D4.15 White paper on status of stakeholder engagement in polar research

This white paper is targeted to support researchers and aims to serve as both as an eye-opener and as a tool for planning the next research projects and funding calls for funders. Therefore, as a primary beneficiary, researchers are not included in this White Paper within stakeholders. Researchers have been one of the main stakeholder of EU-PolarNet and the results from those consultations have been produced elsewhere.This White paper includes set of recommendations and way forward for achieving successful stakeholder engagement for including the society and its challenges into the research.