Grantee Research Project Results
Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making in Developing Countries
EPA Grant Number: X3830860Title: Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making in Developing Countries
Investigators: Boright, John , Holliday, Laura
Current Investigators: Boright, John , Holliday, Laura , Koshel, Pat
Institution: The National Academies
EPA Project Officer: Aja, Hayley
Project Period: March 25, 2003 through August 31, 2006
Project Amount: $260,000
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Research Category: Environmental Justice
Objective:
The overall objective of this research project is to facilitate better communication between scientists, policymakers, and other decision-makers so that scientific knowledge can influence more effectively public policy and private sector decisions relating to sustainability in developing countries.
The specific objectives of this research project are to: (1) foster improved understanding of the science and decision-making process (including national and local policy, industrial design and planning, and public choices) relevant to the problem the workshop is addressing; (2) establish a dialogue that enhances decision-makers' use of science in the decision-making process and considers decision-makers' needs in the development of research priorities; (3) identify the gaps between the needs of decision-makers and scientific research priorities and strategies for overcoming these gaps, including ways to increase the professional connection between scientists and decision-makers; and (4) via workshop summaries and briefings, share what has been learned in the workshops with a broader audience of scientists and decision-makers in the host country and internationally.
Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 3 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
policymakers, decision-making processes, scientific knowledge, developing countries, nongovernmental organizations, NGOs, research priorities, national and local policy, science organizations, Yucatan, persistent organic pollutants, POPs, economic risks, public health risks,, RFA, Scientific Discipline, Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Economics & Decision Making, Environmental Chemistry, decision-making, Social Science, behavior change, corporate environmental behavior, developing countries, environmental decision making, science based decision making, decision makingProgress and Final Reports:
The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.