU, AAAS)
Oct-2012:
Establishing the Transition Management Project Board
Spring 2012:
Oct-2012 – Apr-2013: The
Alliance will function as an interim Governing
Council
Dec-2012 – Apr-2013: Nomination Governing council members and committee
members
April-2013:
Dec-2013:
Appointing Governing council members and Science
committee members
Appointing Engagement committee members
Spring-2013:
Competitive Belmont Forum call for funding and hosting
executive secretariat
April-2014:
Future Earth fully operational
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Future Earth: Research for global sustainability
1. Introduction
2. The Stakeholders
3.The governance structure
4.Next steps
5. Funding structure
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A 10-year initiative by a new international Science
and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability
Future Earth:
research for global
sustainability
WMO is an observer
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IGFA/Belmont Forum: a key funders group
World’s major and emerging funders of global environmental
change research, and international science councils
Initiated in 2009, by NSF (US) and NERC (UK)
Acting as Council of Principals for IGFA, a larger group of
funding agencies group since 1990s
o Australia/CSIRO
o Japan/MEXT&JST
o Austria/BMWF
o Norway/RCN
o Brazil/FAPESP
o South Africa/NRF
o Canada/NSERC
o United Kingdom/NERC
o China/NSFC
o United States/NSF
o European Commission/DG R&I
o France/CNRS&ANR
o International Council for Science (ICSU)
o Germany/DFG&BMBF
o International Social Sciences Council (ISSC)
o India/MoES
The complex funding situation of the
current GEC programmes.....
GEC Funding is
heterogeneous and
includes:
o Governments
o National funding
agencies
o Intergovernmental
organisations
o Institutes
o In-kind
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Key Funding Challenges for Future Earth
The diversity:
Unprecedented scale: Attract and involve
various disciplines and new actors in highly
complex issues at science-society interface
e.g. 43 heads at Global
Research Council…
Fragmentation: No one agency is controlling in
their own country the multiplicity of opportunities
for environmental research, neither for
development research
Transition: Experienced GEC projects and
programs have developed effective funding
networks but not always in a coordinated way
e.g. 13 partners for
USGCRP
23 for EU JPI Climate
27 for French Env.
Alliance …
e.g. 46 countries support
IGBP secretariat …
Future Earth’s funding thus calls for:
o Clear marketable brand of Future Earth, promoting global
sustainability research and providing information for adaptation
and mitigation
o New incentive tools from basic research to international
coordination, to network and attract a growing community of
researchers and users
o Better funders coordination or co-alignment through innovative
partnership, at national, regional and international levels
o Involvement of science and development funders, private
foundations and others
o Smooth transition of GEC budget towards extended funding with
new stakeholders
o A group of key funders to facilitate and network the wide range of
funding sources/institutions…
The IGFA/Belmont Forum has been asked by the Alliance to coordinate
and diffuse a Funding Strategy for Future Earth
The strategy should address the whole funding pyramid
Typical incentive tools:
Some key issues for Future Earth:
Build a coherent
International
global web of regional
glue money ≈ 1* M€ & international offices
Coordination
International
Sustain research teams
Research
across countries &
≈ 10* M€
Actions
disciplines
International Research
National
Thematic
Programs
National
Blue Sky
Programs
≈ 100* M€
Emergent Research
≈ 1000* M€
Basic Disciplinary Research
Develop proactive programs
on emergent fields, including
inter- and trans-disciplinary
& solution-oriented research
Create high visibility
flagship to engage
existing scientists &
build-up a new
generation
* Typical Money Unit
Proposed FE Funding strategy
o After GEC projects and regional consultation meetings, National
Funders Meetings and Regional Funders Meetings should be
convened.
o Animation by IGFA and Belmont Forum Members in their own country
or region, by targeting relevant ministries, others research agencies,
foundations, development funders, key regional actors.
o Co-organization with GEC Secretariats, Project IPOs and National
Committees are required to be efficient, in particular to map current
funding landscape and institutions
o Deployment in first part of 2013 to allow significant impulse in FY2014
o Around 20 National Funders Meetings could be envisioned,
complemented by Regional Funders Meetings with involvement of
APN, IAI, START
Common guidelines to co-organize Funding Meetings will be draft by
the Transition Management Project Board before 2013.
For more information on Future Earth
www.icsu.org/future-earth
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