The American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange® (TEX) is driven by the real-world environmental challenges that local communities face within three areas: natural hazards/disasters, natural resources, and climate change. TEX builds collaborative relationships between scientists and non-scientists and helps them design and implement local solutions together. TEX is a great example of solutions-oriented science.
Understanding Solutions-Oriented Science
1. Building Partnerships
In solutions-oriented science, scientists and non-scientists work as partners to identify how science could advance local regional priorities and then work together to find and apply the most relevant and up-to-date science results to make an impact.
2. Tapping Into Diverse Expertise
Solutions-oriented science depends on combining expertise from within and outside of science. TEX brings Earth and space scientists to the same table as local experts and regional leaders.
3. Multiple Results
Solutions-oriented science produces local impact, guides future research, and generates solutions that can be shared by many different communities.
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) launched the Thriving Earth Exchange® to advance its mission, to promote discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. AGU galvanizes a community of Earth and space scientists that collaboratively advances and communicates science and its power to ensure a sustainable future.
