Project description
Promoting environmental justice and intersectionality in Latin America
Latin America (LA) is highly urbanised, unequal, and disaster-prone. Its vulnerability to climate change disproportionately affects impoverished communities, which contribute the least to greenhouse gas emissions and are often excluded from policymaking. Climate justice movements advocate for collective action against such injustices. Supported by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the LEARN-UCJ project explores the potential of social learning for urban climate justice (UCJ) policymaking in Bogotá and Mexico City. Using a participatory, ethnographic approach, the project aims to gather diverse knowledge and promote environmental justice and intersectionality. It will publish two open-access papers and establish the Alliance for Climate Just Cities (ACJC) to share innovative ideas for fair policies.
Objective
Latin America (LA) stands out as the world's most urbanized, unequal, and one of the most disaster-prone regions. Its vulnerability to climate change is rapidly increasing, disproportionately affecting impoverished communities in an intersectional manner. These communities contribute the least to Greenhouse Gas Emissions, do not benefit of economic growth, and are excluded from policy making. Climate justice movements advocate for collective action against such injustices.
LEARN-UCJ seeks to unpack the potential of social learning for urban climate justice (UCJ) policy making and urban planning. LEARN-UCJ adopts a transdisciplinary approach, fostering knowledge co-production among stakeholders. The methodology is participatory, ensuring diversity and network-building. It employs an ethnographic methodology, collecting data through interviews and on-site observations. The project will focus on Bogotá (Colombia) and Mexico City (Mexico).
LEARN-UCJ incorporates training and knowledge transfer objectives. Under the guidance of Dr. Rodríguez-Labajos at UPF, I will receive training in environmental justice and intersectionality. This training will enhance my skills in QDA, leadership, written and oral communication. I will transfer my expertise in participatory strategies, LA policies, and governance. LEARN-UCJ plays a significant role in realizing my vision of becoming a professor, researcher, and a policy advisor for climate justice.
To maximize outcomes and impacts, LEARN-UCJ will undertake dissemination and exploitation activities. To ensure broad access to outcomes, two open-access papers will be published. All communication activities aim to raise awareness about UCJ among target groups. A major achievement of LEARN-UCJ will be the establishment of the Alliance for Climate Just Cities (ACJC), a collaborative network for social learning and climate justice. This network will contribute innovative ideas to inform the development of more equitable policies.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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08002 Barcelona
Spain
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