the need to look ahead
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The need to look ahead. Preparedness. “For future success in almost any area, we have to incorporate future effects into our current decision policy making.” (Commissioner Potočnik ). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The need to look ahead
“For future success in almost any area, we have to incorporate future effects into our current decision policy making.” (Commissioner Potočnik)
Preparedness
Knowledge base for Forward-Looking Information and
Assessment (FLIS)Development of a platform to support long-term
decision making
Relationship to system neighbours
Information about the future itself
Drivers and trends
Indicators
Scenarios
Use of forward looking information
Practice of studying the future
Methods and tools
Networking, capacity building and governance
Networking, capacity, governance:
EIONET
EIONET partnership:• EEA• European Topic
Centres (ETCs)• National Focal Points
(NFPs)• National Reference
Centres (NRCs)• NRC-FLIS
Structure demonstrating how NFPs, NRCs and ETCs interact with EEA
Thank you!
Global megatrends
Use of forward-looking info:
Assessments – exampleEnvironmental trends and perspectives in the Western Balkans:
future production and consumption pattern
Framework of analyses
Evaluation of forward-looking indicators:
Methods and tools:Further information
EEA EnviroWindows - methods http://scenarios.ew.eea.europa.eu/fol939663
On line Catalogue of models http://scenarios.ew.eea.europa.eu/fol079729/online-model-inventory
GEMET - GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/
EEA glossary http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/