September 14, 2023
Equitable access to outer space: specifying new regulatory needs for radio spectrum management [ICP 2023]
Collaboration project
This project aims to support the update of the ITU Radio Regulations with…
September 11, 2023
Supporting the routine use of evidence during the health policy-making process: a pilot project of World Health Organization checklist [ICP 2023]
Collaboration project
This project aims to pilot the application of a new WHO guidance which assists…
September 4, 2023
Digital solutions to improve childhood illness management in resource-constrained settings: a comparative analysis
A collaborative effort among practitioners, scientists, and policy actors has…
August 10, 2023
New paper explores the potential value and risk of an Intergovernmental Panel for One Health in addressing future pandemics
An original reflective piece published in the August issue of The Lancet Global…
July 18, 2023
Science-Policy Interfaces for environmental solutions: learning to span boundaries
Our first week-long summer school hosted 15 participants with diverse…
May 24, 2023
Scholars and humanitarians work together to mitigate the unintended impacts of UN sanctions
A collaboration project developed with GSPI’s support has driven considerable…
May 15, 2023
Engaging with 30 leaders at the 2023 Science Diplomacy Week
The second Science Diplomacy Week took place between 8 and 12 May 2023 and…
April 28, 2023
Learning workshop for the EPFL PhD Excellence Program
EPFL hosts researchers from diverse fields ranging from civil and environmental…
April 19, 2023
Two new collaboration projects to receive our support in 2023-2024
We are pleased to announce the final selection of the two projects that will be…
November 11, 2022
Satellite imagery as evidence in international justice proceedings [ICP 2022]
Collaboration project
Images acquired by satellites have become key sources of information and…
September 28, 2022
Policy Brief: Catalysing One Health with Swiss diplomacy
Co-authored by over 30 international experts, this policy brief led by the…
July 18, 2022
A global diabetes research agenda [ICP 2022]
Collaboration project
This project seeks to address the research-policy gap in the field of diabetes…
July 18, 2022
A toolbox for measuring immigrant integration and inform programming [ICP 2022]
Collaboration project
This project seeks to bring more effective policy expertise in the management…
July 1, 2022
Launch of the World Migration Report digital toolkit for policy officials
The World Migration Report digital policy toolkit was launched on 23 June…
June 29, 2022
Workshops with researchers from UCL and ICL in London
For researchers and fellows working and living away from global decision-making…
May 20, 2022
Boundary spanning during the Science Diplomacy Week
The team of Geneva Science-Policy Interface organised two sessions during the…
May 12, 2022
Knowledge and action to build pandemic preparedness
Opinion piece by Maxime Stauffer, based on the presentation given at the Geneva…
May 11, 2022
Science and policy at the centre of lively discussions during the Geneva Health Forum
For this year’s Geneva Health Forum, two interactive sessions held by the GSPI…
April 19, 2022
Announcing ICP 2022 selected projects!
The GSPI is pleased to announce the selection of the three Impact Collaboration…
March 1, 2022
Building support for a new science-policy interface on chemicals & waste management
Human activity produces vast amounts of chemical products and waste which can…
October 20, 2021
Smart regulation for smart technologies
The project Disruptive technologies and rights-based resilience, supported by…
October 20, 2021
MAPMAKER, an unprecedented visualization tool for marine biodiversity conservation, now online!
The GSPI is very proud to announce the launch of MAPMAKER, an unprecedented…
September 16, 2021
Digitising clinical guidelines – lessons learned from the field
What have we learned from existing CDSS in the management of childhood illness…
September 6, 2021
Decision-making in the face of global catastrophic biological risks
Are we prepared to prevent a global catastrophe? Are we doing enough to…
September 1, 2021
Side event – BWC Meeting of Experts
Complementing the BWC Meeting of Experts, the GSPI, together with the Simon…
September 1, 2021
Mitigating the unintended humanitarian impacts of UN targeted sanctions [ICP 2021]
Collaboration project
This project seeks to bring together UN Sanctions scholars with global…
August 23, 2021
Building resilient migration management systems: Developing a World Migration Report digital toolkit for policy officials [ICP 2021]
Collaboration project
This project develops an interactive digital toolkit for policy officers to…
August 23, 2021
Disruptive technologies and rights-based resilience [ICP 2021]
Collaboration project
This project aims to facilitate a multistakeholder consultative process to…
July 7, 2021
Behavioral Insights to Support Decision-Making (UN HLPF 2021)
On 7 July 2021, the GSPI co-organised with the Simon Institute for Longterm…
July 6, 2021
Harnessing Research to Build Forward Better (2021 HLPF side event)
Scientific research has a critical role to play in addressing global challenges…
June 10, 2021
GSPI Activity Report 2018-2020
During our first two years of activity, we have led experimental activities to…
June 10, 2021
GSPI Action Plan 2021-2022
We are happy to share the vision and concrete actions planned by the GSPI for…
May 25, 2021
Course: The Art of Brokering Knowledge
On 5 May 2021, the GSPI team gave a course on the the Art of Knowledge…
May 21, 2021
Announcing ICP 2021 selected projects
The GSPI is pleased to announce the selection of the three Impact Collaboration…
April 1, 2021
Event: ‘Towards 2030: Navigating Complexity and Information Overload in Decision Making’
In 2020, more than 100,000 academic articles have been published on COVID-19.…
March 25, 2021
Event: Building Resilience to COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
Thursday, 25 March 2021 - 15:00 - 16:30 (CET) As of the end of February 2021,…
March 23, 2021
Policy Brief: “Governance in the age of complexity: building resilience to COVID-19 and future pandemics”
This policy brief aims to support policy-makers with a holistic and…
January 18, 2021
Consultation | Online Tracker for Scienti fic Needs in International Chemicals & Waste Governance
This workshop brought together the main Geneva-based stakeholders acting in the…
July 15, 2020
Supporting Multilateral Environmental Agreements on chemicals and waste with scientific evidence [ICP 2020]
Collaboration project
This project aims to foster engagement of the scientific community to support…
July 15, 2020
REDEHOPE: Reliable Data for Evidence-Based Housing Policies [ICP 2020]
Collaboration project
Based on the rigorous study of existing data ecologies, the project intends to…
July 1, 2020
MAPMAKER: MArine Plankton diversity bioindicator scenarios for policy MAKERs [ICP 2020]
Collaboration project
Global marine biodiversity supplies essential ecosystem services to human…
July 1, 2020
The art of brokering knowledge or how to align the stars
The Geneva Science-Policy Interface was created based on the normative premise…
June 24, 2020
Harnessing Computational Simulations to Design and Engineer Policy
By Maxime Stauffer I was recently invited to speak on a panel on Democratic and…
June 8, 2020
Establishing a Consortium for “Public Good” Data on the Politics of Energy Transition [ICP 2020]
Collaboration project
Promoting coordination and synergies between practitioners, scientists and…
May 26, 2020
Announcing ICP 2020 selected projects
A huge thank you to everyone that submitted their project proposals to the…
April 7, 2020
Activity Report 2019
As part of its ‘build phase’ (2018-2020), the GSPI executive team focuses…
April 7, 2020
Action Plan 2020
Having entered 2020 and the second part of our ‘build phase’ (2018-2020), we…
March 24, 2020
| Conference Report | From Science to Practice: Strengthening Research Uptake to Achieve the SDGs
In the face of compounding global challenges and the pressing and ambitious…
March 18, 2020
Politics & Power in Evidence-based Policy
International Geneva, as a network of professional communities implementing the…
March 16, 2020
|Guest blog| The Environmental Defenders Crisis: Towards a Geneva Road Map
By Peter Bille Larsen "More than three people were murdered each week in 2018,…
March 4, 2020
Supporting Environmental Defenders
Across the world, voices to protect the planet are growing louder as climate…
February 6, 2020
From Science to Practice: Strengthening Research Uptake to Achieve the SDGs
In the face of compounding global challenges and the pressing and ambitious…
December 16, 2019
GSPI Policy Brief: Behavioral insights for climate action
The Geneva Science-Policy Interface launched its new policy brief on Behavioral…
December 2, 2019
Science, diplomacy & policy at the 2019 World Science Forum
On 20 November 2019, I took part in a panel entitled « Science-Diplomacy:…
October 11, 2019
Migration and Conflict: from Evidence to Solutions
Venue: Graduate Institute, Geneva How to generate policy-relevant evidence and…
October 1, 2019
Digitizing Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Childhood Illness in Primary Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)
Collaboration project
In order to improve the quality of care and optimize medical prescriptions to…
September 12, 2019
Digitisation: What Role for International Geneva? (Digital Day 2019)
On 3rd September, the University of Geneva welcomed a broad set of participants…
September 4, 2019
Evidence-based Thinking, Challenges, and Strategies
International and non-governmental organizations in Geneva are increasingly…
September 3, 2019
Politics and Power in Evidence-based Policy
International Geneva actors, and other communities aiming to implement the…
July 9, 2019
Policies for Children’s Rights: Constructing an Evidence-Based Approach
Thirty years after the signing of the UN Convention on Children’s Rights…
July 9, 2019
At risk: Understanding Contemporary Environmental Civil Society Challenges
Environmental defenders, including civil society organizations as well as…
July 9, 2019
Building Evidence around Innovative Education Programmes that Engage Youth on the Move
Youth are taking a more important part in modern migration and refugee flows.…
June 1, 2019
At risk: Understanding contemporary environmental civil society challenges
Collaboration project
Environmental civil society organizations, as well as individual defenders,…
July 9, 2019
How Are We Navigating Evidence-Based Thinking in International Geneva?
Science is a critical partner in developing the tools, evidence, analysis, and…
June 14, 2019
How to Automate the Analysis of Aerial Data in the Context of Aid & Development
WeRobotics, Picterra, Pix4D, Geneva Science-Policy Interface, International…
June 14, 2019
Strengthening the Interface between Academia and International Geneva to Address Global Challenges
PALAIS DES NATIONS. KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING COMMONS (UN Library) Faced with…
June 14, 2019
Aerial Intelligence in the Context of International Aid and Development
Aerial Intelligence in the Context of International Aid and Development, 6…
June 19, 2019
Drones for Good: Humanitarian Action from the Sky
Despite the hot debate surrounding the security and military applications of…