NEXUS project

A Capacity Building Program and Dialogue to Bridge Scientist and Policymakers in the Marine and Maritime Space

Funding Agency: The Asia Foundation

Program Leader: Deo Florence Onda, Ph.D.

Project Duration: March 16, 2024 to March 31, 2025

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Project Objectives:

The overall objective of this activity is to bridge marine scientists and policymakers and improve how both will tackle maritime policies that can benefit from scientific understanding (science for policy); and policies that will improve the conduct or use of scientific research in the Philippines (policy for science). It is also the objective of this undertaking to:

• Encourage mutual understanding between marine scientists, policy researchers, and policymakers;

  
  

• Establish working links and communication lines between marine scientific community and policymaking sectors;

  
  

• For policymakers and researchers to effectively utilize and develop science-based policy formulation related to their policy areas;

  
  

• For marine scientists to be able to provide information and communicate scientific evidence and data to the policies pursued;

  
  

• Gain an understanding of policy analysis and development process;

  
  

• Identify priority policies that will benefit and encourage the conduct and use of high-quality and impactful marine scientific research;