Participatory Mapping Approach

Tool/Resource

Date added: 17/08/2022

Participatory mapping - where maps are co-created by local communities - can be a powerful and accessible way to visualise people’s knowledge about their place and build understanding about what is important to protect in a changing climate.

This approach is for anyone who wants to understand what members of their community think about where and how climate change is experienced, and what makes their place resilient or vulnerable to its impacts. You may wish to use it alongside some of our other new adaptation Tools and Resources too!

If you'd like to read about an example of participatory mapping in action, read our Mapping Our Place case study which shares our experience of developing a pilot approach to gather lived experience and local knowledge of climate change impacts and community priorities for adaptation in North Uist as part of our work with partners in the Outer Hebrides.