Time to share, connect, and look forward!

23 February – We held a partners’ meeting with organizations from Kenya and Peru to share fieldwork and research updates. The sessions helped us shape future research, and ground our analysis with what matters to our local partners.

In Kenya, we focus on unpacking the long-term experiences of agro-pastoralist communities. Specifically with how their adaptation strategies have changed over time as response to changing drought and flood dynamics.

In Peru, we see different nature of uncertainties on drought and flood dynamics, and how riverine communities continue to diversify their ways of living with the river (i.e., housing choices, livelihood activities).

5 March – We also held a scientific session with other universities, and partner researchers from Kenya and Peru. Our discussions centered around refining our research methods, and reflecting on problem framing we use to tell the story.

Both sessions help us ensure that our research work can find resonance with our case study areas, and with our local partners. We also see pathways for improving our science communication plans (i.e., thinking about several formats that can be usable by partners, communities).