1. Co-design and Co-production in
Future Earth Perspective
Climate Change Innovation and Resilience, 12-14 Jan 2015, Kathmandu
Ailikun
Director, MAIRS IPO
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences

2. To provide the knowledge required
for societies in the world to face risks
posed by global environmental
change and to seize opportunities in
a transition to global sustainability
Future Earth Objectives:

3. 3
WMO
(observer)
Science and Technology Alliance for Global
Sustainability in Future Earth

4. Source: Mauser et al., COSUST,
2013
Promoting Co-design and Co-production Research

5. Science community
Policy makers
Funding agency
Development organizations
Private sectors
NGO/NPO
Public/Media
Co-design with stakeholders

6.  Vocabulary and definition
 Knowledge of uncertainties
 Science is not easily to be accessed by
stakeholders
 Scientists don’t understand the
information needs by stakeholders
 Time limits for policy making and
scientific research
 Policy making largely influenced by
individual’s beliefs and values
Gaps between science community and stakeholders

7. 1. Establish solution-oriented
research
2. Recognize the research scale
3. Communicate the uncertainty
issues
4. Build trust with stakeholders
5. No fixed model, learning by
doing
Key points on “how to Co-design & Co-production”

8. Problem-oriented research
Designed and implemented by science group
The traditional linear model of knowledge production

9. Establish the solution-oriented research
Meet the requests of stakeholders by co-design and co-production
Co-design and co-production of knowledge

10. Individual
Local
Community
Regional
top-down and bottom-up approaches to assessing
vulnerability and adaptation. Dessai and Hulme, 2004.
Recognizing the Research Scale

11. Societal
changes
e.g. A2
Communication of Uncertainties
Climate Forcing
i.e., one GCM
Global Climate
Change
i.e., one
integration
Regional
climate change
i.e., one
downscaling
method
Impacts models
i.e., one model
Interpretation of
results
Quote from Declan Conway

12. Information transparency
Mutual benefit
Long-term engagement
Co-dissemination
Build mutual trust with stakeholders

13. No fixed model,
Learning by doing