Centering voices of scientists from marginalized backgrounds to understand experiences in climate adaptation science and inform action.

ABSTRACT: Identifying and building solutions to help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change requires participation of all people; however, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, including environmental sciences, continue to lack diversity. To address this issue, many institutions have increased programming to recruit and retain people from historically marginalized backgrounds in STEM fields. Institutions use surveys to evaluate the experiences of community members and identify areas for improvement; however, surveys often summarize and reflect majority perspectives and disregard voices of historically marginalized individuals. In June 2021, a survey of graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and researchers affiliated with the Northeast Climate Adaptation Scien

SUBMITTER: Marjadi MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844896 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature