Climate Adaptation and Capacity-Building in Climate Justice Communities

In Progress
Investigator(s): Lauren Mullenbach, Simone Domingue, Olivia VanBuskirk, Mark Shafer, Caylah Cruickshank, Barry Keim, Renee McPherson, Randy Peppler, Darrian Bertrand, Anthony Levenda
Research Dates: 2021
Affiliate Organization(s): University of Oklahoma • Louisiana State University

The research objectives of this project include:

  • Assess how cities in the SCIPP region are including equity and justice within their climate adaptation planning.
  • Understand how marginalized groups experience climate change impacts, and the extent that these experiences reflect the ways cities conceptualize climate adaptation.
  • Develop ways to improve climate adaptation planning to advance equity and justice.

This project will assess what climate adaptation activities are already happening and how communities are integrated in these planning activities (or how they could be). We will work with community partners to create resources for community planning and monitoring of federal resources and opportunities and engage with communities to co-produce knowledge on climate risk, vulnerability, and injustice.

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