IRISCC Onsite Training: Stakeholder Engagement in Socioecological Risk Analysis

Participants begin with an introduction to socioecological research, covering systems thinking, feedback, scale, resilience and society-nature interaction, as well as links between social processes and ecological dynamics.

The course then moves on to transdisciplinary approaches, including stakeholder mapping, boundary spanning, the co-design of research questions and participatory facilitation techniques. A core module on risk analysis will introduce participants to hazard–exposure–vulnerability models, scenario building, and qualitative and quantitative assessment tools and uncertainty management.

Attention will be given to ethics and power dynamics in decision-making. Practical sessions feature real-world case studies and group exercises (e.g. problem framing, pathway mapping and risk prioritisation) to enable participants to apply the methods to their own contexts.

The training concludes with synthesis, reflection and planning for implementation, culminating in the creation of draft engagement and risk assessment plans tailored to participants’ projects.