Assessment of global environmental change policy priorities and opportunities to bridge the science-policy gap in the Americas

The assessment identifies climate action, biodiversity conservation, and water security as primary regional policy priorities, while noting that health, poverty, and inequality are emerging concerns. It highlights that science communication to non-technical audiences is a significant barrier to evidence-based policymaking and recommends strengthening cross-sectoral and multi-country scientific cooperation, incorporating science diplomacy training, and leveraging international platforms and funding, particularly for small countries.

• The primary regional policy priorities are climate action, biodiversity conservation, and water security, while health, poverty, and inequality are identified as emerging priorities.
• A major obstacle to evidence-based policymaking is the difficulty of communicating science to non-technical audiences.
• The assessment recommends enhancing collaboration across sectors and countries, promoting continental-scale scientific cooperation, and integrating science diplomacy and transdisciplinary training for science-policy brokers.
• Small countries have significant opportunities to engage through international funding and multi-lateral agreements.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Assessment of global environmental change policy priorities and opportunities to bridge the science-policy gap in the Americas. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Summary%20of%20the%20IAI%202024%20Regional%20Assessment.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Assessment of global environmental change policy priorities and opportunities to bridge the science-policy gap in the Americas. n.d. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Summary%20of%20the%20IAI%202024%20Regional%20Assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndassessment, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Assessment of global environmental change policy priorities and opportunities to bridge the science-policy gap in the Americas}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Summary%20of%20the%20IAI%202024%20Regional%20Assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }