Refugia
[rɪˈfjuːdʒɪə] plural noun • British English
Safe havens that support species to persist even during unfavourable conditions.

Refugia is a policy-ideation toolkit that transforms local and citizen knowledge into actionable climate and health interventions.
Citizen knowledge or thick data is a crucial form of expertise that is frequently absent from policy decisions.
By 2035, city councils across Scotland collaborate with local communities through new policy-making labs that bring community officers, thick-data analysts, and policymakers under one roof. These labs run monthly Refugia workshops to generate innovative, equitable policies and ensure they move through to delivery.
This system empowers communities to directly shape the policies that affect their lives and their land, resulting in interventions that are genuinely beneficial both to local people and to the planet.