Publications
Session 15: Thinking ahead: emerging Issues that will matter in the future
Publication Year: 2015 Publisher: UNDESABackground
6 July 2015, 3.00 -6.00 pm
The identification of new and emerging issues, drawing on scientific evidence, assessments and projections, is a function of the interaction between scientists, policymakers, the public, and other stakeholders. In an inter-dependent world, what today appears to be a local and isolated problem may to tomorrow assume global significance. Our inter-linked and inter-dependent systems also increase our vulnerability to shock and disruption, whether from emerging pathogens or financial instability.
The identification of new and emerging issues, drawing on scientific evidence, assessments and projections, is a function of the interaction between scientists, policymakers, the public, and other stakeholders. In an inter-dependent world, what today appears to be a local and isolated problem may to tomorrow assume global significance. Our inter-linked and inter-dependent systems also increase our vulnerability to shock and disruption, whether from emerging pathogens or financial instability.
