From field research to policy engagement : enhancing parliamentary involvement in climate action

Abstract

This work was carried out under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), with financial support from the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.This story of change highlights how SDPI changed its approach of stakeholder engagement and communication that led to the identification and promotion of key stakeholders as champions of policy-to-action for PRISE research in Pakistan. Through these champions, PRISE research has been highlighted at the Sustainable Development Conference (Islamabad), 3rd Science-Policy Conference on Climate Change (Islamabad), as well as in meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Climate Change and meetings of the World Commission on forced displacement. Today, PRISE research is well-recognized among stakeholders in the policy-making arena. As a result, members of the PRISE team are regularly invited to consultative meetings on climate issues to provide feedback. Another example is Dr. Mohsin Iqbal, currently working on IPCC’s special report on arid regions, who has requested that the PRISE team share all its PRISE research on Pakistan, for use in the report as there is limited research on semi-arid regions of Pakistan