Nature and Well-Being Research Group @ CSU
Equitable Adaptation to Climate Change
The impact of climate change, once viewed as a consequence for the future, is now a present-day reality. As a result, scientists and policy makers are increasingly emphasizing and prioritizing climate change adaptation strategies. These strategies, however, do not exist in isolation, and are affected by the same injustices and inequities that shape the rest of society. Below are some of the research projects our lab is working on, using well-being as a conceptual tool to better understand the equity implications of climate adaptation.
Climate Adaptation, pastoral well-being, and gender equity in Northern Kenya
Our work with the Samburu community in Northern Kenya has been ongoing since 2016. Much of this work has focused on understanding what well-being means to pastoral women and how climate adaptation strategies impact women’s well-being. Current work seeks to continue these themes as well as unpack tribal insecurity and changing gender roles in relation to gender equity, well-being and climate adaptation.
Understanding the interactions between flooding adaptation and well-being and equity in rural NY
This project is involving multiple studies focused on understanding climate justice in an adaptation context, specifically in the context of riverine flooding in rural New York. Partnering with local communities in the Catskills region of New York, this work largely relies on case-study research to investigate the equity implications of a flood buyout program and the influence of local floodplain protections on housing affordability.
This work has been largely funded by The Nature Conservancy’s Nature Net Fellowship