DAY1 Thematic Track 10: ISAP2019

11:30 - 13:00
F201-204

Communications for Science-based Decision-making

Global assessment reports on environment and sustainability published in the past year include the IPCC 1.5°C Special Report, Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Global Resources Outlook 2019, and Global Environment Outlook 6 (GEO-6). These reports, supported by significant numbers of scientific research findings, share the view that our current social and economic activities are unsustainable and emphasise the need to turn our course in a sustainable direction. There is limited time left to make “Healthy Planet, Healthy People” a reality, and now is the time to act. Achieving this goal is not easy, but we have a chance if we mobilise immediate action and pursue all possible measures.

In the field of climate change, pioneering companies and local governments have already begun taking innovative, science-based approaches to decarbonisation that are in alignment with the 1.5°C target. However, in the majority of cases, decisions and actions are not necessarily based on scientific information.

Inviting a diverse range of stakeholders, this session will allow participants to exchange views on such issues as: the forms of information received by diverse actors and how such information is perceived; the forms of communication needed to translate scientific information into action; and the types of efforts needed by information providers, mediators and diffusers.