Horizon Democracy: Governing Global Commons
Funds research to help governments govern shared resources — from climate and biodiversity to oceans and outer space — through science diplomacy.
Global resources such as the climate, biodiversity, oceans, polar regions and outer space are shared by humanity, but the rules for managing them are under pressure. Geopolitical rivalry, commercial interests, declining trust in science and weaker multilateral cooperation can turn governance gaps into environmental damage, conflict and human-rights harms.
This topic funds research into how global…
Researching how countries, institutions, companies and civil society can govern shared global resources sustainably in a multipolar world. Projects address climate governance, biodiversity governance, or governance of spaces beyond national jurisdiction, using law, policy, natural sciences, engineering and the humanities to improve science diplomacy, participation, human rights and intergenerational justice.
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