Portfolio of Engaged Scholarship

“Climate and Coffee: Adapting together to climate change in Colombia” is a blended social/academic outreach project tailored to the Colombia coffee sector to support climate change adaptation for coffee farmers. Visit the website here or view a sample of our diverse range of activities.

This National Science Foundation (NSF) funded short film contest blends science and the arts to create radical new solutions to address the climate crisis through storytelling. View the website here or learn how to submit a film here.

This photo exhibit explores how water is shaping life in the Cordillera’s northernmost province of Huaylas. Featuring photography by award-winning journalist Peter Yeung curated by Drs. Rebecca Bria and Jessica Eise, this exhibit was made possible by the UTSA COLFA Interdisciplinary Research Incubator Program Media Fellowship. 

The faces of the women who comprise this photo exhibit symbolize the women of this region who have dedicated their lives to maintaining rural areas. Photography by Nicolás Angel Gómez Lopez with the women of AMMUCAMP of Santa Rosa, Colombia. See the exhibit in English here and Spanish here.

This tool helps agricultural businesses understand how climate change will impact them. The Agricultural Adaptation Tool is developed focusing on in-depth stakeholder engagement to bring together sectoral knowledge with technical and data expertise. Development led by the World Resources Institute and supported by Clima y Café.

Flora and the Beautiful Earth is a children’s book that takes you into the world of coffee farming in Colombia as you journey with the protagonist to understand climate changes impact on their world. The PDFs are free in English here and Spanish here or a hard copy can be purchased on Amazon in English here and Spanish here.