Policy Engagement
The STEPS Centre seeks to ensure that environmental sustainability and making science and technology work for the poor become principal concerns for the people that make policy. It aims to advance policy debate through collaborative work with local, national and international government, and governmental agencies that generates debate and enhances citizen engagement.
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