The challenges of applied climate science and decision making require deeper engagement across communities. The RISA program has sustained regional research to advance climate adaptation for 20+ years. Managed to build and sustain relationships through a network, RISA aims to foster capacity necessary for addressing complex climate and social welfare challenges. Reflecting on the design and evolution of the RISA network, we discuss three enduring design characteristics, pointing to examples of contributions to advancing practical climate risk management and adaptation, and relevance for similar networks. We offer our assessment of the utility of social learning as a way to understand the importance of these design characteristics and suggest it as a useful framing for network design and evolution. Challenges remain, but as it matures, we recognize the assets this network has to offer in terms of social learning and transformational change.

应用气候科学和决策制定所面临的挑战需要社区之间更深入的参与。RISA计划已持续进行区域研究，以将气候适应性推进20多年。RISA通过网络来建立和维持关系，旨在增强应对复杂的气候和社会福利挑战所必需的能力。关于RISA网络的设计和演进，我们讨论了三个持久的设计特征，并举例说明了对促进实际气候风险管理和适应做出贡献的示例，以及与类似网络的相关性。我们提供对社会学习效用的评估，以了解这些设计特征的重要性，并建议将其作为网络设计和演进的有用框架。挑战依然存在，但随着它的成熟，