Advancing policy, guidance and practice
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time—and turning evidence into effective policy and practice has never been more critical.
The EDAR8 program includes workshops and presentations dedicated to the theme of advancing the policies, guidance, and best practices needed to address AMR at its environmental roots. Robust science and high-quality data from soil, water, waste, and food systems are essential to shaping decisions that reflect how resistant bacteria, genes, and residues mobilise within and across ecosystem compartments and, ultimately, lead to human exposure.
There is both public demand and political will to address the ongoing problem of AMR. I am optimistic, that if we continue to build the interdisciplinary engagement of academics, industry, civil society and and government, we can continue to make progress in addressing this global challenge.
With a strong One Health perspective, EDAR8 brings together leaders across agriculture, environment, and public health to align evidence with action. Recent advances in environmental surveillance and data analytics are strengthening our ability to inform risk assessments, guide interventions, and support practical, coordinated responses. But progress depends on collaboration. By connecting academia, industry, government, and civil society, EDAR8 fosters the cross-sector engagement and data sharing needed to translate insight into clear guidance and scalable best practice.
EDAR8 is not only a forum where science is not only discussed but applied to shape better policy and drive meaningful change.
With growing public demand and political will to tackle AMR, now is the time to act.