Jones, Lindsey 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5568-2200, Harvey, Blane, Cochrane, Logan, Cantin, Bernard, Conway, Declan ORCID: 0000-0002-4590-6733, Cornforth, Rosalind J., De Souza, Ken and Kirbyshire, Amy
(2018)
Designing the next generation of climate adaptation research for development.
Regional Environmental Change, 18 (1).
pp. 297-304.
ISSN 1436-3798
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Abstract
Adaptation research has changed significantly in recent years as funders and researchers seek to encourage greater impact, ensure value for money and promote interdisciplinarity across the natural and social sciences. While these developments are inherently positive, they also bring fresh challenges. With this in mind, this paper presents an agenda for the next generation of climate adaptation research for development. The agenda is based on insights from a dialogue session held at the 2016 Adaptation Futures conference as well as drawing on the collective experience of the authors. We propose five key areas that need to be changed in order to meet the needs of future adaptation research, namely: increasing transparency and consultation in research design; encouraging innovation in the design and delivery of adaptation research programmes; demonstrating impact on the ground; addressing incentive structures; and promoting more effective brokering, knowledge management and learning. As new international funding initiatives start to take shape, we underscore the importance of learning from past experiences and scaling-up of successful innovations in research funding models.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/journal/10113 |
| Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors © CC BY 4.0 |
| Divisions: | Grantham Research Institute |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2018 10:51 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 21:33 |
| Funders: | European Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/86792 |
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