The Synthesis Conference will harvest the results of 8 years of research on the institutional dimensions of global environmental change. Participants will evaluate the project’s results against its Science Plan and distil its findings in edited volumes and summary articles. Invited knowledge brokers and practitioners will give recommendations on how IDGEC findings can best be presented and applied. IDGEC’s research fellows and young scientists from within the larger GEC research community are charged with identifying gaps in IDGEC’s research and making recommendations for pertinent research questions for a second phase of research. The synthesis products will include: (i) edited volumes aimed at a scientific audience; (ii) a summary paper emphasizing the policy relevance of IDGEC findings; and (iii) a scoping document outlining future directions in research in this field. These products will greatly raise awareness of IDGEC science in GEC and policy-making arenas.
