This EPIC focus group is for EPIC and IES members working in local authorities who are willing to discuss their experiences of implementing environmental policy.

This focus group will support the development of EPIC's guide for local authorities on environmental implementation. This an opportunity to have a frank discussion and hear about others' experiences and challenges of implementing environmental policy, including:

• Community engagement, politicisation, backlash and misinformation
• Implementing in complex systems and under uncertainty
• Implementing with stretched resources
• Implementation and local authority politics

The meeting will not be recorded, and contributions will not be shared outside of the meeting.

If you are unable to attend this meeting, but would like to share your thoughts via email, please email Ellie Savage (ellie@the-ies.org).

Who can attend?
This meeting is only for environmental professionals who work in local authorities. It is hosted by the Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC). You can join EPIC here. Please note that all environmental professionals working in local authorities can join EPIC for free.
 

Any other questions?
If you have any other questions about this event, please get in contact with the EPIC Officer Ellie Savage (ellie@the-ies.org).

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