A panel organized by IDDRI as part of the annual conference of the International Studies Association (ISA, the main association of researchers in international relations) in 2011 (16-19 March) focused on: “Global Governance: Political Authority in Transition”.
Panel presentation:
"Environmental governance is a policy area where science has always been particularly infuential. International cooperation in the field of climate change, for example, has stemmed from scientific cooperation, formalized through the formation of the IPCC. Some observers would now like to see the IPCC serve as a model for new scientific bodies that would be in charge of assessing the state of other global issues of sustainable development, such as biodiversity or food security. Beyond the exemplary case of the IPCC, what is the role of science and scientists in international environmental governance? What can be learnt from the example of the IPCC? Recent controversies have highlighted the difficulty to account for scientific uncertainties in political decisions, and the fear that science might pose as politics. This panel will reflect on the interactions between science and policy, as well as on the integration of uncertainties in these interactions."
Panel:
Chair: Laurence Tubiana
Discussant : Norichika Kanie (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
- Lucien Chabason: "Assessing the State of Global Biodiversity: Scientific Cooperation, the Intergovernmental Science?Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Question it Raises"
- Francois Gemenne: "Science as Politics? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a Political Actor"
- Elisa Vecchione: "Which Value for Uncertainty to Steer Climate Change Policies?"
- Benoit Labbouz (CIRED), Sélim Louafi (CIRAD), Sébastien Treyer: "The High-Level Panel of Experts for Food Security : How Can Controversies be Made Useful for Decision Makers?"
- Benjamin Garnaud, Alexandre Magnan: "Scientific Uncertainties and Adaptation Strategies: Obstacles or Triggers?"
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