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 20, 2022
We’re hiring! Science-Policy Officer (apply by 15.7.22)
About the GSPI Backed by leading research institutions in Switzerland and…
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
August 23, 2021
Building resilient migration management systems: Developing a World Migration Report digital toolkit for policy officials [ICP 2021]
Collaboration project
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 28, 2021
Learning at the Boundary
Science-policy interactions are first and foremost dynamic social processes…
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 27, 2021
Trainings for Adaptive Decision-making
The GSPI is partnering with the Simon Institute for Longterm Governance to…
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
The Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) play a fundamental role in…
July 15, 2020
REDEHOPE: Reliable Data for Evidence-Based Housing Policies [ICP 2020]
Collaboration project
Housing policies, a key factor in ensuring access to decent dwelling (SDG 11),…
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
I was recently invited to speak on a panel on Democratic and Public Policy…
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
"More than three people were murdered each week in 2018, with countless more…
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
Building Evidence around Innovative Education Programmes that Engage Youth on the Move
Collaboration project
The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the evidence base for…
June 1, 2019
At risk: Understanding contemporary environmental civil society challenges
Collaboration project
Environmental civil society organizations, as well as individual defenders,…
November 14, 2018
Policies for Children’s Rights: Constructing an Evidence-Based Approach
Collaboration project
The University of Geneva’s Centre for Children’s Rights Studies and the…
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…