International Network of Boundary Organizations on Adaptation
Why join the network?
Join a global community of boundary organizations working at the science-policy interface for climate adaptation.
Strengthen your impact : Collaborate to elevate the role of boundary organizations in adaptation. Through shared visibility and advocacy, members amplify their influence in global and regional adaptation debates.
Connect with peers facing similar challenges : Share experiences, approaches, challenges and lessons learned with peers who understand the complexities of bridging research and practice.
Access learning and capacity-building opportunities : Benefit from workshops, mentoring, staff exchanges and shared resources to help strengthen your impact.
Avoid duplication and accelerate progress : Learn from existing approaches, replicate successful models, and reduce inefficiencies by building on the experience of others.
Advance knowledge co-development : Engage in joint initiatives, methodologies, and knowledge products that support evidence-based decision-making and adaptation action.
Shape the future of the field : Contribute to the evolution of boundary practice globally by helping to develop shared knowledge, principles, and practices.
Who can join INBOA ?
Adaptation + Boundary work + Adequate scale
Organizations that have expertise and experience in climate change adaptation
Organizations that have expertise and experience in bridging scientific/technical knowledge and the policy and practice spheres
Organizations that work at scale, i.e., have an impact on several communities or regions
Membership process
Organizations that meet the membership criteria and wish to join the network are invited to :
Complete the application questionnaire, providing information about their mandate and boundary organization work
Review and agree to the network’s terms and conditions of participation bellow
For further information about the network, to clarify your eligibility for membership or to explore partnership opportunities, please contact us at: inboa@ouranos.ca
Contributions expected from members
Agree with the vision, goal, strategies and expected outcomes of the network provided in the network description.
Participate in network management, including periodic reviews of goals and strategies.
Actively engage in network activities.
Proactively share information, knowledge products, expertise and lessons learned with other members.
Provide their logo for use on the network’s webpage for the duration of their membership.
There is currently no financial requirement to join the network. Participation in some network activities may require financial or in-kind contributions.
Contributions from the network secretariat
Provides logistical support to the network, including organizing virtual and in-person meetings, workshops and events.
Provides travel support on the basis of need, subject to available funding.
Reviews membership applications.
Manages the network web content.
Manages an external committee of experts that advises on technical and strategic issues.
Reserves the right to revoke membership if the terms and conditions are not respected.
Sharing of content created for the network by the secretariat or network members is under Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International.
Disclaimer
Results and opinions expressed in network publications are the sole responsibility of their authors and do not reflect the work or opinions of the secretariat or other network members.
Unsubscribing process
Should a member wish to leave the network, an email to the secretariat will be sufficient. The organization will no longer be included in the list of members and its logo will be removed from the webpage and no longer used in network publications and activities. This removal does not apply to network resources created before the member unsubscribed.
