Citizen Science & Co-Creation for Climate Resilience & Circularity (CL6-2026)

Who we are: The Comparative Research Network (CRN) is a Berlin-based NGO with extensive experience in adult education, sustainability, civic engagement, social innovation, and EU-funded projects (Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, CERV, REC).

What we offer:

• Methodological expertise: Validated frameworks for co-design, living labs and “multi-actor prototyping” to engage diverse stakeholders (citizens, local authorities, SMEs, vulnerable groups).

• Citizen science & participatory mapping: Tools and curricula (e.g. from our citizen science, mapping and community engagement work) to enable communities to collect and interpret data, shape local plans, and influence decision-making.

• Social inclusion & behaviour change: Strategies developed in CRN projects to overcome barriers — ensuring socially just, inclusive transitions in rural or urban settings.

• Communication & dissemination: Experience in translating technical climate or circular solutions into accessible formats through storytelling, community reporting, and social mobilisation.

Our proposed role:

• Partner as SSH / Civil Society & Community Engagement Lead.

• Work package leadership on stakeholder involvement, living labs/co-creation, citizen science campaigns, dissemination & social impact assessment.

Ideal for:

• Consortia preparing proposals under destinations for resilient communities, circular economy, urban or rural governance, sustainable consumption — whenever a strong societal dimension, community buy-in, or bottom-up approach is needed.

• Projects that need to ensure that technical or climate-resilience solutions are truly adopted, socially accepted, and embedded in local reality.

Why CRN:
We fill the often-missing SSH and community dimension. Many climate / circular / governance proposals struggle to embed real participation — CRN provides tested methods to make the human dimension central.