Abstract
How can knowledge co-production mobilize diverse actors to implement sustainability policies? This question guides the Environmental Information: Use and Influence (EIUI) research group’s latest work funded by the Ocean Frontier Institute’s Transforming Climate Action research program. EIUI members study the use of knowledge at marine science-policy interfaces to develop better understanding of factors that enable and limit its uptake in public policy decisions. Science–policy interfaces are complex processes involving knowledge production, communication strategies, and policymaking across multiple governance levels. Since many actors and factors operate in these interfaces, gaps often occur between the production of knowledge and its use. EIUI’s work examines these gaps through the lens of knowledge co-production, emphasizing collaborative research processes that engage researchers alongside practitioners, policy-makers, consultants, and community organizations. This poster showcases two projects that emerge from the knowledge co-production workshop we held with twelve adaptation practitioners in July 2025: (1) a systematic map of the academic and grey literature on the use of knowledge in local governance to support climate action, and (2) a case study of Lunenburg County’s coastal municipalities, which examines how municipal planners and policy-makers identify, interpret, and include information in their day-to-day activities. The knowledge co-production process grounds our research in practitioner experience. Together, these projects contribute to SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and intersect with SDGs 13 (Climate Action), 14 (Life Below Water), 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
Poster
Citation
Keast, E., Legault, A., Cadman, R., Toze, S., & MacDonald, B.H. (2026). Co-Producing Studies on Evidence Use to Achieve SDG 11. SDGs Expo 2026, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 22 March 2026.
Related Blog Post
Keast, E., Legault, A., Cadman, R., Toze, S., & MacDonald, B.H. (2026 May 11). Introducing Studies on Evidence Use to Achieve SDG 11. EIUI Blog. https://eiui.ca/co-producing-studies-on-evidence-use-to-achieve-sdg-11/