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NEW RESEARCH
June, 2021
This paper was researched and produced by Sam Hilton, Research Affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, who also provides the Secretariat for the APPG for Future Generations, and Sahil Shah, specialist researcher on food security, ALLFED and Jahn Research.
APPG for Future Generations
February, 2021
This paper was researched and produced by Sam Hilton and Caroline Baylon. In preparing this paper, they draw on both desk research and in-depth interviews with twelve current and former civil servants from across relevant departments, including the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Defence and Public Health England. These meetings mostly took place in 2019, prior to COVID-19. This paper has forewords written by Graham Stuart MP & Labour frontbench Minister, Bambos Charalambous MP.
APPG for Future Generations
Ongoing
We are running an inquiry into how UK policy making today considers the long-termism. The inquiry is lead by a cross-party steering committee of 5 MPs and 3 Peers and chaired by Bambos Charalambous MP. See the Terms of Reference here.
APPG for Future Generations
In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and the Inter-factional Group (IFU) on Strategic Foresight for Ukraine in the Ukrainian Parliament, the APPG has established an Interparliamentary Dialogue between UK Parliamentarians and Ukrainian Parliamentarians focused on how to better anticipate and prepare for risks arising from Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Dialogue draws heavily on the use of foresight techniques as part of its work and has a significant focus on global catastrophic and existential risks. It brings together some 35+ UK and Ukrainian Parliamentarians.
Development of scenarios for the rebuilding and reconstruction of Ukraine. As part of the Dialogue’s activities, the IFU on Strategic Foresight for Ukraine has asked UNDP in Ukraine and the APPG to develop a set of scenarios for the rebuilding and reconstruction of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Parliament will use these scenarios to stress test some of the policies that they are considering and this will feed into the work of the National Council for the Recovery of Ukraine from the War. To this end, we have been running a six month long scenario planning exercize which has involved multiple workshops bringing together dozens of experts. The objective is to develop a set of different possible scenarios regarding how the future may unfold in Ukraine and the strategic implications of this.
Component on the potential use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. The Dialogue has also involved a focus on nuclear issues. One of the workshops focused specifically on developing a set of scenarios involving the possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine, considering such questions as what the fallout might be for the environment, the food supply, the economy, and elsewhere.
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Joint research with the Ukrainian Parliament and with UNDP in Ukraine
Past research
October, 2019
This paper is written to advise members and the secretariat of the APPG on Future Generations about groups calling for improvements to policy making processes in the UK in order to protect future generations, and set out some of the key changes being called for.
APPG for Future Generations
Summer, 2019
This paper was researched and produced by Sam Hilton and Caroline Baylon. In preparing this paper, they draw on both desk research and in-depth interviews with twelve current and former civil servants from across relevant departments, including the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Defence and Public Health England. These meetings mostly took place in 2019, prior to COVID-19. This paper has forewords written by Graham Stuart MP & Labour frontbench Minister, Bambos Charalambous MP.
APPG for Future Generations
February, 2018
This paper lead to the creation of the APPG. It looks at options for representing future generations in UK policymaking and draws on an analyses case studies from Singapore, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Scotland and Wales.
APPG for Future Generations
If you are an MP, Peer, or Parliamentary staff please get in touch via secretariat@appgfuturegenerations.com