Sustainability in policy evaluation reviewed
Political decisions more frequently based on systematic Impact Assessments / Experts recommend coordinated improvement and implementation of evaluation methods
Identifying the effects of political measures on environment, economy and society in advance becomes an important factor for decision-making. Furthermore, taking stock of the achieved outcomes after implementation remains important, such is the résumé of the conference “Sustainable Development in Policy Assessment - Methods, Challenges and Policy Impacts“ held in Brussels on June 15th and 16th.
Over two days, experts of policy evaluation discussed the status quo and future of the assessments of social and ecological aspects as a basis of decision-making in the policy of the European Union and its Member States.
The conference took place in the context of the research project “Evaluating Policies for Sustainable Development (EPOS)“, which establishes a network of leading European institutions active in the field of social-ecological policy evaluation.
Over 120 scientists and practitioners in consulting, politics and administration from more than 20 countries took part in the Brussels-held conference and discussed their experiences with aligning policy evaluation on sustainability issues.
The conference was organised by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and Ecologic Institute Berlin. EPOS is a research project funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the framework of social-ecological research (SÖF).