Knowledge Brokering – Bridging the gap between climate science and decision-making
Knowledge brokers act as interpreters between the climate scientists and the decision-makers. They build partnerships to ensure research is co-designed and co-produced with the people that need it to inform their decisions.
How can knowledge brokers help you?
The Climate Systems Hub knowledge brokers can assist anyone from any state or territory to understand how potential changes to our future climate may impact their organisation, business or sector. We can work with you to identify knowledge gaps and to ensure your needs inform some of Australia’s leading climate research. This ensures the hub’s outputs are fit-for-purpose and enables your organisation to consider the latest science in your policies, planning and decisions, helping to build a climate resilient Australia.
Interjurisdictional knowledge brokering team
Stakeholders are demanding nationally comparable and robust, decision-ready information about climate change. This has caused an important shift towards government collaboration, through the Cross-Jurisdictional Community of Practice for Climate Science (CJ CoP CS). The CJ CoP CS was established by state, territory and the Australian governments in 2019 to enable all jurisdictions to collaborate and participate in better meeting the needs of climate science users.
The success of this collaboration has delivered the first-ever interjurisdictional climate science knowledge brokering team. The Climate Systems Hub’s network of knowledge brokers across states and territories is strengthening the impact of the hub by shaping research to include state and territory perspectives and build a national picture of end-user requirements.
Stakeholder stories: Insights from the people we work with
When it comes to tackling climate change, collaboration isn’t just helpful, it’s essential. For Marty Gent, Manager of Biodiversity and Indigenous Partnerships at the southwest regional Victoria Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority (CMA), the NESP Climate Systems Hub and its knowledge broker network have been game-changers. Read more >
As the new Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator for the Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils, Maria began her journey into climate resilience the way many of us do, by typing a few words into Google. That was two years ago. These days, maybe she’d ask ChatGPT Fortunately for our Search Engine Optimisation efforts, Maria’s search led her to the NESP Climate Systems Hub. Read more >
For South Australia’s climate adaptation practitioners, few people sit as centrally as Andrew Nesbitt, Central Coordinator of the Regional Climate Partnerships Program at LGA South Australia. Acting as a connector, convener and knowledge broker himself, Andrew draws heavily on trusted relationships and credible science to support councils and practitioners across the state. For him, the NESP Climate Systems Hub plays a key role in that ecosystem. Read more >
Get in touch
Our Climate Systems Hub knowledge brokers work across all states and territories. Contact us to find out how we can help you understand and apply climate information in your decision-making.
