Equitable Climate Futures
Equitable Climate Futures
Equitable Climate Futures is an initiative that will build Brown’s capacity for climate research, with a strong focus on under-resourced and historically marginalized groups.
Equitable Climate Futures
Equitable Climate Futures is an initiative that will build Brown’s capacity for climate research, with a strong focus on under-resourced and historically marginalized groups.
About the Program
Brown's strengths in transdisciplinary research and its lasting partnerships with NGOs, policymakers, and the private sector make it uniquely positioned to drive equitable climate solutions—and envision the impact of future climate changes on communities—across local, regional, national, and international scales.
What is transdisciplinary research?
Transdisciplinary research brings together diverse academic disciplines and extends beyond academia—collaborating with community members, policymakers, industry leaders to tackle today’s complex challenges.
Working Groups
ECF will fund working groups to advance research agendas. Working groups will be composed of scholars from across Brown as well as community partners and will be supported by a cross-campus cohort of ECF-funded postdoctoral scholars and undergraduate research assistants. Submit a proposal for an ECF-affiliated working group by February 19, 2025.
Annual Conference
ECF will host an annual conference that will cultivate local, regional, and national networks in support of Brown’s emerging ECF-related research agendas.
Course Curation
ECF aims to enable the collection and curation of courses focused on climate drivers, impacts, and solutions across campus.
Featured News
The Brown Daily Herald
Equitable Climate Futures initiative kicks off with faculty town hall
The November event highlighted ECF’s goals and showcased new opportunities, including a Request for Proposals.
Researchers bring global knowledge into conversation with community decision-makers to co-design local climate resilience plans.
Recognizing the value of strategic cross-campus synergies, the initiative is grounded in deep partnership between several Brown departments.
Discover meaningful ways to contribute to Brown's Equitable Climate Futures initiative.