Foresight on Demand

Grassroots Horizon Scanning: Guidance on how to conduct and communicate the results of a systematic horizon scan with limited resources

FOD EEA GR HS

FOD I Completed
Client
EEA
Lead organisation
4strat
Year
2020
Start date
2020-12-11
Duration
3 months

Project summary

The aim of the contract was to produce guidance on how to plan, run, analyse and communicate the results of a systematic horizon scan on emerging issues with relevance to the environment with limited resources. The process was intended to be feasible for a small group of horizon scanners with different backgrounds and levels of experience in horizon scanning processes.

Resources

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Final report

European Environment Agency, Schindler, T., Guadarrama Baena, G., Jesus, A., et al., Horizon scanning – tips and tricks: A practical guide, Eionet Report, European Environment Agency, 2023, ISBN 978-92-9480-521-8, https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/horizon-scanning-tips.

Project focus

Topics

Environment

Foresight methods

Horizon ScanningWeak Signal Detection

Policy objectives

Capacity BuildingAnticipatory Governance

Outputs

GuidanceFramework

Project type

Capacity BuildingForesight Uptake