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Abstract Case studies on co‐production and geographic information systems have reported on the utility and value of community members contributing local knowledge for and providing feedback on maps in ways that can increase the accuracy and usability of the map. However, how the concept for and goals of the map are co‐produced and how the maps are then used by the community is understudied. This paper uses a co‐operative inquiry approach to assess equity in co‐production throughout the process of building and using the Tar Creek Superfund and Flood map for storytelling, environmental activism, and education. The project team designed and built an interactive flood map demonstrating that floodwaters flow through the Tar Creek Superfund site, potentially carrying and distributing mining waste throughout the community, further exacerbating the environmental harm the community has experienced as a result of mining. The team was formed through the Thriving Earth Exchange, which brings community leaders, volunteer scientists, and technical experts together to work on community‐driven projects. The purpose of this project was to both make—and use—the map dynamically within the community in pursuit of education and environmental activism goals. Equity is measured by assessing roles and labor not only within making the map but also within its various uses by community members. , Plain Language Summary This paper describes a collaborative partnership between technical experts and staff from a community‐based organization. The project team created and used a map to enhance storytelling and in the pursuit of environmental activism and education goals. The map shows that when it floods in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, water can flow through abandoned mining areas, picking up toxic mining waste that is then left in the community after the flood. The map has been used to show local government officials how flooding can harm the community and help teach residents about their flood risks. Roles and labor were distributed equitably throughout the project, contributing to its success. , Key Points The purpose of this project was to make—and use—a map dynamically within the community for storytelling and in pursuit of education and environmental activism goals Each team member contributed specialized knowledge, not only technical knowledge of geographic information systems but also an understanding of how to best use the map within a localized community Equity must be measured by assessing roles and labor not only within making the map but also within its various uses by community members
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Abstract This article investigates the climate justice challenges faced by the Rohingya populations in Bangladesh. Drawing on forty semi-structured interviews with Rohingya refugees and members of the host community, this study highlights how fire, flooding, landslides, and waterlogging expose these communities to overlapping vulnerabilities. The Rohingya experience is illustrative of a broader displacement pattern in which people fleeing conflict are resettled into climate-vulnerable regions, as seen also in Darfur, Syria, and South Sudan. Their settlements, hastily established on deforested and degraded land, are highly susceptible to fires and monsoon hazards. These risks are intensified by structural inequities, resource scarcity, and limited adaptive capacity, raising urgent questions of distributive, procedural, recognition, and intergenerational justice. By situating the Rohingya case within global climate justice debates, this article provides insights into how systemic inequities intersect with environmental hazards in the lives of displaced populations.
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Population monitoring is fundamental to the conservation of threatened species such as the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This study extends by 2 years, a previous 8-year annual monitoring project of a koala population in north-east New South Wales. This study relied on audio-recorders and occupancy modelling to investigate whether the population has remained unaffected by the driest period on record followed by the wettest period on record. Audio-surveys were conducted at 42 sites over a 2-week period in each of 2022 and 2023. The probability of detection varied among types of audio-recorders, but averaged 0.45–0.88 per night, which equates to requiring 2–5 survey nights to have 95% confidence that koalas were detected. The probability of occupancy increased from 0.80 (95% CI, 0.66–0.94) in 2022 to 0.95 (95% CI, 0.89–1.0) in 2023. Local abundance of calling males detected by the more sensitive recorders increased from 1.6 ± 0.2 in 2022 to 2.2 ± 0.1 in 2023. The probability of occupancy when viewed across 10 years showed little change despite dramatic fluctuations in rainfall. This may reflect high local habitat suitability as well as occupancy being insensitive to variation in abundance because koalas are long-lived. Changes over time in the probability of detection may be more reflective of changes in abundance. This study highlights that the paucity of multi-year population studies on the koala means that our current understanding of koala population dynamics is inadequate for effective conservation.
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ABSTRACT Climate change, with its links to an intensified water cycle, heavier rainfall, and potentially higher flood peaks, raises concerns about the adequacy of current flood risk management. The devastating July 2021 floods in western Europe underscored these concerns, highlighting the need for transboundary cooperation and shared expertise in adapting flood risk management to climate change. However, uncertainty in future flood projections presents challenges for agencies and governments in upgrading existing measures or designing new ones. Here, we review how climate change information is integrated into flood risk management, focusing on flood design values and flood hazard and risk maps. Focusing on Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg—the countries significantly impacted by the 2021 floods—we examine regional practices, as flood risk management is often organized at the sub‐national level. Specifically, we assess whether regions have published flood policy papers, developed future flooding scenarios under climate change, and translated these scenarios to flood hazard and risk maps and the design of protection measures. Our findings reveal that all 20 regions have adaptation plans addressing climate change and almost all regions have developed future flood projections but only three incorporate them into climate‐adjusted design values and only one provides flood hazard and risk maps under future climate scenarios. Assessments of the future climate vary widely. For example, Flanders in Belgium uses a full range of CMIP5 emission scenarios (RCP2.6 to RCP8.5), while Baden‐Württemberg and Bavaria in Germany rely on the worst‐case scenario (RCP8.5). Similarly, The Netherlands adopts an approach using 33 global climate models and a dynamic adaptation pathway framework to address uncertainties, whereas Saxony in Germany argues that the spread of projections is too large to derive design values and emphasizes the need for standardized scenarios and methods. In summary, our synthesis highlights substantial gaps in climate‐proofing flood risk management and significant regional variation in approaches. Enhanced and faster cross‐border learning could improve the effectiveness of climate‐informed flood risk management.