The unevenly distributed future of climate change means that some people are on the frontlines today. How they are learning to respond, adapt, and find resilience will matter to all Californians in the next decade–from households to policy decision-makers. This research project asks: what if we center and amplify low-income voices; the Californians least able to look to the market for solutions and responses to climate change? The methodology used is community-based foresight. This project will identify themes around the health (mental and physical) and social consequences of climate change-related extreme events and impacts, with an eye to strategies for how low-income residents are responding. The project will produce a set of key questions for decision-makers to consider in order to contribute to more future-ready regions.
Report Information
CCCA5-CNRA-CCRP-P79
Lead Principal Investigator: Rachel Hatch
Lead Organization: Institute for the Future
The full report will be available soon.