Challenges and Strategies for Knowledge Co-Production in Ecosystem and Natural Hazards Research

• DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2024.225
• Publication Date: 2024-04-25T18:37:50Z
• Authors: Sarah Kolesar; Peter Ruggiero; Desirée Tullos; Jenna Tilt; Bryan Tilt; Brook Thompson
• Keywords: Adaptability

The grand environmental challenges society faces cannot be solved without knowledge contributions from communities that are touched by the outcomes and impacts of research. Recognizing valuing these sources, a research method known as co-production involves collaboration interested parties owners in activities ranging identifying needs to study design, data collection, interpretation, evaluation. We present novel approach administrative financial support for developed Oregon Sea Grant provide examples two funded project teams. summarize barriers approaches, discuss points symmetry, propose good practices. One emphasized equitable alternative strategies chronic acute coastal hazard adaptation mitigation. other looked beyond dam removal Klamath River Basin generate place-based generalizable understanding of, decisions around, water quality socio-ecological systems undergoing change. Both projects high-level lessons regarding opportunities encountered engaged process, highlighting flexibility adaptability important considerations.