Equitable Climate Futures will leverage Brown's existing strengths in the following four research building blocks:
Equitable Climate Futures
Research
Researchers bring global knowledge into conversation with community decision-makers to co-design local climate resilience plans.
Research
Researchers bring global knowledge into conversation with community decision-makers to co-design local climate resilience plans.
Pioneering novel approaches to address climate-related health challenges, while prioritizing vulnerable communities.
Translating data into actionable insights—from quantifying impacts to evaluating policy alternatives
Designing mitigation strategies, public health solutions, adaptive disaster responses, and sustainable economies.
Creating powerful narratives and combatting disinformation.
In addition, Equitable Climate Futures will focus on two cross-cutting research blocks to be co-designed with pilot communities.
Cultivating Expert Networks
Brown faculty, students, community stakeholders, and policymakers will apply Brown’s engaged scholarship model, expertise in education and liberal learning, and work together to:
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Co-design processes to train and integrate the next generation of experts to support local decision-makers and community resilience planning.
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Increase the competitiveness of community mechanisms to access resources and grants.
Building Capacity in End Users
Brown has the ability and educational resources to support the development of expertise in decision-makers and people living in places at risk of climate-related hazards and will:
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Co-develop new mechanisms to support sustained cultivation of expert communities through partnerships between academic, private, and non-profit organizations.
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Build multi-sector communities of practice that integrate national and international domain experts to bridge knowledge with local decision-makers and leaders