Sean Goodwin
@sean-p-goodwin.bsky.social
Climate Change Adaptation | Nature-based Solutions | Monitoring & Evaluation | Cities | Basque Centre for Climate Change | IMAGINE Adaptation (own views)
Thanks to @martaolazabal.bsky.social for your partnership and support on this work, and keep an eye out for future work of the team at @imagineadapt.bsky.social!
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thanks to @martaolazabal.bsky.social for your partnership and support on this work, and keep an eye out for future work of the team at @imagineadapt.bsky.social!
But what now? Last year we surveyed just under 150 MERL practitioners worldwide. We’re using this framework to unpack what they told us, and explore how they are addressing these challenges – now and in the future.
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
But what now? Last year we surveyed just under 150 MERL practitioners worldwide. We’re using this framework to unpack what they told us, and explore how they are addressing these challenges – now and in the future.
These challenges are interconnected: they reinforce each other, but tackling them together can unlock opportunities for truly transformative adaptation. For example, narrow views of what adaptation can mean (ontological) + exclusionary participation (epistemological) = epistemic injustice.
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
These challenges are interconnected: they reinforce each other, but tackling them together can unlock opportunities for truly transformative adaptation. For example, narrow views of what adaptation can mean (ontological) + exclusionary participation (epistemological) = epistemic injustice.
We grouped the 47 challenges into 7 categories that reflect MERL’s complexity: defining adaptation and success, whose knowledge counts, how knowledge is valued, equity and politics, resource limits, and the complex spatial and temporal dimensions of adaptation.
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We grouped the 47 challenges into 7 categories that reflect MERL’s complexity: defining adaptation and success, whose knowledge counts, how knowledge is valued, equity and politics, resource limits, and the complex spatial and temporal dimensions of adaptation.
We reviewed a decade of peer-reviewed and grey literature to understand what complicates MERL.
📚 73 sources
💡 47 interconnected challenges
🗂️ Grouped into 7 categories
📚 73 sources
💡 47 interconnected challenges
🗂️ Grouped into 7 categories
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We reviewed a decade of peer-reviewed and grey literature to understand what complicates MERL.
📚 73 sources
💡 47 interconnected challenges
🗂️ Grouped into 7 categories
📚 73 sources
💡 47 interconnected challenges
🗂️ Grouped into 7 categories
Since the Paris Agreement, adaptation has been centre stage. But why is MERL still so hard to do well?
Over the past decade, we’ve learned a lot about the challenges of measuring adaptation progress.
Over the past decade, we’ve learned a lot about the challenges of measuring adaptation progress.
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Since the Paris Agreement, adaptation has been centre stage. But why is MERL still so hard to do well?
Over the past decade, we’ve learned a lot about the challenges of measuring adaptation progress.
Over the past decade, we’ve learned a lot about the challenges of measuring adaptation progress.
💬 Our message: Just & effective climate action needs SGM inclusion at its core—not as an afterthought. Intergovernmental processes must set standards to ensure no one is left out. Feedback welcome while it's under review!
🔗 doi.org/10.21203/rs....
#ClimateJustice #LGBTQIA+ #NAPs #Pride
🔗 doi.org/10.21203/rs....
#ClimateJustice #LGBTQIA+ #NAPs #Pride
Mapping Sexual and Gender Minority Inclusion in National Adaptation Plans Globally
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience disproportionate climate impacts, yet no empirical analysis exists on their inclusion in adaptation planning. We ask: (1) To what extent are SGM included ...
doi.org
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
💬 Our message: Just & effective climate action needs SGM inclusion at its core—not as an afterthought. Intergovernmental processes must set standards to ensure no one is left out. Feedback welcome while it's under review!
🔗 doi.org/10.21203/rs....
#ClimateJustice #LGBTQIA+ #NAPs #Pride
🔗 doi.org/10.21203/rs....
#ClimateJustice #LGBTQIA+ #NAPs #Pride
Most NAPs lean on recognition—naming SGM but not addressing root causes of exposure. Only 2 countries go further, taking action on structural inequalities. We also found SGM inclusion was more likely in countries with stronger legal protections & social acceptance.
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Most NAPs lean on recognition—naming SGM but not addressing root causes of exposure. Only 2 countries go further, taking action on structural inequalities. We also found SGM inclusion was more likely in countries with stronger legal protections & social acceptance.
Why focus on SGM in climate adaptation? Because climate impacts aren’t equal. SGM communities often face intersecting risks—displacement, violence, health & economic inequality. Yet they’re rarely central in climate planning. We mapped how (in)visible they are.
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Why focus on SGM in climate adaptation? Because climate impacts aren’t equal. SGM communities often face intersecting risks—displacement, violence, health & economic inequality. Yet they’re rarely central in climate planning. We mapped how (in)visible they are.
Meaningful #learning demands tough, honest conversations about what’s working—and what’s not. For this to happen, strong relationships are key. Whether among colleagues or with communities, we need safe, reflective spaces where people can imagine and co-create different ways forward.
April 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Meaningful #learning demands tough, honest conversations about what’s working—and what’s not. For this to happen, strong relationships are key. Whether among colleagues or with communities, we need safe, reflective spaces where people can imagine and co-create different ways forward.
My contribution focused on how #learning for #transformative #adaptation depends on strong relationships—among people and with nature. It’s not just about responding to hazards, but rethinking how we work, what we value, and who gets to shape the path forward.
April 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My contribution focused on how #learning for #transformative #adaptation depends on strong relationships—among people and with nature. It’s not just about responding to hazards, but rethinking how we work, what we value, and who gets to shape the path forward.
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
March 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
March 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
March 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
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March 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Would it be possible to please add our project? We work on mostly urban adaptation, transdisciplinarity and knowledge co-production, as well as many other related topics like justice ad intersectionality: @imagineadapt.bsky.social thank you!
5/ 📰 Curious? Read the full article (open access!) here: doi.org/10.1007/s132... 📎
December 9, 2024 at 11:11 AM
5/ 📰 Curious? Read the full article (open access!) here: doi.org/10.1007/s132... 📎
4/ 🌟 This was my final PhD paper & the one I’m most proud of! Huge thanks to my supervisors (@martaolazabal.bsky.social @upascual.bsky.social & Antonio Castro) and colleagues at BC3, Universidad de Almería, & IMAGINE Adaptation—and to all who shared their stories for this research. 🙏
December 9, 2024 at 11:11 AM
4/ 🌟 This was my final PhD paper & the one I’m most proud of! Huge thanks to my supervisors (@martaolazabal.bsky.social @upascual.bsky.social & Antonio Castro) and colleagues at BC3, Universidad de Almería, & IMAGINE Adaptation—and to all who shared their stories for this research. 🙏
3/ 🌿 In this paper, we revisit what adaptation really is in practice. We propose embedding adaptation within an ethics of care, reflecting how relationships shape adaptation. This raises bold questions: What relationships do we need to build? How do we recognize them in action?
December 9, 2024 at 11:11 AM
3/ 🌿 In this paper, we revisit what adaptation really is in practice. We propose embedding adaptation within an ethics of care, reflecting how relationships shape adaptation. This raises bold questions: What relationships do we need to build? How do we recognize them in action?