Research Alert: Environment Canada’s Economic and Environmental Policy Research Network - Call For Proposals

Environment Canada’s Economic and Environmental Policy Research Network - Call For Proposals

Please reply to: Mike Folinas (m.folinas@utoronto.ca)

Environment Canada has issued a call for proposals to establish an Economic and Environmental Policy Research Network led by one or more researcher(s) at a Canadian University.

A Network is comprised of at least one lead institution, and at least two other Canadian universities.

Objectives:

• develop relevant cross-disciplinary research in current environmental policy priorities and address key gaps.
• enhance links between Environment Canada and the academic community in policy and the economy with the requisite interdisciplinary lens.

Specific Network Objectives:

The theme and focus of network research will be linked to Environmental policy, competitiveness, innovation and behavioural response which include the following goals:
• Further engage Canadian researchers in environmental policy making.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among researchers and policy makers.
• Promote greater interest in - and understanding of - environmental policy challenges within the academic community
• Enhance the knowledge and analytical capacity of Environment Canada employees
• Develop highly qualified personnel through training graduate students in the interdisciplinary realm of environmental economic and policy research.

Value of Funding: up to $500,000 over five years

Important Dates:

• Internal Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2012
• Sponsor Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012

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