Environmental policy often fails because the motivations of key stakeholders are poorly understood. This course shows how environmental policy impact can be strengthened by applying behavioral science to steer individual decision-making and behaviour in a more sustainable direction. The session presents behavioral science for environmental policy and shares insights from case studies.

Abstract

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

 

1) Describe what behavioral interventions are and how they can boost be applied to environmental policy making.

2) Leverage insights and best practices from previous case studies to identify where behavioral interventions can strengthen environmental policy impact.

3) Identify opportunities for strengthening institutional capacity to apply behavioral interventions.