Ethnographic fieldnotes are a useful tool to make sense of complex interactions and processes taking place in response to challenges such as climate change. They are structured, written observations done in physical and social proximity to a community or to the daily lives of a particular city. They can reflect not only the context in which a problem is being addressed and observed but also the links to citizens views. They can be a critical means to understand one’s positionality, as well as the routines, challenges and conditions in which communities face ecological and governance challenges.

The main aim of ethnographic fieldnotes is to understand how complex processes and challenges develop in communities’ daily lives.

[Immerse yourself in a specific social context in order to understand it. Type your observations based on your own reflections and positionality, emerging questions, and ideas for the future.