Trans-disciplinary responses to climate change: lessons from rice-based systems in Asia

Hellin, J., Balie, J., Fisher, E., Kohli, A., Connor, M., Yadav, S., Kumar, V., Krupnik, T. J., Sander, B. O., Cobb, J., Nelson, K., Setiyono, T., Puskar, R., Chivenge, P. and Gummert, M. (2020) Trans-disciplinary responses to climate change: lessons from rice-based systems in Asia. Climate, 8 (2). 35. ISSN 2225-1154 doi: 10.3390/cli8020035

Abstract/Summary

Climate change will continue to have a largely detrimental impact on the agricultural sector worldwide because of predicted rising temperatures, variable rainfall, and an increase in extreme weather events. Reduced crop yields will lead to higher food prices and increased hardship for low income populations, especially in urban areas. Action on climate change is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 13) and is linked to the Paris Climate Agreement. The research challenge posed by climate change is so complex that a trans-disciplinary response is required, one that brings together researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in networks where the lines between “research” and “development” become deliberately blurred. Fostering such networks will require researchers, throughout the world, not only to work across disciplines but also to pursue new South–North and South–South partnerships incorporating policy-makers and practitioners. We use our diverse research experiences to describe the emergence of such networks, such as the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC) in South and Southeast Asia, and to identify lessons on how to facilitate and strengthen the development of trans-disciplinary responses to climate change.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/89241
Identification Number/DOI	10.3390/cli8020035
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of International Development
Uncontrolled Keywords	climate change; trans-disciplinary networks; rice-based systems; South and Southeast Asia
Publisher	MDPI
Download/View statistics	View download statistics for this item