Scientists must develop an interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk reduction research and show how their work can inform policy creation and delivery, according to a recent report by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group of the UN's Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. The document was launched at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction UN conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Policymakers require evidence that science can provide comprehensive solutions to specific problems and aid all levels of the decision-making process, told Virginia Murray, head of extreme events and health protection at Public Health England, United Kingdom, and an author of the report to SciDev. She added that "We are not making enough of an impact. Not all policymakers are using scientific evidence."
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