February 26, 2026
The workshop at our national Climate Adaptation 2025 conference provided an opportunity for us to
hear from a range of decision makers on what they think decision-ready science is. This is
what we heard:
- It is actionable, having direct application in real-world decisions and in a format that
requires no further analysis or translation. - It is localised and tailored, with relevance to specific regions and/or locations and
decision making contexts. - It is co-designed, the product of an early and ongoing, iterative process of
engagement between researchers and decision makers. - It is trusted, founded on an established relationship between researchers and
decision makers. - It accommodates and integrates with existing systems – it understands constraints
placed on decision makers by design standards, codes, regulations and policy and
can be applied within those constraints. - It navigates uncertainty, framing projections in ways that can form the basis of
decisions and future planning.