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Source: Community Science

Often, research priorities and directions are determined by just a few organizations or researchers involved in the issue. Effective community science starts with a community centered approach from the beginning, starting with what research topics should be in focus.

Co-production in the climate resilience and planning space is a growing need and Kavathekar et al. [2024] describes an effort to co-produce a Climate Resilience Research Agenda (CRRA) that centered the needs and experience of local stakeholders in the Philadelphia region. The process involved working groups with over 100 individuals and 60 organizations, resulting in a co-produced list of research activities that could support climate change resiliency.

While this is a first step, the articulated needs and priorities can have expansive impact, informing researchers, decision-makers, community-based organizations, and others. Further, the CRRA process and findings serve as an example to other communities interested in engaging more broadly to define research needs and directions, and fostering important conversations related to climate resiliency.

Citation: Kavathekar, A., Tangtrakul, K., Pearl, N., Britton, J., Chapman, S., Graff, R., et al. (2024). A First step in the Co-production of a climate resilience research Agenda for the Philadelphia region. Community Science, 3, e2023CSJ000071. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023CSJ000071

—Kathryn Semmens, Editor, Community Science

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