Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Advisor for the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Wednesday 3 November, Peter Chalk, Newman A

Professor Watson's main role is to provide ministers with the best possible scientific advice and build on existing measures to ensure that science and technology are used to inform policy. He also supports the UK Government’s scientific work on minimising the effects of climate change and improving sustainability by promoting consistency across Defra and working together with other Government departments. Robert Watson was previously at the World Bank where he was the Chief Scientist and Senior Advisor for Sustainable Development. He has also held senior positions at NASA and, more recently, at the White House, where he was responsible for ensuring that science underpinned policy making.

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