Primary Convener:
Leigh Peake, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Convener:
Angelica Rodriguez, University of California San Diego

Chair:
Katie Spellman, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Paul Martin, Arizona State University

This session invites presentations that feature work where science is deployed in service of community-defined climate adaptation and resilience priorities and where community-held knowledge is integrated with knowledge acquired through western scientific techniques. Presentations in this session will provide concrete examples where evidence-based information acquired through community engaged research is equipping those communities to undertake equitable and sustainable changes that prioritize the health and wellbeing of communities. While climate adaptation is the featured context, we invite examples of building “adaptation and resilience” of any kind so long as generalizable approaches and lessons are highlighted. We aim to be inspired by work that leverages science to enhance human capacity for equitable, just, and sustainable action and decision making and where science is helping assure that communities have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to thrive.

Index Terms
0815 Informal education
1637 Regional climate change
1902 Community modeling frameworks
6309 Decision making under uncertainty

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
ED - Education
GC - Global Environmental Change

Co-Organized Sessions:
Education

Neighborhoods:
1. Science Nexus