START Implementation Plan 1997-2002 Page: 160,015
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The Way Forward
The START initiative is now reaching a crucial point in its overall development. As
of the end of 1997, all of the START regions in Africa and Asia have in place, or have
identified, at least the basic elements of their institutional and network coordinating
structures. Most have organized workshops and symposia to help develop regional
research activities and to assist in related capacity building. At least one is engaged
in a comprehensive regional programme of substantive research, training, data man-
agement, and policy-related activities. The overall START initiative must now build
on these accomplishments and move forward from the initial development phase,
which necessarily emphasized organization and planning, to full implementation.
This will require:
* Developing and implementing global change research at the regional level
linked to the international global change science programmes while also re-
sponsive to regional and national policy concerns
* Strengthening research capabilities of national and regional scientific communi-
ties through human resource development, tightly tied to collaborative re-
search. Activities such as training and fellowship programmes will help de-
velop human resources as well as strengthen the institutional base for research
* Providing decision-makers with a firmer scientific base for national, regional
and international policy formulation. Mechanisms will include policy-oriented
research, regional assessments, workshops, briefings and fora
* Reinforcing institution and network development and other enabling activities,
which in turn involves:
- Elaboration of regional science planning mechanisms in dynamic interaction
with national and regional science and policy communities
- Strengthening the capabilities of the regional institutions to meet their re-
sponsibilities for coordination, research, data management, training, synthe-
sis and policy-related assessments, especially in relation to national needs
within the region
- Assisting key regional network institutions and affiliated members
- Developing regional data and information systems, including strengthening
of national participation
- Enhancing linkages among regional scientists and institutions and with the
international global change science community.15
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Fuchs, Roland; Hassan, Virji & Fleming, Cory. START Implementation Plan 1997-2002, text, 1998; Stockholm, Sweden. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12001/m1/16/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .