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The ScienceUs project will present insights, sharing tools and methods used to support the scaling journeys of the five selected projects, and highlighting good practices to strengthen the citizen science network and advance it across the EU.

Abstract

Scaling citizen science projects in climate change adaptation is key to creating solutions that are fair and inclusive. Grounded in people’s realities, these projects bring adaptation efforts closer to the communities, making actions more credible and trustworthy. Scaling them up is vital to amplify citizens’ voices, strengthen the legitimacy of participatory research, and ensure that policymakers receive clear evidence that matters.

In response to this, ScienceUs - an EU-funded project - aims to establish an EU-wide network of interconnected citizen science projects focused on climate adaptation, providing support tools for scaling these initiatives in other European regions. Through a structured three-phase support program (Seed-Flourish-Harvest), ScienceUs facilitates the scaling of 5 selected CS initiatives in the field of climate change adaptation. In the Flourish phase, (CoRe-ACTS, The Future is Climate, Blue-Green Tops, Acqua Sorgente, and Alleviating Energy Poverty) entered the unique learning environment of the Upscale Academy, where they receive funding, training, workshops, and tailored mentoring, facilitating effective upscaling and maximizing societal impact.

Within the Upscale Academy, projects develop an upscale strategy template and a stakeholder and project engagement map, ensuring a structured approach to scaling. ScienceUs constitutes an ecosystem for the selected projects, helping to amplify project visibility through networking events and communication activities, fostering connections across Europe and beyond. All selected initiatives directly contribute to the EU Mission “Adaptation to Climate Change,” linking local action to European policy priorities.