Working Group Citizen science activities for sustainable cooperation

The Learning Community Sustainable Environments Curaçao (SEC) focuses on strengthening cooperation between knowledge institutions and civil society organisations on the Dutch Caribbean islands. Through citizen science activities, young people are actively involved in collecting data and developing solutions to local climate challenges.

The network brings together partners such as TU Delft, The Hague University of Applied Sciences and the University of Curaçao, in close collaboration with local civil society organisations. Together, they create knowledge, strengthen climate awareness and make the impact of climate change visible in the living environment.

With the support of the KIN Pact, this learning community is being further developed, linked to a regional knowledge infrastructure and focused on transferable models for sustainable cooperation. The approach offers future generations a perspective for action and makes the bridge between local and global tangible.

From April 24 to June 28, 2026, you can visit the exhibition ‘Enter the Equation: Citizen Engagement in Science’.

This exhibition and its accompanying program showcase projects affiliated with TU Delft in which citizens are involved as partners and co-creators of knowledge. Together, they demonstrate the value that citizen science can bring and reaffirm the principle that living knowledge is present throughout society and that access to it requires openness and engagement. We just need to be brave enough to seek that access.

Visitors are invited to participate, both in their role as citizens and as scientists.

You can find more information about the exhibition here.

About the working group

Duration

May 2025 - present

Location

Curaçao

Parties involved

Technische Universiteit Delft, Tinkersjòp, Radulphus College – Stichting R.K. Centraal Schoolbestuur, University of Curacao, UCRI, Climate Adaptation Services (CAS)