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❗Together with Stepien Adam, we finalised our research developments in the Arctic PASSION project by publishing the last Policy Paper - "Data-driven Subnational Decision-making in the Arctic: Towards Future Actions". 🌍 The recommendations outlined in this Policy Paper, aimed at strengthening the science-policy nexus and encouraging evidence-based decision-making, are grounded in four years of engagement with local and regional decision-makers and various stakeholders within the scope of the Arctic PASSION project. The concepts presented in the Policy Paper have been validated through consultations with local officials during two workshops held in December 2024 and January 2025 (in cooperation with the Arctic Urban-Regional Cooperation programme) and through structured interviews. 💪 Six comprehensive categories of proposed actions, perceived as the most feasible and garnering the greatest support from committed decision-makers and researchers, have been identified: 📑 Research results or outcomes should be usable and easily understandable. 💶 Invest in generating and aggregating data supporting the tracking of social indicators that link directly to climate and environmental strategies. 🌐 National and EU policymakers should support structured and long-term cooperation between Arctic municipalities and regions regarding climate mitigation/adaptation and economic transitions. ❄️ Develop Arctic-specific benchmarks for local actions and policies on green transition and monitor them with accessible, tailored tools. 💾 Facilitate the inclusion of data generated at the local level of governance into national and international databases. 🤝 Facilitate long-term collaboration between local decision-makers and local Arctic research institutions. ❓To gain a comprehensive understanding of why and how these recommendations have been established, as well as their significance, please refer to the full Policy Paper attached. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Layout and pictures: GRID-Arendal #ArcticPASSION #SciencePolicyNexus #EUScience

New ocean research alliance to boost national collaboration - UBC Science: The Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society (PMSA) has announced a three-year agreement with the MEOPAR: Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network designed to strengthen national ocean research collaboration across Canada’s three coasts. https://lnkd.in/eAM92jEm

MEOPAR: Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network and Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society have partnered to expand ocean research in Canada. https://lnkd.in/dXWZwhy2

The Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society (PMSA) has announced a three-year agreement with the MEOPAR: Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network, designed to strengthen national ocean research collaboration across Canada’s three coasts. More: https://lnkd.in/ev-yvjVv #appliedmarinescience #oceanresearch

EfD-Vietnam showcased research on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) at the 2025 Ocean Futures conference, emphasizing how MSP can balance economic growth with ecosystem protection. Dr. Ho Quoc Thong’s study, part of the BlueRforD program, analyzed global MSP practices to guide Vietnam’s National Marine Spatial Plan (2021–2030, vision 2050). The research underlined MSP’s role in reducing ocean-use conflicts, improving legal and data frameworks, and supporting Vietnam’s sustainable blue economy goals.

UBC is one of five member universities of the Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society which announced a three-year agreement with the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) designed to strengthen national ocean research collaboration across Canada’s three coasts. https://lnkd.in/gya-qRHX

🎉 On 18 September, the 𝐗-𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊-𝐂𝐂 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 hosted its 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 as part of the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚. We proudly shared our 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in mountain regions with an international audience of scientists, practitioners, and policymakers. 🌍 We were honored to welcome Prof. Beverley C. Wemple from the University of Vermont, who praised X-RISK-CC’s 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞. 📽️ Watch her full statement in the video below! 👇 More info on the X-RISK-CC project : https://lnkd.in/dzJYGXtv This project is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Alpine Space programme. Center for Climate Change and Transformation – Eurac Research Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) Razvojna agencija Sora / Development Agency Sora Slovenian Environment Agency Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes GeoSphere Austria Provincia Autonoma di Trento Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Land Südtirol EUSALP Interreg Alpine Space

Excited to share our latest publication from our interdisciplinary project on the relationship between climate change and migration, published by Nature's Communication Earth and Environment. This paper comes at an opportune time when countries in the Global North are moving towards increasingly more restrictive migration policies and border controls while the climate change and its associated impacts, especially in the Global South worsen. Excellent collaboration from co-authors: @Xiaoye Chang, @Deliang Cheng, and @Anders Burman. School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg @Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg Full article available open access: https://rdcu.be/eLIcP

We are proud to announce that Professor Daniela Perrotti from UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain has been appointed as a Lead Author for the European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report. Dr Perrotti will co-lead the 'Policy and Action' section for the upcoming 2025 report 🔍 Published annually by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the 𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 is a flagship scientific assessment. It tracks key climate indicators like rising temperatures, glacier retreat, and significant weather events across Europe. The report’s purpose is to provide a transparent evidence base, turning complex data into a compass for informed action. This is a significant recognition for the Belgian climate science community. We are particularly pleased as Dr Perrotti is the sole Lead Author based in a Belgian institution for this edition. Her expertise as Head of the Urban Metabolism Lab will bring a valuable perspective. Work begins this October. You can explore past reports and learn more about this essential work here: https://lnkd.in/eesVWf-T We wish her and the international team every success! ✨ #ESOTC #ClimateScience #ClimatePolicy #Belgium #ScienceCommunication #C3S | Copernicus ECMWF | BELSPO - Belgian Science Policy Office

At this year's Metascience conference in London, GRIOS - Global Research Initiative on Open Science presented to the wider research community for the first time. We shared our mission while exploring a fundamental question: how can the tools and methods used by research itself help drive Open Science uptake? We also posed a bold proposal to the room of more than 800 researchers, policymakers, and funders: What if together we created an Intergovernmental Panel for Open Science? Just as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) synthesises scientific evidence to inform global climate policy, the next generation of open science policies needs systematic evidence synthesis to guide decision-making. We want to thank everyone who engaged with us at the conference. We've been reflecting on those conversations and what they mean for the road ahead. In our blog post, we have summarised our reflections from the conference, exploring what we learned from cross-national dialogues, why we joined the Metascience Alliance, and what comes next for evidence-based Open Science policy. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dxyq_JxZ #OpenScience #Metascience #Metascience25 #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Research