CURRENT PROJECTS
The projects that we are currently working on reflect the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of our work as well as our interest in co-creating innovative solutions to complex issues that affect vulnerable populations across Latin America. Here you can explore the research projects that we are currently developing in collaboration with universities and organsations in each local context.
FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE: COMMUNITY-LED CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN LATIN AMERICA
The aim is to accelerate the impact of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Plan (IDRMCCAP) for Comuna 8, a district with approx. 140,000 inhabitants in the city of Medellín, Colombia. This is a pioneering plan in its integrated approach for an urban edge setting in the Global South and the way it was co-produced by community organisations and local government agencies with support from academia (with Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh facilitating the process), which is itself an impact from our preceding action-research in this city.
Developing co-created smart city solutions climate change related risk in Mexico
The research purpose is to test mechanisms for long term sustainable processes of risk monitoring and mitigation through engaging communities and organisations in a constructive 'dialogue of knowledges'. In addition, the research will assess how multilevel actors are influenced by, and can influence, climate change-related risks and the associated governance structures - such as the development of policies and norms - to allow greater support for climate change engagement.
SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION OF SEVERAL STRATEGIC PROJECTS THAT FORM PART OF THE PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK OF THE MEDELLÍN RENATURALISATION PLAN
This project will influence local urban infrastructure policy in Medellín, Colombia, by contributing to the development of a NbS Manual to support implementation of Medellin’s Renaturalisation Plan. The project supports a shift from grey infrastructure solutions both in our action-research with communities and in local policy in Medellin, to multi-functional NbS that address several issues simultaneously (e.g. flood/landslide risk, water quality, biodiversity and public amenity), thus expanding our impact.
Climate Change Policies for People: Implementing Co-Developed Water Governance and Security in the Upper Atoyac River Basin, Puebla
The proposed project aims to deliver impact based on the insights generated by the previous research in the Upper Atoyac River Basin (UARB) by conducting a broader range of stakeholder consultations to co-develop, test, and implement policies for improved water security.
Impacts of war lab
The Impacts of War Lab is established as one of the four joint Labs4TwinnedResearch, along with Environmental Sustainability, Geopolitical Relations, and Understanding Languages and Culture to foster interdisciplinary research links between The University of Edinburgh (UoE) and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) and provide a framework for current and future collaboration. This will deliver a range of activities to develop joint research with in-person fellowships in Edinburgh, virtual workshops and a series of small research projects to August 2023.
