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This document presents the move from a theoretical policy framework, derived from Workshop 1 and discussed at Workshop 2, towards a practical implementation of policy. It starts with the analysis of key policy drivers (EOSC Rules of participation, FAIR principles and ENVRI-Hub initial documents) in the respect of organisational decisions (“Policy drivers”) needed from an ENVRI RI. The document collects these main policy statements (i.e., the “core” of the policy documents) into a draft framework, including other implied policies derived from the core requirements. The document also includes considerations of differences between Policies, Practices (Guidelines) and Technologies (IT Implementation) in Research Infrastructure management and maintenance, as well as some common requirements for interoperable and documentable policy documents. To move from this position to a practical implementation, Workshop 3 demonstrated how we can create policies (and subsequently guidelines and IT implementation) starting from the policy statements but creating policy documents. The policy documents of various RIs were compared, and the policy document template of EPOS, together with other examples, informed the discussion. In parallel, a landscape analysis leading to D4.5 should provide a state-of-the-art view across the participating RIs, from which policies suitable for the ENVRI-Hub (to interoperate across ENVRI RIs and also with EOSC) and their congruency can be analysed. Due to the delays with D4.5, this deliverable documents the path to draft policies for the ENVRI-Hub. In Workshop 4 (which leads to D4.7) these results will be discussed and the move to the final ENVRI policies planned.

This step-by-step guide is addressed for those who are at the beginning stages of creating and implementing a policy framework to address gender-based violence in academia. It offers an excellent starting point with clear and easy-to-understand instructions, and practical tips to help you design, implement, monitor and evaluate your plan.

This work aims to shed light on the evolution of the national policy framework in Croatia in its transition to circular economy (CE), and provide a better understanding of how Croatia stands in its transition to CE. The methodology employed in this research involves a systematic analysis of policy programmes, initiatives, and actions regarding Croatia’s transition to CE since 1991. This has resulted in a list of 31 policy documents, mainly laws, action plans, and policy proposals, grouped according to the eight components of the European Green Deal. Institutional stakeholders, funding opportunities, and CE performance are also discussed in order to complement the descriptions of the policy framework. The main contribution of this research is the insight it offers into the history of CE policy development in Croatia, which can be roughly divided into four phases, starting from environmental protection in the 1990s and moving towards a more dedicated approach to CE that recently emerged in policy agendas during 2019 and 2020, mostly due to European initiatives and regulations. Progress is expected to emerge as a result of external factors, primarily European programmes such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and Just Transition Mechanism (JTM), which demand clearly defined priorities and elaborated projects., Ovo istraživanje nastoji rasvijetliti evoluciju okvira nacionalne politike u Hrvatskom tijekom njene tranzicije ka kružnom gospodarstvu te doprinijeti boljem razumijevanju kako Hrvatska stoji u toj tranziciji. Metodologija korištena u ovom istraživanju uključuje sustavnu analizu političkih programa, inicijativa i akcija vezanih za tranziciju Hrvatske prema kružnoj ekonomiji od 1991. godine. Dobiven je popis od 31 političkog dokumenta, uglavnom zakona, akcijskih planova i prijedloga politika, koji su grupirani prema osam sastavnica Europskog zelenog dogovora (EU Green Deal). U radu se raspravlja i o institucionalnim dionicima, mogućnostima financiranja i izvedbi kružne ekonomije, kako bi se nadopunila analiza političkog okvira. Glavni je doprinos ovog istraživanja uvid u povijest razvoja politike kružnog gospodarstva u Hrvatskoj, a koja se može ugrubo podijeliti u četiri faze, počevši od zaštite okoliša 1990-ih i krećući se prema posvećenijem pristupu kružnoj ekonomiji koji se tek nedavno pojavio u politikama 2019. i 2020. godine, uglavnom zahvaljujući europskim inicijativama i propisima. Očekuje se da će do napretka doći kao rezultat vanjskih čimbenika, prvenstveno europskih programa kao što su Recovery and Resilience Facility i Just Transition Mechanism koji zahtijevaju jasno definirane prioritete i razrađene projekte., Diese Arbeit versucht, ein Licht auf die Evolution des nationalen Politikrahmens in Kroatien während seiner Transition zur Kreislaufwirtschaft zu werfen und die Lage Kroatiens in der Transition besser zu verstehen. Die in dieser Forschung angewandte Methodologie schließt eine systematische Analyse von politischen Programmen, Initiativen und Aktionen in Verbindung mit der Transition Kroatiens zur Kreislaufwirtschaft seit dem Jahr 1991 ein. Es entstand eine Liste von 31 politischen Dokumenten, hauptsächlich Gesetzen, Aktionsplänen und Politikvorschlägen, gruppiert gemäß acht Komponenten des Europäischen Green Deals. In der Arbeit werden auch institutionelle Teilnehmer, Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten und Leistungen der Kreislaufwirtschaft erörtert, damit die Analyse des politischen Rahmens ergänzt werden kann. Der wichtigste Beitrag dieser Forschung ist die Einsicht in die Geschichte der Entwicklung der Kreislaufwirtschaftspolitik in Kroatien, sie kann in vier Phasen eingeteilt werden, angefangen mit dem Umweltschutz aus den neunziger Jahren zum engagierteren Ansatz der Kreislaufwirtschaft, der erst unlängst in den Politiken 2019 und 2020 erschien, hauptsächlich dank europäischen Initiativen und Vorschriften. Es ist ein Fortschritt unter Einfluß von externen Faktoren zu erwarten, vor allem von den europäischen Programme wie z.B. Recovery and Resilience Facility und Just Transition Mechanism, die klar definierter Prioritäten und erarbeiteter Projekte bedürfen.

Multiple policies have been formulated to promote the development of prefabricated building (PB). However, ineffective policies increase the financial burden of the governments and hinder PB development. This study aims to identify effective policies and develop a practical policy framework to encourage developers to implement PB. Text analysis is to identify the policies related to PBs from the numerous samples. A survey is to verify the effective policies and explore their effects on the developers’ willingness to implement PBs. The findings suggest that the current policy system of PBs is complete but uneven, focusing on environmental policies. The most cost-effective tools are land limitations, tax incentives, and financial support. Besides, policies are interrelated in affecting developers’ willingness to implement PBs. It provides a reference for policy evaluation in application scenarios, which expands the literature research on the policy. Meanwhile, it provides a guide for policymakers to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and formulate practical policy frameworks to promote PB development.

This document is part of the work package that analyses ePANACEA’s Dissemination, exploitation and replication potential. This document builds on the project report “Description of current EPC related policy framework in implementing countries”, where the current state of policy framework in the five ePANACEA pilot countries plus Germany are presented. The focus countries are Austria (focus Styria), Belgium (focus Flanders), Finland, Germany, Greece and Spain. In this past report, the current state of different selected topic areas were described based on literature review and expert interview. This material prepared the ground for the present report. In addition, we performed internet research on EPCs issued upon real estate transactions to build an EPC database and provide an exploratory analysis. Finally, the current state and pathways of two different scenarios: moderate uptake and high uptake are described. This is the main contribution of the present report, which will have a follow up report “The potential impact of innovative EPC methods on energy savings and related investments”.

Globally, university partnerships and collaborations have been identified as key pillars of the tripartite roles of universities namely; Academics, Research, and Civic Engagement. In Africa, there is intensified effort to strengthen university partnerships with the governments, industry and communities for greater impact to socio-economic development. The role of university partnerships is considered a vital driver of not only research and innovation but also capacity development as well as internationalization. In this paper, multiple case analysis approach was used to explore the strategies being employed by universities in Kenya with a view of teasing out lessons for advancing partnerships and collaborations in universities in Africa. The two main objectives of the study were; to find out the strategies employed by universities in advancing partnerships and (ii) to establish challenges affecting university partnerships in Kenya. Random sampling was used to identify public and private universities for the study in order to establish the objective position across the higher education landscape. Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected. The respondents of the study were purposively selected due to the unique nature of the study. Among various initiatives, the paper highlights some distinctive projects, initiated courtesy of university partnerships in the 21st century. The paper highlights developing partnership policies, creating monitoring systems and capacity building as key ingredients for enhancing resilient and sustainable partnerships and collaborations.

Heavy metals occur naturally in very small amounts in living organisms, but exposure to their higher concentrations is hazardous. Heavy metals at hazardous levels are commonly found in foodstuffs of Bangladesh, mainly due to the lack of safety guidelines and poor management of industrial effluents. Several lines of evidence suggest that the level of heavy metals in foodstuffs of Bangladesh is higher than the acceptable limits set by World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization. Literature survey revealed that the sources and transport pathways of heavy metals in the ecosystem and the abundance of heavy metals in the food products of Bangladesh are potential threats to food safety. However, an extensive assessment of the toxicity of heavy metals in food webs is lacking. Although widespread heavy metal contamination in various foodstuffs and environmental matrices have been summarized in some reports, a critical evaluation regarding multi-trophic transfer and the health risk of heavy metal exposure through food chain toxicity in Bangladesh has not been performed. This systematic review critically discussed heavy metal contamination, exposure toxicity, research gaps, existing legislation, and sustainable remediation strategies to enhance Bangladesh's food safety. In particular, this study for the first time explored the potential multi-trophic transfer of heavy metals via food webs in Bangladesh. Furthermore, we recommended a conceptual policy framework to combat heavy metal contaminations in Bangladesh.

The legislation at the EU level is decisive in developing the local flexibility market. At the current stage, there are far-from-sufficient regulations on the local flexibility market, which can be perceived as a major barrier. The scope of this article is to explore the operational principles of the European local flexibility market and to assess the regulation of emerging flexible markets in order to help a new policy framework that facilitates the integration of flexible assets in the distribution grid. Although the evaluation primarily focuses on current regulations, numerous modifications are still being made to them, such as those brought about by the implementation of the Clean Energy Package. The possibility of the research material quickly becoming outdated makes this difficult. To reduce this risk, we also examine current debates over potential restrictions; nonetheless, the core of the report mainly applies to laws and policies that were in force prior to the second half of 2022. An examination and analysis of potential flexibility providers’ motives to offer flexibility on a local flexibility market were conducted concurrently with the regulatory assessment. The inquiry was initiated by identifying resources that may be used to improve the flexibility of the electrical system but are underutilized. Underutilized resources refer to assets that are already part of society, such as efficient energy use, support for behavioral changes, heating systems (such as district heating, heat pumps, and thermal inertia), as well as underutilized energy storage capacities that are underutilized in terms of supplying flexibility to the electric grid. Resources were found via conducting interviews and studying scientific literature. The rules and guidelines for the emerging local flexibility markets are examined in this study. The regulations need to be continually improved because they are far from complete.

In 2020, we wrote an editorial outlining that to mitigate climate change, rural Australia will require a policy framework which focuses on the whole population, new ways of working, embracing technology, prevention and rural autonomy. We read with interest the recent editorial asking wealthy nations to step up support for Africa to manage climate change. The editorial offers a compelling argument as to how Africa is disproportionately affected by climate change, in particular the health and well- being of people living on the continent due to the limited avail-ability of resources to prevent and recover from the effects of a changing climate.

This legal analysis provides an assessment of Ghana’s key legal and regulatory frameworks for the priorities highlighted in Ghana’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Ghana’s climate agenda more generally. The assessment includes an analysis of gaps or inconsistencies between the Government’s stated climate plans and commitments and existing national policy and legislation, with a view to evaluating the ability of existing legal frameworks to support Ghana’s delivery of its climate commitments and policy goals. The analysis focuses on four key sectors: water; agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU); energy; and transport. In addition, the legal analysis research team identified broader elements of the legal enabling environment in Ghana that are essential to the effective implementation of Ghana’s NDC and the achievement of Ghana’s climate policy goals; these elements include the country’s constitution, law-making and rulemaking processes, administrative and judicial enforcement mechanisms, environmental and social impact assessment laws and regulations, and the legal frameworks to mobilize public and private finance. The analysis proposes general and sector-specific recommendations to better align existing national policy and legislation with the Government’s national and international climate change commitments. The purpose, scope, and analytical framework for this legal analysis are presented in Chapter 1 and Annex I.

The international maritime sector plays an important part in contributing to the global sustainable economy and plays a significant role in achieving sustainable development goals. A variety of regulations and standards power the sustainability management of the global maritime sector, including the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the European Union’s new draft European Sustainability Reporting Standard. Limited research on the potential contribution of maritime policy-making to support sustainable development has led the sector to face multiple challenges. In this study, we analyzed how local policy-making can impact international goals and global sustainable development based on comprehensive datasets of 143 maritime companies. The study recommends the incorporation of sustainability dimensions of the maritime sector into all levels of policy-making and supporting the policy implementation with the local maritime governance structure. A maritime country should have strategic planning objectives that embrace maritime affairs and use the interactions identified between local development and the maritime sector. We propose a framework for maritime policy-making that supports sustainable development. A maturity model for sustainable development in the maritime sector was developed. The results can be used as guidelines for policymakers in planning sustainable development in a maritime country.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy. &nbsp

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy. &nbsp

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy. &nbsp

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy. &nbsp

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.

UniSAFE has mapped the policies and measures to address and combat GBV in 48 universities and research organisations in 15 European countries. For each institution, the team created Vignettes which present national context, institutional policy, training, role in knowledge production, content of the policy, institutional procedure and implementation of the policy.