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This policy brief, produced as part of the European Commission FP7 funded MEDIATION project, evaluates Robust Decision Making (RDM) as a decision support tool for climate change adaptation. RDM focuses on identifying strategies that perform well across a wide range of plausible futures—prioritizing 'robustness' over 'optimality'—particularly in situations of 'deep uncertainty' where probabilistic data is scarce.

The report assesses the integration of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in nine European countries, finding that while socio-cultural elements are prevalent, economic and environmental dimensions are underrepresented. It highlights a gap between high-level curricular goals and actual classroom materials, recommending a shift toward individual empowerment and systemic thinking.

The document outlines the professional journey of a geochemist who balanced roles as a university lecturer, Green Party councillor, and office manager for Scientists for Global Responsibility. The individual prioritised a low-carbon lifestyle and activism over high-earning potential, advocating for part-time work to allow time for community and institutional environmental advocacy, including successfully campaigning for their university to declare a climate and ecological emergency.