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Day 1 - Future Earth Research Framework - needs
• Identify boundaries (GEC for sustainability)
• Breaking down the “broad research themes” to provide more
relevance in AP regions
• Need to incorporate: technology & engineering needs in
solutions-oriented research;
• FE main objectives and identifying key indicators for success;
deliverables
• Clarify how research projects can become a part of Future Earth
Challenges and Opportunities
• How can Future Earth address the present needs (of the region) to
focus and implement at the national and local level?
• Local issues are globally connected and sustainability must be
addressed at local, national, regional levels within the global context.
• Need to develop a platform where knowledge from regions with
common issues can scale up and/or scale down.
• Human resources and coordination are key to effective implementation
• Education/Capacity Building: at what levels; young scientists;
communications and negotiations skills
• Funding needs in many countries need to be developed
Challenges and Opportunities
• Co-design/co-finance/co-implement and engage stakeholders at all
levels (engaging the idea of inclusiveness)
• Common definitions and language (eg, sustainability,
inter/trans/multi-disciplinary mean different things to different
players, )
• Addressing high-, medium-, low- level problems to effectively engage
different actors/communities
• Bundle of global commons - ES-- Oceans and coasts, land need more
attention – major envir and societal implications
• Addressing transformative economy, SDG
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Roundtable (rectangle table) on Regional Priorities and
Opportunities to Develop Future Earth
Key comments from panelists & audience responses:
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Common definitions are key to understanding - challenge to define global
Sustainability.
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What is the definition of literacy? Differences in culture are also driven to some
extent by economic constraints – FE needs to consider this
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For time-scales, not practical to think we are going to have an active dialogue
with PMs at present level
•
Human capability doesn’t exist in some countries (eg. PICs)
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Local tradition and knowledge is very important in AP region
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Need to find pilot projects/best practices that can be transferred
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Are fragmented actions able to deliver the global sustainability goals at the end
– after 10, 20 years?
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Lot of opportunity for stakeholders to work with FE, but HOW can this be done
– presently not clear to policy makers.
Summary of day one in chronological order
- Opening speech, presentations, panel & audience
discussions; and outcomes
(may be useful to print off for all members for breakout sessions)
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Future Earth in Asia and the Pacific
Messages from Day 1
Main
Opening remarks from Professor Lee
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Business as usual is not an option
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Science needs to be stepped up to help with the transition to
sustainability
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Meet the GEC sustainability needs of the Earth by:
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Scaling-up R&CB Efforts
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Engaging different disciplines
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Effectively connecting knowledge to solutions
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Regional component is extremely important for FE
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Green Technology is a key factor for Asia
Future Earth Research for Global
Sustainability in Asia & the Pacific
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Future Earth in Asia and the Pacific
Messages from Day 1
Main
Carthage Smith – Objectives, Rationale & Design
Process
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Transition Team is interdisciplinary in nature
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Present GEC programmes will come together to form Future Earth
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Critical criteria for Future Earth is to form a Research Programme
for Transition to Global Sustainability
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Fully operational Future Earth by May 2014
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2014-2022 – embark on integrating present projects and calling
for new projects
Future Earth Research for Global
Sustainability in Asia & the Pacific
photos: www.dawide.com
Future Earth in Asia and the Pacific
Messages from Day 1
Main
Anne Larigauderie - Research Framework
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L1: Developing Conceptual Framework of Future Earth that has
Integrative Research Themes that include:
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Projects that are collaborative across disciplines, omterdos
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Projects that are disciplinary
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L2: Dynamic Planet, Global Development (short-term),
transformation towards sustainability (long-term)
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L3: Future Earth will include:
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Present programmes
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Projects called by the Belmont Forum
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Single projects that address multiple themes
Future Earth Research for Global
Sustainability in Asia & the Pacific
photos: www.dawide.com
Future Earth in Asia and the Pacific
Messages from Day 1
Main
Rik Leemans – Governance & Funding Mechanisms
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Principles:
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Science collaboration is central to Future Earth in an
interdisciplinary manner
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Engagement with various users – holistic approach with
boundaries
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Relevant to global environmental & societal challenges
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Sound scientific basis / Co-design & Co-financing with stakeholders
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Responsive / innovative / diverse (local/indigineous/common
language)
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Presently engages an “Alliance” for an initial 10-year initiative (but
there is no shelf-life)
Future Earth Research for Global
Sustainability in Asia & the Pacific
photos: www.dawide.com
Future Earth – Asia-Pacific Perspectives
Main Messages from Day 1
Key comments following presentations:
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addressing disaster risk – events that are significant to GEC
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technology/engineering links with Future Earth
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importance of boundaries that do not go beyond GEC
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involving stakeholders and engaging national communities at
AP regional level
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engaging public and private partnerships
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language/communications for effective science-policystakeholder-community interaction
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while future earth will address key issues at all levels of
stakeholder engagement it cannot (will not) attempt to solve all
of the planet’s problems.
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what is the role of development in Future Earth?
Future Earth – Asia-Pacific Perspectives
Main Messages from Day 1
Key comments following presentations:
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education: roles, levels, young scientists (brain drain/ motivation)
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effective interdisciplinary research requires good disciplinary science
component; smaller projects fundamental to success
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skills requirement on consensus building & negotiations
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co-design is crucial component for an effective Future Earth
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challenge to invite all stakeholders from the outset
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process has to be well-organised and will take time
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effective dialogue with policy-makers requires trust
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create guidelines for co-designing and co-production
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financing – engage donors not common to science community
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media/communications may need to be more deeply addressed
Future Earth – Asia-Pacific Perspectives
Main Messages from Day 1
1. What is your view on the presentation of Future
Earth?
2. What would be your recommendations to the
Transition Team?
3. What contributions could Future Earth make in the
Asia-Pacific region?
4. What are the key challenges & priorities in the AsiaPacific region that you would like to see included
in Future Earth?
Future Earth Research for Global
Sustainability in Asia & the Pacific
photos: www.dawide.com
Feedback and Discussion on Global Design and Features of
Future Earth – Asia-Pacific Perspective
Key comments from panelists:
• how can sustainability be drafted into national development strategies
• policy-makers understand science, but scientists don’t understand policymaking processes
• example of a successful integrated sustainability project needed
• science-policy disconnect in Asia (presents co-design problem).
• green economy & development is a key issue for policy-makers
• FE research themes too broad - need to be fleshed out and include local/sub-/regional levels
• Human equity role in relation to defining future earth boundaries
• How can we get involved in project co-design and co-financing that then
need to be co-implemented –new and challenging issue
• Breaking down GEC into smaller problems brings different players into the
picture and addressing high/middle/low level problems is key.
• Regional boundaries need to be defined
• Co-designing with SDG is what policy-makers would like to see from FE
Roundtable Discussion on Regional Priorities & Opportunities to
Develop Future Earth
1. What are the challenges and opportunities to
delivering solutions-oriented sustainability
research and how can Future Earth contribute?
2. Given current activities on global environmental
change in the region, how can Future Earth add
value at the regional level?
3. What should Future Earth achieve in the AsiaPacific region?
Future Earth Research for Global
Sustainability in Asia & the Pacific
photos: www.dawide.com
Roundtable (rectangle table) on Regional Priorities and
Opportunities to Develop Future Earth
Key comments from panelists & audience responses:
•
Common definitions are key to understanding - challenge to define global
Sustainability.
•
What is the definition of literacy? Differences in culture are also driven to some
extent by economic constraints – FE needs to consider this
•
For time-scales, not practical to think we are going to have an active dialogue
with PMs at present level
•
Human capability doesn’t exist in some countries (eg. PICs)
•
Local tradition and knowledge is very important in AP region
•
Need to find pilot projects/best practices that can be transferred
•
Are fragmented actions able to deliver the global sustainability goals at the end
– after 10, 20 years?
•
Lot of opportunity for stakeholders to work with FE, but HOW can this be done
– presently not clear to PMs.