This means that inputs required for the policy implementation (adequate resources in terms of well-trained human resources, technology, finance, and equipment) must be assured, and process involved in the implementation of the policy (the arena where interaction of actors and non-actors takes place) should be well organized.
In combination with the CVPR, the index estimates provide valuable input for especially policy makers at the regional level.
Increasingly governments are appointing science advisers and science advisory panels, or turning to national academies for inputs into the policy process.
Recognizing the importance of scientific and technical input for DRR policy and practice, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) established a Scientific and Technical Committee in 2008 and issued in 2009 the first biannual Global Assessment Report GARR).
Political decisions are normally justified in terms of social values and understandings shaped in the political arena, but there can be a role for scientific inputs in the policy formulation.
The Litmus Test is somewhat similar to the method used by the McMaster Health Forum in that it is a key informant interview approach which allows the researchers to 1) gather input about the draft outline for the policy brief to support a stakeholder dialogue, 2) help frame the problem, and 3) identify other key informants who might be able to provide further input.
It explores the role of regulation for innovation and innovation policy by emphasizing the importance of non-technological regulatory effects for innovation and their potential as an input for innovation policy.
Better empirical data on the evolution of productivity and impact over time could thus provide important input for science policy decisions.
Various authors have recommended the use of a combination of monitoring systems and other data sources in order to assess working conditions, health effects and trends on a macro level as a more complete information input for preventive policy [ 16- 19].
Thus, the results of the study could be used as important input for designing policies that will reinforce the sustainability of the Ankasa PA and other conservation sites in Ghana.
