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CECAN Webinar: A Systems Approach to Environmental Policy in Defra

Nov 25, 2020 | News

On 24th November 2020, Tom Oliver (University of Reading) hosted a CECAN webinar which introduced the Systems Research Programme established by the UK government’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in March 2019, with the aim to better understand multiple outcomes of policy decisions and how suites of policies interact.

If you were unable to join the webinar, you can read further details and watch the session via our Events page. We are also pleased to be able to share a PDF version of the PowerPoint slides.

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Join us for our next CECAN Webinar – Policy Red Teaming: Uncovering Policy Risks Before It’s Too Late 🎙️ Presented by @lindalammensalo.bsky.social ⏰ 1 June, 1pm BST Find out more & register free ⬇️ www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan... #PolicyMaking #Evaluation #RedTeaming

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