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Joint knowledge production in climate change adaptation networks

Muccione, Veruska ; Huggel, Christian ; Bresch, David N ; Jurt, Christine ; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo ; Mehra, Meeta K ; Pabón Caicedo, José Daniel

In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2019, vol. 39, p. 147–152

Adaptation to changing and new environmental conditions is of fundamental importance to sustainability and requires concerted efforts amongst science, policy, and practice to produce solution-oriented knowledge. Joint knowledge production or co-production of knowledge have become increasingly popular terms to describe the process of scientists, policy makers and actors from the civil society...

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Climate change research in bilateral development programmes: experiences from India and Peru

Muccione, Veruska ; Orlowsky, Boris ; Allen, Simon K. ; Huggel, Christian ; Salzmann, Nadine ; Montoya, Nilton ; Randhawa, Surjeet Singh ; Stoffel, Markus

In: Development in Practice, 2019, vol. 29, no. 3, p. 336–348

This article reflects on the merits and shortfalls of bilateral research programmes aimed at strengthening climate change research capabilities, using the experience from two programmes, the PACC and IHCAP in Peru and India, respectively. The study highlights key aspects of these types of bilateral programmes, namely: capacity; performance, salary and appreciation; funding; bureaucracy and...

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Scientific knowledge and knowledge needs in climate adaptation policy: a case study of diverse mountain regions

Muccione, Veruska ; Salzmann, Nadine ; Huggel, Christian

In: Mountain Research and Development, 2016, vol. 36, no. 3, p. 364–375

Mountain ecosystems around the world are recognized to be among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The need to develop sound adaptation strategies in these areas is growing. Knowledge from the natural sciences has an important role to play in the development of adaptation strategies. However, the extent of and gaps in such knowledge have not been systematically investigated...