简介:Aformalpolicydevelopmentframework,basedonasystemofsystems(SoS)approach,issynthesizedtosystematicallyaddress,inanintegrativeandadaptivefashion,majorglobalchallenges,suchasthecurrentfoodandfinancialcrises,andtheirinteractionswithotherkeynatural,societal,andtechnologicalsystems.ASoSapproachseekstorespectthedifferentvaluesystemsofmultipleparticipants,toharnesscomplexitythrougheffectiveintegration,andtoengagetheworldofuncertaintyandunpredictabilitywithanadaptiveresponse.Facedwiththepresentglobalchallenges,whatisneededarestrategicandoperationalmethodswhichleadtoethicalpolicies,enhanceintegrativeandadaptivemanagementpractices,andareabletodirectconflictresolutioninapositivedirection.Policymakersneedtoolstomodelandanalyzecomplexsystemswhichtheyaretryingtoresponsiblygovern,takingintoaccountvaluesandriskstodesignandevaluatedifferentpolicies.ApreliminaryinvestigationintotheglobalfoodsystemisundertakentounderstandtheSoSandtoprovideinsightsonhowtocarryoutpolicydevelopmentusingtheproposedframework.