van den Hove, S.

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SCIENCE FOR SOCIETY: LINKING MARINE AND CLIMATE CHANGE 
RESEARCH WITH POLICY 
Sybille van den Hove 
Median, Carrer Vista Alegre, 20, 08197 Valldoreix, Spain 
E-mail: sybille@median-web.eu  
Because of their potential serious impacts on ecosystems, societies and economies, climate change 
in the marine environment and ocean acidification have to be taken into account in, and across, a 
whole array of policy fields: environment, climate, energy, tourism, fisheries, infrastructures, 
transport, industry, …  
 
High quality research is necessary to support decision making in all these fields, yet it is not 
sufficient. There is a need for well-functioning interfaces between science and policy which allow for 
two-way flows of knowledge between the research and the policy worlds.  
 
As an introduction to the afternoon workshop discussions, this presentation will address the 
strategic importance of marine ecosystems and climate change research for Europe. It will then 
explore why and how to interface this research with policy processes. Roles and responsibilities of 
different actors will be discussed. 
 
Interfaces between science and society are equally crucial, as will be discussed by Mr. Cooper in the 
other introductory presentation. 
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Science for society: linking marine and climate change research with policy

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