Equity in Observing

Working toward equity and co-production at multiple geographic and time scales

This RNA CoObs Task Team is supporting equitable and co-produced processes in a two pronged approach: one that focuses on tractable near-term action and one that targets system change beyond the duration of the RNA CoObs project.

Task Team Co-Leads: An Nguyen (University of Texas at Austin), Margaret Rudolf (University of Alaska Fairbanks), and Sandy Starkweather (US AON)

Objectives

This team's objectives center around four themes:

Equity in practices that RNA CoObs observes
Funding equity for RNA CoObs and partners: using funds to support Indigenous participation in observing activities
Learning and sharing about equity
Engaging with equity-building partners to develop a community of practice

Products

Three statements were published as part of the 2024 Arctic Observing Summit:

“Equity in Arctic Observing”
“Substantive training in Indigenous history and engagement is a necessary step toward equity in Arctic Observing”
“Evaluating equity in Arctic observing in practice”