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Regional Foresight Workshop – North America
November 9, 2023 - November 10, 2023
OVERVIEW
In order to foster an anticipatory and future-focused culture, UNEP is launching a strategic foresight initiative with the goal of institutionalizing foresight and horizon scanning. This will increase UNEP’s ability to successfully carry out its mandate while navigating present and future uncertainty and disruptive change, with the help of the engaged international community brought together by the ISC. An expert panel will be used as part of the process to help extract insights from the information gathered and is being established within the framework of UNEP’s work program.
It is anticipated that the Expert Panel will support procedures aimed at recognizing and assessing new problems as well as indicators of change, such as opportunities. The Panel’s efforts will culminate in a global report that will be co-branded with the ISC and released in 2024. Additionally, it is anticipated that the Report, along with the Panel’s observations and suggestions, will influence the discussions at the Summit of the Future in September 2024 and the sixth UN Environment Assembly in February 2024.
A series of regional workshops will be held in addition to the global foresight and horizon scanning exercise to review the preliminary outputs of the global horizon scan and Foresight Expert Panel. The purpose of these workshops is to provide the necessary contextualization to validate and adjust the initial identification of emerging signals of change and to provide information on issues, risks, and opportunities that are specific to each region.
In collaboration with the Future Earth – Montreal Hub, this workshop will be held for the benefit of the North American Region.
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