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Project title: Improving communication of climate change knowledge through Wikipedia

This is the website for a Wikipedia communications project that runs from mid 2022 to mid 2024. The work includes collaborations between Wikipedia editors and content experts from a range of universities and institutions.

The project selects relevant Wikipedia articles dealing with climate change topics that have significant daily pageviews and at the same time require updating and improvement in content and quality. The project team scores the quality of these Wikipedia articles at the start and at the end of the project using ten quality parameters. We also interact with published experts who advise us on necessary content edits. The core project team is made up of academics who have scientific and climate change expertise and also know how to edit Wikipedia.

This project is important because there are gaps between what various stakeholder groups find on the internet and the published scientific work on climate change-related topics. That much of the specialized literature containing critical knowledge is unavailable to the informed public is a handicap in the dissemination of climate change information. Wikipedia articles usually appear at the top of internet search results but are incomplete in many areas. Wikipedia therefore has a key role in helping promote climate change knowledge and the improvement of the key articles making use of available scientific expertise is necessary.

Anyone with an interest in Wikipedia editing on climate change topics is welcome to participate. This project follows theFriendly Space policy and theCode of conduct for Wikimedia technical spaces.

Theproject is administered byStockholm Environment Institute and funded byFormas, a Swedish government research council for sustainable development.

The previous Phase 1 of the project (2020 to 2022) had the title "Communication of SDG-related research knowledge in water and sanitation (SDG 6), climate action (SDG 13) and life below water (SDG 14) in Wikipedia while engaging professional networks".

Basic project facts (Phase 2)

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  • Start: 1 Aug 2022
  • End: 31 July 2024
  • Project title: "Phase 2 - Communicating current SDG 13 knowledge through Wikipedia - a collaboration between Wikipedia editors and content experts at SEI, IPCC, UNFCCC and other organisations"
  • Administrating organisation:Stockholm Environment Institute
  • Funder:Formas - a Swedish government research council for sustainable development and a state authority under the Swedish Ministry of the Environment. Formas also has funds and assignments from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
  • Wiki projects in focus: English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons

Team members:

Content experts

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List of names (Phase 2)

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We had the following content experts who helped us with improving the Wikipedia articles in Phase 2:

  1. Darold Batzer,University of Georgia, United States (Wikipedia article:Wetland)
  2. Magnus Benzie,Stockholm Environment Institute, United Kingdom (Climate change adaptation,Climate risk)
  3. Christian Berg (User:Seemountain),Clausthal University of Technology, Germany (Carbon footprint)
  4. Kevin Blanchard,DRR Dynamics (natural disaster)
  5. Derik Broekhoff,Stockholm Environment Institute, United StatesCarbon accounting,Carbon offsets and credits)
  6. Kristie L. Ebi,University of Washington, United States (Effects of climate change on human health)
  7. Thian Y Gan,University of Alberta, Canada (Effects of climate change on the water cycle)
  8. Michael Gillenwater, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, United States (Carbon accounting,Carbon offsets and credits)
  9. Elisabeth Gilmore,Carleton University, Canada (economics of climate change)
  10. Michael Grubb,University College London, United Kingdom (carbon tax)
  11. Tim Jickells,University of East Anglia, UK (Ocean,ocean deoxygenation,ocean stratification,ocean temperature,ocean heat content)
  12. Gabriella Kitch,NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, United States (Ocean acidification); together with Abed El Rahman Hassoun (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel),Richard Feely (NOAAPacific Marine Environmental Laboratory), Libby Jewett (NOAA Ocean Acidification program)
  13. Paul O'Hare,Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (disaster risk reduction,natural disaster)
  14. Vivienne Reiner,University of Sydney, Australia (Carbon footprint)
  15. Kevin Trenberth,National Center for Atmospheric Research andUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand (effects of climate change,effects of climate change on the water cycle)

Methods of collaboration

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The content experts helped us greatly by revising existing texts (sometimes cutting out content or moving content to sub-articles), proposing new content, proposing a new structure, adding new references, proposing new images.

Almost all of the content experts provided their comments either in the form of marked-up Word documents or during video interviews with shared screens. Only very few content experts (two or three) made edits directly in Wikipedia. Two people took up Wikipedia logins which they used to write on talk pages. Only very few experts were able to provide new images to us (often, the requirement of being open access was a problem for them).

Quality scoring system for Phase 2

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We have changed our quality scoring system a bit compared to Phase 1. The main changes are:

  • Reduced number of parameters from 10 to 6. Should make it easier to work with all the data later (was very time consuming in Phase 1 to analyse all 10 parameters for everything).
  • Trying to stay closer to the Wikipedia quality parameters forGood Articles andFeatured Articles.

Small disadvantage: scores for individual parameters can no longer be directly compared between Phase 2 and Phase 1 (except for readability and the parameter about comprehensiveness)

Seehere our current scoring system.

In a nutshell, for the main text we use these six quality parameters (M is machine assessment, E is expert assessment):

  • M1 - Reading ease score (determined withWeb-FX)
  • E1 – Comprehensiveness and factual accuracy and due weight for topics (no copyright infrinfements)
  • E2 – References & Verifiability: quality of references and being up to date and formatted consistently
  • E3 – Images and other media (quality and quantity)
  • E4 - Formatting and adherences to style guide and logical structure (not too many quotes, not written like a literature review)
  • E5 – Appropriate level of focus compared to sub-articles, correct length, interlinking with sub-articles

We also analyse the lead separately and use these four parameters:

  • L-M1 - Reading ease score (determined withWeb-FX)
  • L-M2 - Length
  • L-E1 - Quality of summary
  • L-E2 - Images

Further details is availablehere

Selection of Wikipedia articles for Phase 2

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Criteria for selection of articles (Phase 2)

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The criteria for inclusion of Wikipedia articles in this project phase include (in order of importance):

  • The topic is related to climate change.
  • The Wikipedia article has high pageview rates (ideally more than 300 views per day).
  • Preference will be given to those Wikipedia articles that have high view rates and low quality scores.
  • The quality score is not yet very high (say less than 85); however, in some cases quality scores are high but the climate change content in the article is still quite poor.
    • Existence of amaintenance template on an article (if they are there, it’s a good indicator that the article needs some editing to improve it, plus it’s something that readers see so I would include this as a factor that would decrease an articles score and raise its priority.)
  • The topic is mentioned in the targets and indicators ofSDG 13, seeList of SDG targets and indicators.

Pageviews

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  • You can check pageviews for groups of articleshere.
  • For our analysis we are using the time period 1 Jan to 30 June 2022 as the baseline for the pageviews.

Lists that were used for inspiration

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List of articles for Phase 2

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We had 135 articles in our list but 3 of them have been merged ("carbon credit" merged intocarbon offsets and credits; "economic impacts of climate change" merged intoeconomic analysis of climate change; "natural hazard" merged intonatural disaster). So that means 132 articles remain in our list.

Note: only those articles with a priority of 3 or higher will be tackled in this phase. The priority ratings are average values of seven team members' assessments.

  • 82 articles have a priority of 3.0 to 5.0.
    • 42 articles have a priority of 4.0 to 5.0.
    • 40 articles have a priority of 3.0 to 3.9.
  • 84 articles have a priority lower than 3.0.
  • Total number of considered articles: 166


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Table 1a: Wikipedia articles for Phase 2 (with improvements scores). Baseline is the article version of 1 August 2022 or just before that date.
#ArticleDaily view rates

(avg. for Jan to June 2022)

Main text's quality

(at baseline)

Main text's quality

(at end)

Improve-ment of main textLead's quality score

(at baseline)

Lead's quality score

(at end)

Improve-ment of lead
12022–2023 food crises (now:World food crises (2022–present))705648736%759017%
2Abrupt climate change7267739%5652-10%
3Aerosol513546417%50535%
4Afforestation322446752%366886%
5Albedo873797413%517225%
6Anthropocene811528244%347176%
7Anthropogenic hazard (now merged)4744932
8Arctic methane emissions71447160%527862%
9Arctic sea ice decline1248110024%81864%
10Atlantic meridional overturning circulation1455496117%538543%
11Atmospheric methane1804495114%588124%
12Biodiversity1917366375%677910%
13Biodiversity loss392549473%387551%
14Bioenergy200367478%395865%
15Biomass (energy)1312551106%515814%
16Blue carbon944191123%314954%
17Carbon accounting1012978171%3289175%
18Carbon budget43627419%527134%
19Carbon capture and storage762376576%587727%
20Carbon credit (now merged)4433550
21Carbon cycle68469707%597230%
22Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere439698422%569056%
23Carbon dioxide removal189428398%506521%
24Carbon emission trading185436757%70731%
25Carbon farming60465828%516016%
26Carbon footprint12224187113%458685%
27Carbon neutrality (now called:net zero emissions)5474487157%3676105%
28Carbon offsets and credits3163480139%498164%
29Carbon sequestration487577662%456947%
30Carbon sink406467071%447363%
31Carbon tax312556870%587414%
32Climate change652398980%10010011%
33Climate change adaptation208648737%588746%
34Climate change feedback270739950%729325%
35Climate change in Africa246707119%78847%
36Climate change mitigation4454497122%538351%
37Climate change scenario473172135%405165%
38Climate change vulnerability77456655%335695%
39Climate crisis226899716%567023%
40Climate engineering2822685227%40420%
41Climate finance54416994%466433%
42Climate justice148748431%7271-2%
43Climate model94365654%427061%
44Climate resilience1063265100%3570120%
45Climate risk391769294%2353117%
46Climate sensitivity68978710%72675%
47Climate system10189939%58648%
48Climate-smart agriculture403169125%396050%
49Cloud feedback173289181%438696%
50Coastal flooding97807716%72738%
51Co-benefits of climate change mitigation (now merged)83423
52Cryosphere864491165%526421%
53Deforestation1469476948%549059%
54Deforestation and climate change111427167%326390%
55Desertification683497043%304855%
56Disaster1532557687%497280%
57Disaster risk reduction154335772%3778105%
58Drought1614808924%798114%
59Earth's energy budget214729743%758316%
60Economic impacts of climate change (now merged)1353858
61Economics of climate change (now:economic analysis of climate change)433170129%457459%
62Ecosystem services342546651%385130%
63Effects of climate change871699538%839815%
64Effects of climate change on agriculture103729735%819226%
65Effects of climate change on ecosystems10407589%1466337%
66Effects of climate change on human health139668132%658445%
67Effects of climate change on small island countries56597729%276484%
68Effects of climate change on oceans574088118%499080%
69Effects of climate change on plant biodiversity51404221%435319%
70Effects of climate change on the water cycle24456474%3781116%
71Efficient energy use259534950%41444%
72Electrical grid497616513%546211%
73El Niño (now merged)1,0355357
74El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)2916195104%549087%
75Energy policy53525516%31334%
76Energy transition1233477125%426929%
77Extreme weather277657624%617442%
78Flood1846798761%708417%
79Flood management290448287%516423%
80Food security9003489160%617217%
81Global surface temperature6025100301%468581%
82Global warming potential413678598%488062%
83Green Climate Fund13065650%598137%
84Greenhouse effect2293689579%698318%
85Greenhouse gas1969579567%579054%
86Greenhouse gas emissions704729053%578444%
87Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture54667670%497445%
88Hazard4474970126%447769%
89Heat wave496648557%476025%
90Hydrogen economy354477181%448172%
91Ice sheet140498063%648124%
92Ice shelf86488577%728311%
93Individual action on climate change100597043%59641%
94Instrumental temperature record (now merged)1189068
95Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change6824289132%8110023%
96IPCC Sixth Assessment Report159708526%79845%
97Low-carbon economy234356585%325031%
98Marine heatwave21698249%547973%
99Nationally Determined Contributions215677139%3178147%
100Natural disaster2938718651%617031%
101Natural hazard (now merged)2603942
102Nature-based solutions803267109%617320%
103Ocean2765889913%9110010%
104Ocean acidification411619397%699335%
105Ocean deoxygenation26537898%478578%
106Ocean heat content40548047%578851%
107Ocean storage of carbon dioxide (now:Direct deep-sea carbon dioxide injection)523480173%346691%
108Ocean temperature207985201%657329%
109Paris Agreement1434879610%85892%
110Permafrost592738333%679336%
111Radiative forcing230699132%418192%
112Reforestation223405625%223033%
113Renewable energy1961557481%517854%
114Representative Concentration Pathway354728113%618537%
115Retreat of glaciers since 1850136879625%628734%
116Sea level rise624829633%9010018%
117Sea surface temperature161788712%698216%
118Sustainability1613688727%758919%
119Sustainable development3375445951%474514%
120Sustainable Development Goal 13274687123%767917%
121Sustainable Development Goals4398728322%758020%
122Sustainable energy154389840%90934%
123Tipping points in the climate system2017510041%729934%
124Tropical cyclone1919869511%808826%
125United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change769598443%649034%
126Urban flooding15567025%528038%
127Urban heat island403579363%588848%
128Verified Carbon Standard62466572%2471111%
129Water cycle1512638941%547332%
130Water resources1115746918%50558%
131Water scarcity65893989%678320%
132Water security290669036%729734%
133Wetland790658227%789215%
134Wildfire941728742%799521%
135World energy supply and consumption428767630%707512%



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Table 1b: Wikipedia articles for Phase 2 with daily view rates, quality labels and comments. Baseline is the article version of 1 August 2022 or just before that date.
#ArticleDaily view rates

(avg. for Jan to June 2022)

WP quality label

(at baseline)

Comments
12022–2023 food crises (now:World food crises (2022–present))705CHigh page views for an article that was only created in May 2022; CC is one of the causes
2Abrupt climate change72B
3Aerosol513B
4Afforestation322start
5Albedo873B
6Anthropocene811B
7Anthropogenic hazard (now merged)474StartMerged intohazard
8Arctic methane emissions71C
9Arctic sea ice decline124C
10Atlantic meridional overturning circulation145C
11Atmospheric methane180C
12Biodiversity1917C
13Biodiversity loss392B
14Bioenergy200C
15Biomass (energy)131C
16Blue carbon94B
17Carbon accounting101C
18Carbon budget43Clow page view but the term is up and coming
19Carbon capture and storage762C
20Carbon credit (now merged)443BMerged intocarbon offsets and credits
21Carbon cycle684B
22Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere439C
23Carbon dioxide removal189B
24Carbon emission trading185B
25Carbon farming60Clow page view but the term is up and coming
26Carbon footprint1222C
27Carbon neutrality (now called:net zero emissions)547CChanged tonet zero emissions in Aug. 2023
28Carbon offsets and credits316CCarbon credit has been merged into here
29Carbon sequestration487B
30Carbon sink406C
31Carbon tax312C
32Climate change6523FALow priority given only because it is already an FA article
33Climate change adaptation208C
34Climate change feedback270C
35Climate change in Africa246B
36Climate change mitigation445B
37Climate change scenario47C
38Climate change vulnerability77C
39Climate crisis226C
40Climate engineering282B
41Climate finance54StartNot sure if this term is up and coming
42Climate justice148C
43Climate model94C
44Climate resilience106C
45Climate risk39Start
46Climate sensitivity68GA
47Climate system101GA
48Climate-smart agriculture40Start
49Cloud feedback17StartPageviews seem to go up (50 per day in Apr 2023)
50Coastal flooding97C
51Co-benefits of climate change mitigation (now merged)8startMerged toclimate change mitigation
52Cryosphere86B
53Deforestation1469B
54Deforestation and climate change111C
55Desertification683C
56Disaster1532Start
57Disaster risk reduction154C
58Drought1614C
59Earth's energy budget214C
60Economic impacts of climate change (now merged)135CMerged intoEconomic analysis of climate change in Sept 23
61Economics of climate change (now:economic analysis of climate change)43C
62Ecosystem services342C
63Effects of climate change871B
64Effects of climate change on agriculture103B
65Effects of climate change on ecosystems10CMerged intoeffects of climate change on biomes (new article)
66Effects of climate change on human health139B
67Effects of climate change on small island countries56C
68Effects of climate change on oceans57C
69Effects of climate change on plant biodiversity51C
70Effects of climate change on the water cycle24CThis topic is up and coming
71Efficient energy use259C
72Electrical grid497C
73El Niño (now merged)1,035CMerged intoENSO article
74El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)291C
75Energy policy53CShould be up and coming
76Energy transition123C
77Extreme weather277C
78Flood1846C
79Flood management290CMergedflood mitigation into this article
80Food security900C
81Global surface temperature60CShould be up and coming
82Global warming potential413C
83Green Climate Fund130C
84Greenhouse effect2293C
85Greenhouse gas1969B
86Greenhouse gas emissions704C
87Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture54CShould be up and coming
88Hazard447C
89Heat wave496C
90Hydrogen economy354B
91Ice sheet140B
92Ice shelf86C
93Individual action on climate change100C
94Instrumental temperature record (now merged)118Bhas been merged toglobal surface temperature
95Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change682B
96IPCC Sixth Assessment Report159C
97Low-carbon economy234C
98Marine heatwave21CShould be up and coming
99Nationally Determined Contributions21CTopic is up and coming, pageviews at 100 per day in May 2023
100Natural disaster2938C
101Natural hazard (now merged)260Chas been merged toNatural disaster
102Nature-based solutions80C
103Ocean2765B
104Ocean acidification411B
105Ocean deoxygenation26CShould be up and coming
106Ocean heat content40C
107Ocean storage of carbon dioxide (now:Direct deep-sea carbon dioxide injection)52BArticle reworked, with new scope and title. The old title redirects tocarbon sequestration
108Ocean temperature20startNew article (was created Oct. 2022), topic is up and coming
109Paris Agreement1434GA
110Permafrost592CA lot of relevant content is inPermafrost carbon cycle but this has low pageviews.
111Radiative forcing230C
112Reforestation223C
113Renewable energy1961B
114Representative Concentration Pathway354C
115Retreat of glaciers since 1850136C
116Sea level rise624GAIs already GA but needs updating
117Sea surface temperature161GAIs already GA but needs updating
118Sustainability1613B
119Sustainable development3375C
120Sustainable Development Goal 13274C
121Sustainable Development Goals4398C
122Sustainable energy1543FALow priority given only because it is already an FA article
123Tipping points in the climate system201GA
124Tropical cyclone1919FALow priority given only because it is already an FA article
125United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change769C
126Urban flooding15CTopic is up and coming, pageviews at 40 per day in May 2023
127Urban heat island403GA
128Verified Carbon Standard62stubPageviews seem to increase, around 100 per day in May 2023 (It is the most common GHG crediting program)
129Water cycle1512C
130Water resources1115B
131Water scarcity658B
132Water security290C
133Wetland790C
134Wildfire941GAIs already GA but needs updating
135World energy supply and consumption428B

Articles considered but decided against

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#ArticleDaily view rates

(avg. for Jan to June 2022)

WP quality label

(Aug 2022)

Main text's quality

(8 July 2022)

Lead's quality score

(8 July 2022)

Was in

Phase 1?

Content

(science or policy)

Reasons


1Adaptive capacity21C3112yesPolicyLow pageviews
2Agroforestry261CnoScienceCC content would be small in this article
3Antarctic ice sheet200CScience
4Attribution of recent climate change153BnoScienceOngoing discussion about name change to causes of climate change
5Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
6Biofuel1000CnoScience
7Biological pump86BnoScienceLow pageviews
8Carbon leakage26noPolicy
9Carbon price87CnoPolicy
10Climate action30listnoPolicyLow pageviews
11Climate apocalypse150CnoPolicyOngoing discussion about name change
12Climate change and cities22StartnoScienceLow pageviews
13Climate change and civilizational collapse60BnoScience(this is a new article, created mid 2023)
14Climate change and fisheries19ScienceArticle only created in late 2020
15Climate change and gender26CnoPolicy
16Climate change and indigenous peoples20C
17Climate change and infectious diseases15CnoScienceLow pageviews
18Climate change and invasive species23CnoScienceLow pageviews
19Climate change and poverty43CnoPolicy
20Climate change denial559BnoPolicyFar too long, needs culling
21Climate change in Antartica100CnoScience
22Climate change in the Arctic80BnoScience
23Climate change in the United States116CnoScience
24Climate communication32CnoPolicyLow pageviews
25Climate finance in the United States5CnoPolicyLow pageviews (new article)
26Climate migration11CnoPolicyLow pageviews
27Climate movement37StartnoPolicy
28Coupled Model Intercomparison Project38StartnoScienceLow pageviews
29Drylands55StartnoScienceLow pageviews
30Earth14000FAnoScience
31Eco-economic decoupling45CnoPolicy
32Economics of climate change mitigation20noPolicy
33Ecosystem-based adaptation17CyesScienceLow pageviews
34Ecosystem health25CnoScienceLow pageviews
35Effects of climate change on mental health28C7165yesScienceThis topic could be up and coming
36Effects of climate change on biomes30BnoScienceNew article
37Emissions trading390noPolicyPageviews are falling, whereas those ofcarbon emissions trading are rising
38Energy conservation675BnoPolicy
39Extinction risk from climate change70noScience
40Forest management
41Fossil fuel phase-out120CnoPolicy
42General circulation model83CnoScience
43Global dimming180GAnoScience
44Gold Standard (carbon offset standard)35startnoPolicyLow pageviews
45Greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands16CnoScienceLow pageviews
46Greenhouse gas inventory23CnoPolicyLow pageviews, merge with another one?
47Greenland ice sheet258BnoScience
48Harmful algal bloom136CnoScienceCC content would be small in this article
49Heat illness117startnoSciencevery cyclical pageviews!
50History of climate change science361CnoScience
51History of climate change policy and politics50CnoPolicynew-ish article
52Invasive species832GAnoScienceCC content would be small in this article
53Kevin Trenberth15CnoPolicyLow pageviews, and we are not focused on people
54Kyoto Protocol1200BnoPolicySurprisingly high pageviews
55Land cover49startnoScienceLow pageviews
56Land development97startnoScienceLow pageviews
57Land use200startnoPolicyincludes land use change
58Land use, land-use change, and forestry80noSciencevery messy article
59List of climate change controversies250BnoPolicy
60Low-carbon electricity55CnoPolicy
61Marine ecosystem294yesScience
62Methane emissions120noScienceShould be in Phase 3
63Media coverage of climate change60CnoPolicy
64Oceanic carbon cycle51CnoScience
65Ocean stratification40noScience
66Permafrost carbon cycle16noScience
67Plant-based diet545CnoScienceCC content would be small in this article
68Politics of climate change120noPolicy
69Psychological impact of climate change20CScienceVery low pageviews
70Psychology of climate change denial30CnoScience
71Public opinion on climate change80CnoPolicy
72Regenerative agriculture
73Scientific consensus on climate change400CnoScience
74Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction82Start2824yesPolicyLow pageviews
75Shared Socioeconomic Pathways169noScience
76Social cost of carbon60CnoPolicyLow pageviews
77Solar power1579GAnoScience
78Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C69CnoPolicy
79Sustainable Development Goal 7186yesPolicy
80Sustainable forest managementnow merged toforest management
81Tropical cyclones and climate change92CnoSciencePageviews shows some pronounced spikes
82Wind power1792GAnoScience
83Zero-carbon city34CnoPolicy

Also considered but not included:

Small selection of articles in French Wikipedia (test case)

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Perhaps these few articles should be improved in the French Wikipedia (to be discussed):

Wikipedia articles that we worked on and their quality score improvements (Phase 1)

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The SDG-related Wikipedia articles identified for further improvement are listed below. To sort the list by view rates, click on the arrows in the table headers. The view rate figures are the average number of views each day, for several years up to July 2020. The terms that are shown in red don't have a Wikipedia article yet.

Criteria for selection of articles (Phase 1)

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The criteria for inclusion of Wikipedia articles in this project include:

  • The terms being mentioned in the targets and indicators of the goals, seeList of SDG targets and indicators.
  • A preference on terms with high view rates (ideally more than 200 views per day).
  • Concepts or technology that are not mentioned in the indicators but which are important to achieve the indicators.
  • Closely related topics that are of relevance (see also "reader topic relationships" withthis tool).

Preference will be given to those Wikipedia articles that have high view rates and low quality scores.

Articles relevant for all SDGs

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The selected articles with a relation to all SDGs are:Sustainable Development Goals,Developing countries,Sustainability,International development,Sustainable development.For simplicity reasons, these general articles have been included in the SDG 6 grouping.

SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation)

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Sustainable Development Goal 6

SDG 6 articles with scores before and after

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The selected articles related to SDG 6 are listed below. Note the table also includes (at the end) those terms that are relevant for all three SDGs.

Most of the articles would be of relevance toWikiProject Sanitation andWikiProject Limnology & Oceanography.


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Table 1a: Wikipedia articles that are related to SDG 6 and were improved in this project (maximum possible score: 100)
NumberArticleDaily view rates before (1 Jan to 30 June 2020)Daily view rates after (1 Jan to 30 June 2022)Quality rating at project start

(Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score afterwards

(8 July 2022)

The lead's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

The lead's quality score afterwards

(8 July 2022)

Comments
1Sustainable Development Goal 696228C66744463
2Drinking water810699B72806067
3Ecosystem21881930B61725878
4Hand washing1230348B77866864
5Hygiene1211830C71805651
6Open defecation553356B78895559
7Rainwater harvesting11661391C63734949
8Reclaimed water260168B59664756
9Sanitation894665B71786165
10Wastewater treatment677625C64715771
11WASH202143B60754473
12Water pollution36112984B67716964
13Water scarcity798658B49895165
14Water scarcity in Africa12494C36534750
15Water security84290C48593665
16Water supply311284C55641452
17Water resources8311115B58703846
18Freshwater155121C57695255
19Freshwater ecosystem176202Start39692756
20Wetland984790C56704873
21Aquifer889697B61663747
22Groundwater793657C57706170
23Groundwater pollution232216C63645667
24Water issues in developing countries10746C56633663
25Capacity building368242C34603751
26Official development assistance226156Start49783852
27Industrial wastewater treatment279300C52622752
28Sewage502428C60766174
29Sewage treatment1210938B59746272
30Fecal sludge management116103B65677780
31Public health1165885C61854861
32Neglected tropical diseases363262C57676265
33Waterborne diseases787476C46556358
34Dangerous goods448230C57614849
35Sustainable Development Goals42374398C57775967
36Developing country24442059C66765873
37Sustainability13461613B (was demoted from GA in May 2022)52724267
38International development272196C44473030
39Sustainable development24733375C55673239

SDG 6 articles that were selected but not rescored

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Table 1b: Wikipedia articles that are related to SDG 6 but whose scores did not change (maximum possible score: 100)
NumberArticleDaily view rates before (1 Jan to 30 June 2020)Daily view rates after (1 Jan to 30 June 2022)Quality rating at project start

(Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

The lead's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

Reasons for not working on this article
40Wastewater540219B5059This is now a list type article, so cannot be scored in the conventional way
41Improved sanitation5332Start5769Pageviews very low
42Improved water source4425Start5564Pageviews very low
43Integrated water resources management5343Start258Pageviews very low, and it has been merged intowater resources article.
44Sanitation worker3565C7247Pageviews very low
45Human right to water and sanitation10571C5360Pageviews very low
46Public participation187169C3830Pageviews low, relevance for SDG 6 not strong
47Behaviour change (public health)14854C3931Not enough time and no expert found
48Diarrhea26022501B8293Article already had a very high quality score
49Cholera45812010B8591Article already had a very high quality score
50Gastroenteritis24951838GA (second best)8385Article already had a very high quality score
51International waters537518C4861Not enough time and no expert found

SDG 13 (Climate action)

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Sustainable Development Goal 13

SDG 13 articles with scores before and after

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The selected articles related to SDG 13 are listed below.

All of the articles would be of relevance toWikiProject Climate change.


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Table 2a: Wikipedia articles that are related to SDG 13 and were improved in this project (maximum possible score: 100)
NumberArticleDaily view rates before (1 Jan to 30 June 2020)Daily view rates after (1 Jan to 30 June 2022)Quality rating at project start

(Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score afterwards

(8 July 2022)

The lead's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

The lead's quality score afterwards

(8 July 2022)

Comments
1Sustainable Development Goal 130274C64785367new article
2Climate change adaptation220208C51775457
3Climate change mitigation518445B76816463
4Effects of climate change1963871B76865980
5Climate change101726523FA (best)92948097
6Greenhouse gas33841969B77825755
7Greenhouse gas emissions36704C65842659new article (spin off)
8Natural disaster24502938C68756157
9Sustainable energy83461543C (promoted to FA in Oct 21)72885388Most of the improvement was made byuser:Femke anduser:Clayoquot
10United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change968769C71744157
11Climate resilience79106C43552340
12Disaster risk reduction188154C33523140
13Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction11182Start16282924
14Wildfire1400941GA (second best)75827172
15Drought13461614C76855471
16Tropical cyclone25881919FA (best)73808281
17Flood17281846B67774961
18Paris Agreement25321434B70857279
19Developed country32602446B88804656
20Renewable energy21481961B71785961
21Nationally Determined Contributions221C41673634new article
22Efficient energy use361259C53543341
23Climate justice145148C64744578
24Sea level rise824624GA (second best)84887583
25Extreme weather271277C72775049
26Energy policy7253C34541725
27World energy supply and consumption0428B68706166new article (spin off / rename)
28Sustainable Development Goal 70186C63695259new article
29Effects of climate change on oceans21157C58743359article name used to be "Effects of global warming on oceans"
30Retreat of glaciers since 1850148136FA (best)80866163
31Arctic sea ice decline166124C76854969
32Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change842682B61747077
33Effects of climate change on human health6139C48742472
34Climate change and indigenous peoples1831C41602749
35Effects of climate change on agriculture1103B51784373new article (spin off)
36Carbon farming4760C47633546
37Climate change in Africa228246B44684370
38Climate change vulnerability077C50602134new article
39Carbon sequestration501487B62713042
40Carbon capture and storage648762C49683560
41Instrumental temperature record412118B71804563
42Effects of climate change on mental health128C49714065new article
"Climate change in country X" articles

Currently there are 63 country articles, seehere.

Average (or median)

SDG 13 articles that were selected but not rescored

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Table 2b: Wikipedia articles that are related to SDG 13 but whose scores did not change (maximum possible score: 100)
NumberArticleDaily view rates before (1 Jan to 30 June 2020)Daily view rates after (1 Jan to 30 June 2022)Quality rating at project start

(Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

The lead's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

Reasons for not working on this article
43Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere753439C7259Ran out of time, comments from expert received but would require a lot of work to do justice; moved to Phase 2
44Global citizenship447348C5029Ran out of time, relevance to SDG 13 low
45Global citizenship education7461B3935Low pageviews, relevance to SDG 13 low
46Regional effects of climate change020C6664This article was merged intoeffects of climate change
47Adaptive capacity2621Start3112Very low pageviews
48Low-carbon economy92234C5131Low pageviews
49Green Climate Fund190130B6153Ran out of time, no expert found
50Effects of climate change on humans18169C5846This article was merged intoeffects of climate change
51Education for sustainable development90121Start2820Low pageviews, relevance to SDG 13 low (suggested to merge this intosustainable development)
52Ocean acidification509411B8574Very important article, have been in touch with content experts from NOAA since August 2021, they have promised to send in comments but it's taking a long time (moved to Phase 2)

SDG 14 (Life below Water)

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SDG 14 articles with scores before and after

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Sustainable Development Goal 14

The selected articles related to SDG 14 are listed below.

Most of the articles are of relevance toWikiProject Limnology & Oceanography.


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Table 3a: Wikipedia articles that are related to SDG 14 and were improved in this project (maximum possible score: 100)
NumberArticleDaily view rates before (1 Jan to 30 June 2020)Daily view rates after (1 Jan to 30 June 2022)Quality rating at project start

(Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score afterwards

(8 July 2022)

The lead's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

The lead's quality score afterwards

(8 July 2022)

Comments
1Sustainable Development Goal 140202C46684571new article
2Eutrophication869898B65773266
3Least developed countries456719C60744749
4Marine pollution492368B79856279
5Microplastics474650C63745270
6Overfishing316270B69755067
7Sea surface temperature231161GA (second best)83886477
8Ocean fertilization4331C53551837
9Sustainable tourism347244C39754245
10Marine debris171120B77825164
11Nutrient pollution8170C53743557
12Coast470336B64786591
13Marine protected area8985B65685265
14Aquaculture644581B77783966
15Marine plastic pollution169B33844873new article
16Aquatic ecosystem482568C62683445
17Fishing industry175151C63702840
18Planetary boundaries215286B60743667
19Marine ecosystem294281C69794758
20Ocean23132765B68877793
21Sea1100837FA (best)83908076
22Convention on Biological Diversity485404C52614554

SDG 14 articles that were selected but not rescored

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Table 3b: Wikipedia articles that are related to SDG 14 but whose scores did not change (maximum possible score: 100)
NumberArticleDaily view rates before (1 Jan to 30 June 2020)Daily view rates after (1 Jan to 30 June 2022)Quality rating at project start

(Sept 2020)

Main text's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

The lead's quality score before

(1 Sept 2020)

Reasons for not working on this article
23Marine habitats179119C8074Quality score already very high
24Overexploitation223245C7344Ran out of time, no expert found, quality score already quite high
25Coral reef13001223B8069Quality score already very high
26Commercial fishing164227C6773Ran out of time, no expert found, quality score already quite high
27Artisanal fishing5059Start5243Very low pageviews
28Sustainable fishery5045C5724Very low pageviews
29Fisheries management8576C5422Very low pageviews
30Fishery269222Start5348Ran out of time, no expert found
31Marine life445372B8468Quality score already very high
32Law of the sea148140Start5245Ran out of time, no expert found
33Exclusive economic zone951956B7561Quality score already very high
34Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing7663C5354Low pageviews
35Destructive fishing practices1723Start4619Very low pageviews
36Marine conservation112106C6348Low pageviews
37Small Island Developing States126124C5534Ran out of time, moved to Phase 2 because of climate change issues
38United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea689680C5966Ran out of time, no expert found
39Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission1411C2141Very low pageviews
40Fish stocks425Start5318Very low pageviews
41Fisheries subsidy57Start2221Very low pageviews
42Marine technology1816Start4036Very low pageviews
43Effects of climate change on oceansCSee under SDG 13
44International watersCSee under SDG 6
45Sustainable developmentCSee under SDG 13
46Ocean acidificationBSee under SDG 13

New articles created

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Article titleCreated whenCreated howBy whom
SDG 711 July 2020From scratchShanewatson20
SDG 1311 July 2020From scratchShanewatson20
SDG 1411 July 2020From scratchShanewatson20
Greenhouse gas emissions3 April 2021Spin off fromgreenhouse gasEMsmile (project team member Elisabeth von Münch)
World energy supply and consumption8 June 2021"Worldwide energy supply" page and "World energy consumption" page were merged into this articleChidgk1
Effects of climate change on agriculture6 March 2022Spin off from “climate change and agricultureChidgk1 in collaboration with EMsmile
Effects of climate change on mental health5 April 2022Spin off from “Psychological impact of climate changeEMsmile
Marine plastic pollution13 Sept 2021Used stub of “plastic soup” as starting pointEMsmile
Climate change vulnerability26 Dec 2020From scratch (bringing content fromclimate resilience,Economics of climate change and some new content)Sadads
Marine resources24 May 2022It is just a stub or list type article so far; it was previously a redirect to “marine conservation”.Sadads

Results for improvements in quality scores by individual quality parameters (Phase 1)

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Why score lead and main text separately

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We scored the articles' leads separately as the leads are the most important segment of the article which readers read. The lead should be a good summary of the article and be about four paragraphs long. More information is here:WP:LEAD.

We had originally planned to improve the lead for twice as many articles as full articles but did not manage this workload.

Scoring system and results summary for main text

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The quality of articles was assessed on a scale of 0 to 100 by using the following parameters. The assessment time "before" was the 1 Sept 2020 version of the article or nearest older date. The assessment time afterwards was around May/June 2022.


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Table 4: Overview of the scoring system and results to assess article quality before and after (for the main article text) - maximum possible score: 100
Parameter

(M is machine assessment, E is expert assessment)

Maximum possible valueAverage beforeAverage after the projectImprovement (%)Comments on how the values are derivedTool to use or expert assessmentGuidance to improve scores
1M1 - Readability2514.915.43%Calculated assessment, based on Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease score and linear scaling function. Score based on how readable and well-written the article is.WebFX tool, using the second tab called "test by direct input" (select and copy main text of article except for the lead, and up to the "See also" section).Use theHemingway App to get guidance on improving readability. In general: shorter sentences, less passive voice, less complicated words, less technical jargon
2M2 - Sourcing158.49.29%Calculated assessment, based on ratio of references per hundred words.WebFX tool and Wikipedia page statisticsMore references
3M3 - Completeness53.53.74%This parameter is based on Wikipedia'sORES analysis tool and is meant to indicate quality.WikiEdu toolAll the improvements necessary to get an article toGood Article orFeatured Article standard.
4M4 - Illustrations (quantity)52.73.08%Calculated assessment, based on number of images per thousand words.Xtool (Wikipedia page statistics)More images
5M5 - Embedding (incoming wikilinks)2.51.21.416%Calculated assessment, based on number of incoming wikilinks.Xtool (Wikipedia page statistics)More wikilinks from other articles to this one
6M6 - Embedding (outgoing wikilinks)2.51.61.76%Calculated assessment, based on number of outoing wikilinks per hundred words.Xtool (Wikipedia page statistics)More wikilinks from this article to other articles
7E1 - Comprehensiveness158.411.638%Subjective assessment (score based on how fully the article covers significant aspects of the topic.)Needs expert assessmentEnsure that the article is comprehensive, goes into appropriate detail about all significant aspects of the topic, and uses summary style where appropriate.
8E2 - Connectivity and article tree structure105.89.258%Score based on how well a “parent article" interacts with sub-articles. There is often a suite or tree of articles which all need to be interwoven with each other.Needs expert assessmentEnsure that article is well connected to any relevant parent or sub-particles; it's clear where in the "tree structure" this articles sits. It points people to the relevant sub-articles (or to parent articles); parent articles should not have too much detail in areas where sub-articles exist.
9E3 - Formatting and adherences to style guide106.79.845%Score based on how well the section headings conform with standard headings style; also the quality of the article's layout and adherence to theWikipedia's Manual of Style.Needs expert assessmentEnsure that article uses standard headings wherever possible, there is a logical flow to the sections, good use of level 1, 2, 3 headings. No external links in the main text. No bolding and other formatting except for first few words in lead. No bullet point lists or only used sparingly (mainly prose is used). Article has the right amount of wikilinks compared to text (not too many, not too few). Length of article is within guidelines (readable prose is less than 50 kB).
10E4 - Neutrality21.92.02%Score based on adherence to theNeutral Point of View policy.Needs expert assessmentEnsure that the article follows theNPOV policy.
11E5 - Illustrations (quality)84.05.742%Score based on quality of images and their captions.Needs expert assessmentEnsure that all of the images in the article illustrate the topic well, are in the right sections and have high quality captions which explain why the image is relevant.
Total100597322%
Sum of automated parameters only5532346%
Sum of expert assessed parameters only45273842%

Scoring system and results summary for leads only

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The quality of articles' leads was assessed on a scale of 0 to 100 by using the following parameters:


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Table 5: Overview of the scoring system and results to assess article quality before and after (for the leads only) - maximum possible score: 100
ParameterMaximum possible valueAverage at baselineAverage value at project endImprovement (%)Comments on how the values were derivedTool to useParameters that need to be recordedGuidance to improve scores
1ML1 - Readability301817-2%Calculated assessment, based on Flesch score and linear scaling function (using just the text of the lead)Webfx tool using the second tab called "test by direct input"Flesch Kincaid Reading EaseUse theHemingway App to get guidance on improving readability: In general: shorter sentences, less passive voice, less complicated words, less technical jargon
2ML2 - Length25111430%Calculated assessment, based only on the length of the lead using a linear scaling functionWebfx tool using the second tab called "test by direct input"Number of words (total)Make the lead longer
3EL1 - Quality of summary30111753%Score based on how well the lead represents a summary of the entire article, not just a summary of some sections.Needs expert assessmentMake the lead into a good summary of the entire article
4EL2 - Illustration1581352%Score based on how good the lead's image and its caption are.Needs expert assessmentSelect an excellent image: the lead image should be representative because it provides a visual association for the topic, and allow readers to quickly assess if they have arrived at the right page
Total100486127%
Sum of automated parameters only55293210%
Sum of expert assessed parameters only45192952%

Targets

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We planned to measure the direct project impacts and set measurable targets for ourselves as follows:

  • Leads: Number of article leads to be improved: 300 (100 per SDG) - with a quality score at the end of the project of 100 out of 100 (average across all articles) - this was not achieved as we realised we could not really improve the leads before the articles were not substantially improved (in most cases)
  • Full articles: Number of full articles to be improved: 150 (50 per SDG) - with a quality score at the end of the project of 85 out of 100 (average across all articles) - this was nearly achieved
  • Professional networks: Number of professional networks or groups of scientists to be engaged: 30 (10 per SDG)
  • View rates: Increase in user traffic (view rates) for the edited articles - 15% after two years compared to start of project. (not achieved, some articles increased in pageviews, others dropped; overall there was an 11% drop.

Reasons for not improving the scores of some articles

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We did work on nearly all of the articles that we had pre-selected but some articles - which we later called “not improved” - have received only minor improvements which did not change the score. For example, adding a sentence about SDG 13 did improve the article but did not change its score.

The reasons that we didn’t work on (or did not improve the scores for) all of the articles that we had selected included one or several of the following:

  • Very low pageviews (less than 100)
  • Quality score at the base line was already quite high (higher than 80)
  • Could not identify suitable experts
  • Experts were contacted but either did not reply or did not send in comments on time
  • Relevance to the particular SDG was fairly low
  • Ran out of time (moved some of the articles to Phase 2)


Further article options for future project phases for SDG 6 and 14

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Further options for SDG 6 articles

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Possible additional articles or articles that we decided against:

If there was time left over, we could also improve these articles:

Further options for SDG 14 articles

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Articles considered but decided against:

Supporting resources

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How to edit for beginners

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Information on how to edit for beginners is includedhere, on the project page of the Wiki4Climate edit-a-thon in 2020.

Video tutorials for Wikipedia editing

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See our Youtube Playlist for several video tutorials for Wikipedia editinghere.

Promotional videos about Wikipedia editing

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Video describing why it is important to contribute aquatic content to Wikipedia.
Video describing how to add aquatic information to Wikipedia

WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography (which is closely related to SDG 14) commissioned creation of two videos to describe the importance of contributing aquatic content to Wikipedia, and how to do so.

Guide for written peer reviews

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A guide for peer reviews is provided by WikiEduhere.

In general, the best Wikipedia articles have five elements:

  • A lead section that is easy to understand
  • A clear structure
  • Balanced coverage
  • Neutral content
  • Reliable sources

Guiding questions for reviewers (each should be answerable with "yes"):

Lead

  • Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
  • Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
  • Does the Lead include only information that is present in the article?
  • Is the Lead concise and not overly detailed? Does the lead not contain redundant information
  • Does the lead not give more weight to certain parts of the article over others?

The lead is the first section of an article. It usually states the most important information about the article's subject, and gives a good overview of the rest of the article.Good leads don't get too bogged down in detail, and don't simply repeat what's in the article below. You should be able to read the lead and feel like you have a pretty good grasp of what the article is about.

Content

  • Is the content relevant to the topic?
  • Is the content up-to-date?
  • Is there no content missing and all content belongs?
  • Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? If so: Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
  • Does it not repeat content in too much detail which is better off in a sub-article?

Tone and Balance

  • Is the content neutral?
  • Are there no claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • Are there no viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • Does the content not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

  • Is all content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
  • Does the content accurately reflect what the cited sources say? (You'll need to refer to the sources to check this.)
  • Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
  • Are the sources current?
  • Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
  • Are there no better sources available, such as peer-reviewed articles in place of news coverage or random websites? (You may need to do some digging to answer this.)
  • Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

  • Is the content well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
  • Does the content have no grammatical or spelling errors?
  • Is the content well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
  • Are images well-captioned?
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
Examples of good feedback
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A good article evaluation can take a number of forms. The most essential things are to clearly identify the biggest shortcomings, and provide specific guidance on how the article can be improved.

Interviews with experts

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Examples of interviews with experts:

Possible new categories or navigation boxes

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Phase 1

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Logos of SDGs 6, 13 and 14 - the focus of this communications project

Basic project facts (Phase 1)

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  • Start: 1 Aug 2020
  • End: 31 July 2022
  • Project title: "Phase 1: Communication of SDG-related research knowledge in water and sanitation (SDG 6), climate action (SDG 13) and life below water (oceans) (SDG14) in Wikipedia while engaging professional networks"
  • Administrating organisation:Stockholm Environment Institute
  • Funder:Formas - a Swedish government research council for sustainable development and a state authority under the Swedish Ministry of the Environment. Formas also has funds and assignments from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
  • Wiki projects in focus: English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and a small component of Swedish Wikipedia

Core team members:

  • User:ASRASR (project manager), Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden
  • User:EMsmile (project team member), freelancer, Australia/Germany
  • User:Olle Terenius (UU) (project team member), Uppsala University, Sweden (first six months only)

Publications about the project:

WikiProjects and Wikipedia initiatives that we engaged with:All SDGs:WikiProject International Relations,WikiProject United Nations,WikiProject Globalization,WikiProject Sustainability,WikiProject International Development, (no significant responses received through any of these)

SDG 6:WikiProject Sanitation,WikiProject Pollution (no significant responses received)

SDG 13:

SDG 14:

Project Dashboard:Participants can join by adding their Wikipedia login names to the project dashboardhere (after logging into to Wikipedia; if the link it clicked while not logged in it will ask for a passcode; the way the dashboard is set up is that it will only log edits made to predetermined Wikipedia articles) - we didn't really use this tool in the end.

Background (Phase 1)

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This project has its main focus on three SDGs that are directly impacted by changes to the environment (freshwater, climate and oceans). There are also linkages to agriculture (irrigation, reuse of nutrients from excreta, eutrophication) and to spatial planning and infrastructure (water supply, sanitation infrastructure such as sewer systems, renewable energy systems). The project will emphasize the communication of cross-cutting issues between the SDGs - integrating socio-political, economic and environmental aspects.

This project is important because there are gaps between what various stakeholder groups find on the internet and the published scientific work on SDG-related topics. That much of the specialized literature containing critical knowledge is unavailable to the informed public is a handicap in the dissemination and implementation of the SDGs. Wikipedia articles usually appear at the top of internet search results but are incomplete in many areas. Wikipedia therefore has a key role in helping promote the SDGs but the improvement of the key articles making use of available scientific expertise is necessary.

It is also part of themeetups on SDGs and connected to a larger initiative called "Wiki loves SDGs" which is supported by members ofWikimedians for Sustainable Development.

Diversity aspects

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The project will emphasize gender and diversity aspects as well as content provided by research from the Global South.

Goals and objectives (Phase 1)

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The overall goal of this project is to inform the public about the SDGs, initially focusing on SDGs 6, 13 and 14. This will be done by using Wikipedia as communication channel for the products of the work and for how we communicate with other Wikipedia editors. The project target group is the informed public searching the internet for information. This includes researchers, educators, local government decision makers, journalists, students, entrepreneurs and consultants.

Another target group for participation is high school students. We believe that the strength among the coming generation is to be taken seriously and that integrating writing about SDGs will not only teach them about the goals, but also how to write technically (in English) and how to value and cite different sources of information.

The specific objectives of the project are to:

  • assist scientists/scholars to bring their work to Wikipedia as a medium to convey their knowledge about SDG-related topics;
  • focus on readability for laypersons and those with first language not English;
  • involve experts from low-income countries; not just the volunteers/researchers from the Global North that dominate Wikipedia editing efforts today;
  • encourage more subject matter experts to write in Wikipedia, rather than only relying on volunteers with limited topics of interest;
  • bridge the gap between experts and those who are looking for information on Wikipedia about SDGs;
  • make use of professional networks on both sides of the ledger in order to reach out and market the project work
  • teach Swedish high school students at some selected pilot schools to add content to SDG-related articles (for the English Wikipedia) and to translate part of the SDG articles developed into Swedish Wikipedia. (we had to drop this activity due to Corona-related school closures)

List of content experts (Phase 1)

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We had 39 content experts who helped us with improving the Wikipedia articles in Phase 1:

SDG 6 topics:

  1. Darold Batzer,University of Georgia, United States (Wikipedia article:Wetland)
  2. Edward A. Laws,Louisiana State University, United States (Water pollution)
  3. Guy Geltner,University of Amsterdam andMonash University, The Netherlands and Australia (public health, early history)
  4. Linda Strande,EAWAG, Switzerland (Fecal sludge management)
  5. Marcos von Sperling,Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil (Sewage treatment,Wastewater treatment,Sewage)
  6. Mesfin Mekonnen,The University of Alabama, United States (Water scarcity)
  7. Oliver Jones,RMIT University, Australia (Water pollution)
  8. Sally Bloomfield,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK (Hygiene)
  9. Tom Crook,Oxford Brookes University (Public health)
  10. Virginia Berridge,London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK (Public health)
  11. Anonymous reviewer 1 (Capacity building)

SDG 13 topics:

  1. Baylor Fox-Kemper (User:Baylorfk),Brown University, United States (anIPCC AR 6 report author worked with his students on e.g.sea surface temperature,climate change in Antarctica)
  2. Blair Trewin,Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (Instrumental temperature record) - anIPCC AR 6 report author
  3. Fiona Charlson,University of Queensland, Australia (Effects of climate change on mental health)
  4. Henry Shue,Merton College, Oxford, UK (Climate Justice)
  5. Ian Hamilton,University College London, UK (Effects of climate change on human health)
  6. Gonéri Le Cozannet (User:Goneri Le Cozannet), BRGM French Geologic Survey /Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, France (Sea level rise) - anIPCC AR 6 report author
  7. Jonathan Lynn (User:Jonathanlynn), France (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
  8. Nick Watts,National Health Service (NHS England & NHS Improvement), UK (Effects of climate change on human health)
  9. Peter Alexander,University of Edinburgh (User:PAlandus), UK (Effects of climate change on agriculture) - anIPCC AR 6 report author
  10. Pierre Friedlingstein,University of Exeter, UK (carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere)
  11. Richard Taylor,Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden (Climate change adaptation)
  12. Thian Yew Gan,University of Alberta, Canada (Effects of climate change) - anIPCC AR 6 report author

SDG 14 topics:

  1. David A. Fennell,Brock University, Canada (Sustainable tourism)
  2. Gianluca Ferraro,University of Portsmouth, UK (Marine plastic pollution)
  3. Michael Petterson,Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand (Sustainable Development Goal 14)
  4. Ivan Nagelkerken,University of Adelaide, Australia (Coast)
  5. Tim Jickells,University of East Anglia, UK (Ocean,eutrophication,harmful algal bloom,coastal waters,effects of climate change on oceans)
  6. F. Stuart Chapin III (Terry Chapin),University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States (Ecosystem)

Topics related to several SDGs:

  1. Ben Purvis,University of Sheffield, UK (Sustainability)
  2. Christian Berg (User:Seemountain),Clausthal University of Technology, Germany (Sustainability)
  3. Lisa M. Butler Harrington, Professor Emeritus,Kansas State University, United States (Sustainability)
  4. Michael Medley, Center for Social Development Studies,Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (Official development assistance)
  5. Murray W. Scown,Utrecht University, The Netherlands (Sustainable development goals)
  6. Sarah Cornell,Stockholm Resilience Centre, SwedenPlanetary Boundaries
  7. Thomas Hickmann,Utrecht University, The Netherlands (Sustainable development goals)
  8. Tom Kuhlman (User:TK26), retired fromWageningen University & Research, The Netherlands (Sustainability)
  9. William C. Clark (Bill Clark),Harvard University, USA (Sustainable development)

Contributor with a focus on readability improvements and standard structure for "climate change by country" articles:

  1. Diane Kellogg (User:PlanetCare),Bentley University (Emerita), United States (Sustainability,sustainable tourism,Sustainable Development Goals,Climate change in Finland,Ocean,Water pollution,Climate change in Kenya,Climate change in Ghana,Climate change in Brazil,Climate change in Mexico,Ecosystem,Climate change in Norway,Climate change in Sweden)

Books and publications provided by content experts (Phase 1)

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Some content experts sent us pdf files of their own books or their own publications that are behind paywalls so that we could utilise them without having to purchase a copy. The following is an incomplete list (focused on textbooks):

  • Forsewage,wastewater,sewage treatment,wastewater treatment: Von Sperling, M. (2015). "Wastewater Characteristics, Treatment and Disposal".Water Intelligence Online.6: 9781780402086.doi:10.2166/9781780402086.ISSN 1476-1777 (this book is in fact open access already)
  • Forecosystem andeutrophication by Terry Chapin: Chapin, F. Stuart, III (2011). "Chapter 1: The Ecosystem Concept".Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology. P. A. Matson, Peter Morrison Vitousek, Melissa C. Chapin (2nd ed.). New York: Springer.ISBN978-1-4419-9504-9.OCLC 755081405.
  • Forwater pollution by Oliver jones: Jones OA, Gomes RL (2013). "Chapter 1: Chemical Pollution of the Aquatic Environment by Priority Pollutants and its Control".Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control (5th ed.). Royal Society of Chemistry.ISBN978-1-84973-648-0.
  • Forsustainable tourism by David Fennell: Fennell, David A.; Cooper, Chris (2020).Sustainable Tourism: Principles, Contexts and Practices. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters. pp. 198, 234.doi:10.21832/9781845417673.ISBN978-1-84541-767-3.S2CID 228913882.
  • Forsustainability by Christian Berg: Berg, Christian (2020).Sustainable action : overcoming the barriers. Abingdon, Oxon.ISBN978-0-429-57873-1.OCLC 1124780147.
  • Forwater security by David Grey: Sadoff, Claudia; Grey, David; Borgomeo, Edoardo (2020), "Water Security",Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science, Oxford University Press,doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.013.609,ISBN978-0-19-938941-4, retrieved 2022-04-12

External links

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