UNEP-ISC Foresight Expert Panel

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) are currently establishing an independent foresight expert panel. It will develop a forward-looking and culturally sensitive sustainability strategy for politics and research. This should help to better manage situations of uncertainty and disruptive changes on a global scale. The panel - composed of 20 distinguished professionals from across the scientific community - is intended to foster forward thinking to proactively address challenges and make decisions that benefit the global environment. The International Geographical Union (IGU) nominated Prof. Dr. Benno Werlen for the ‘Foresight Expert Panel’ based on his research profile and as initiator and coordinator of innovative transdisciplinary projects such as the "2016 International Year of Global Understanding", from which the ISC itself emerged. Likewise, his long-standing involvement in the European Research Council, the Agence Nationale de la Recherche and Academia Europaea is highlighted.