NOAA discovers the value of participatory research

 

“NOAA Research has been investing in decision support research for over a decade through its Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) Program. One of the most important insights from this CSI-sponsored research in Human Dimensions and applications research was that the research community needed to go beyond the study of climate impacts and focus on understanding the decision processes and specific information needs of stakeholders to advance the utility of climate information. In order to understand stakeholder needs and perspectives, stakeholders would need to become partners in the research enterprise.” www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_risa.html