Knowledge and Diplomacy
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Knowledge and Diplomacy

Science Advice in the United Nations System

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  1. 121 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Knowledge and Diplomacy

Science Advice in the United Nations System

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About this book

In the international effort to advance human health, welfare, and development while better managing and conserving the environment and natural resources, there is a clear and growing recognition of the role of scientific and technical knowledge in global governance. This has created an urgent need for the United Nations to equip itself with the capability to bring scientific knowledge to inform international decision making. Given the complexity and diversity of United Nations programs, organs, and mandates, this report focuses on the main functions of the United Nations that affect international governance in the fields related to sustainable development, with reference to the taxonomy of the key United Nations organs in which these functions are undertaken. Efforts have been made to ensure that the major categories of United Nations organs have been covered and therefore the results of the review are representative of the functioning of the United Nations system.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  5. Chapter 1 The Rise of Advisory Systems for Science and Technology
  6. Chapter 2 Elements of Science Advice
  7. Chapter 3 UN Sustainable Development Activities and Their Science Advisory Processes
  8. Chapter 4 Structure of Science Advice in the United Nations System Today
  9. Chapter 5 Findings and Recommendations
  10. REFERENCES
  11. ACRONYMS
  12. APPENDIX I: THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
  13. APPENDIX II: Procedures for the Preparation, Review, Acceptance, Adoption, Approval, and Publication of IPCC Reports
  14. APPENDIX III: Modus Operandi of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity
  15. APPENDIX IV: Draft Resolution on the Modus Operandi of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
  16. APPENDIX V: Rules of Procedure of the InterAcademy Council
  17. APPENDIX VI: Procedures for the Production and Review of Proactive Academy Reports and Statements of the Royal Academy of Engineering
  18. APPENDIX VII: Study Procedures of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences