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A collective of Indigenous co-design members and a supporting team are collaborating to establish an Indigenous-led Digital Climate Stories Platform.

The platform will establish and grow an Indigenous data lake that enables communities to be on-ground researchers on their Country, to extend nature-based solutions that matter in everyday lives.

The concept and collaborations for the Indigenous-led Digital Climate Story Platform emerged through the National First Peoples' Gathering on Climate Change on Yorta Yorta Country, Barmah Forest and Gimuy-walubarra yidi Country, Gimuy (Cairns). This work continues to connect with the National First Peoples Platform on Climate Change.

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What we want to achieve

As a collective group we are developing a concept and a prospectus for a Climate Stories Platform that aims to:

  • Build on capabilities as first responders across multiple scales
  • Strengthen storytelling between groups and facilitate a culturally safe peer-to-peer learning network
  • Further Indigenous methodologies in nature-based solutions
  • Expand the Indigenous Nations’ data lake
  • Work collaboratively between Indigenous and Western data to enhance Indigenous climate responses and adaptation priorities
  • Build trusted and reliable data sources and networks.

The next step in the collaboration is to establish Indigenous-led and centred governance framework for the Climate Stories Platform. We are currently developing a proposal for funding.

For more information please contact: Damian Morgan-Bulled +61 429 022 003 or Pethie Lyons ilisapeci.lyons@csiro.au.

Who we are

The group progressing this concept has been designed with the following key roles:

  1. An Indigenous co-design group made up of experts from diverse sectors, to develop the concept and prospectus for the Digital Climate Stories Platform.
  2. A core team, to support and resource the co-design group.
  3. A project team, to work with the core team supporting the co-design group.  

The group behind the Indigenous-led Digital Climate Story Platform gather together at the 2021 National First Peoples' Gathering on Climate Change.

Co-design group:

  • Sonia Cooper
  • Chris Croker
  • Jane Gould
  • Barry Hunter
  • Vanessa Martin
  • Bianca McNeair
  • Leesa Watego
  • Damian Morgan-Bulled

Core team:

  • Damian Morgan-Bulled
  • Mark Hemer, CSIRO
  • Pethie Lyons, CSIRO

Project team:

  • Peta Braedon, CSIRO
  • Stephanie von Gavel, CSIRO

A collective of Indigenous co-design members and a supporting team are collaborating to establish an Indigenous-led Digital Climate Stories Platform.

The platform will establish and grow an Indigenous data lake that enables communities to be on-ground researchers on their Country, to extend nature-based solutions that matter in everyday lives.

The concept and collaborations for the Indigenous-led Digital Climate Story Platform emerged through the National First Peoples' Gathering on Climate Change on Yorta Yorta Country, Barmah Forest and Gimuy-walubarra yidi Country, Gimuy (Cairns). This work continues to connect with the National First Peoples Platform on Climate Change.

Download our summary

What we want to achieve

As a collective group we are developing a concept and a prospectus for a Climate Stories Platform that aims to:

  • Build on capabilities as first responders across multiple scales
  • Strengthen storytelling between groups and facilitate a culturally safe peer-to-peer learning network
  • Further Indigenous methodologies in nature-based solutions
  • Expand the Indigenous Nations’ data lake
  • Work collaboratively between Indigenous and Western data to enhance Indigenous climate responses and adaptation priorities
  • Build trusted and reliable data sources and networks.

The next step in the collaboration is to establish Indigenous-led and centred governance framework for the Climate Stories Platform. We are currently developing a proposal for funding.

For more information please contact: Damian Morgan-Bulled +61 429 022 003 or Pethie Lyons ilisapeci.lyons@csiro.au.

Who we are

The group progressing this concept has been designed with the following key roles:

  1. An Indigenous co-design group made up of experts from diverse sectors, to develop the concept and prospectus for the Digital Climate Stories Platform.
  2. A core team, to support and resource the co-design group.
  3. A project team, to work with the core team supporting the co-design group.  

The team behind the Indigenous-led Digital Climate Story Platform.

Co-design group:

  • Sonia Cooper
  • Chris Croker
  • Jane Gould
  • Barry Hunter
  • Vanessa Martin
  • Bianca McNeair
  • Leesa Watego
  • Damian Morgan-Bulled

Core team:

  • Damian Morgan-Bulled
  • Mark Hemer, CSIRO
  • Pethie Lyons, CSIRO

Project team:

  • Peta Braedon, CSIRO
  • Stephanie von Gavel, CSIRO

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