A5003644247- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Mining and Resource Management
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Social Media and Politics
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- International Development and Aid
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- ICT in Developing Communities
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
McGill University
2017-2025
Overseas Development Institute
2015-2019
International Development Research Centre
2013-2015
University of Sussex
2011-2014
Committee on Climate Change
2012
Institute of Development Studies
2010-2011
Institute of Development Studies
2011
Climate change research is at an impasse. The transformation of economies and everyday practices more urgent, yet appears ever daunting as attempts behaviour change, regulations, global agreements confront material social-political infrastructures that support the status quo. Effective action requires new ways conceptualizing society, climate environment current struggles to break free established categories. In response, this contribution revisits important insights from social sciences...
Providing sound evidence to inform decision-making that considers the needs of most vulnerable climate change will help both adaptation and development efforts. Such is particularly important in “hot spots”, where strong signal high concentrations people are present. These hot spots include semiarid regions deltas Africa Asia, glacier- snowpack-dependent river basins South Asia. In advance a major research effort focusing on these three spots, studies were commissioned identify characterize...
The potential for social learning to address complex, interconnected and environmental challenges, such as climate change adaptation, is receiving increasing attention in research practice. Social approaches vary, but commonly include cycles of knowledge sharing joint action co‐create knowledge, relationships, practices among diverse stakeholders. This results that goes beyond the individual into communities, networks, or systems. Many authors have focused on analysis case studies better...
An increasing number of research programs seek to support adaptation climate change through the engagement large-scale transdisciplinary networks that span countries and continents. While processes have been a topic reflection, practice, refinement for some time, these trends now mean global community needs reflect learn how pursue collaborative on large scale. This paper shares insights from seven-year program supports collaboration between more than 450 researchers practitioners across...
Abstract Climate change poses significant global challenges. Solutions require new ways of working, thinking, and acting. Knowledge co‐production is often cited as one the innovations needed for navigating complexity climate challenges, yet how to best approach processes remains unclear. In this article, we explore in which development researchers are approaching knowledge grapple with extent modalities used reaching their stated potential. Using a multiple case analysis six examples...
With recent growth in funding and research on “resilience building”, interest climate services has risen dramatically. Included this trend is an increased emphasis the use of weather information for a range purposes across multiple scales. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) other non-state actors Africa have responded accordingly, are increasingly acting as brokers, sometimes producers, part their activities. Drawing from Burkina Faso Ethiopia Building Resilience Adaptation to Climate...
We -the Editors of Climate and Development -react in both delight dismay to the 'Hot List' 1000 influential scholars climate change published by Reuters 1 on 20 April 2021.Delight because compilation such a list demonstrates critical importance as major global challenge, celebrating knowledge-holders who are at forefront ground-breaking thinking research.As journal, we commend these their achievements.Yet dismayed see that only 122 people women, 111 2 based institutions countries Global...
The growing emphasis on the societal impact of sustainability research has implications for how we understand, measure, and support excellence. This shift is particularly relevant international undertaken through partnerships between collaborators in global North South because reframing excellence developing capacity Southern-based researchers. Against this backdrop, study examines twelve large-scale, multi-consortium, transdisciplinary climate resilience development programs. We consider...
Actors working on global climate and sustainability challenges are faced with two competing imperatives: first, there is an ever-expanding body of knowledge, networks initiatives generating new insights that should be shared. Second, we see a growing recognition fly-in, fly-out conferencing practices insufficient unsustainable model for learning, boundary crossing collaboration towards transformations. Against this backdrop, argue knowledge exchange societal transformations needs to consider...
Introduction This study offers a case of capacity development for Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) within the context McGill University’s Faculty Education, focusing on experiences researchers and students engaged in KMb. Amidst increasing global demands academic research to contribute societal benefits, this evaluated participants’ challenges support received doing KMb activities. Methods followed qualitative exploratory approach, utilizing semi-structured interviews gather detailed insights...
This study investigates the potential of community-based organizations (CBOs) to enhance knowledge mobilization (KMb) through reciprocal and empowering collaborations with academic researchers. Using a constructivist qualitative methodology, research explored how CBOs perceive experience KMb relationships identified challenges in fostering mutually beneficial relationships. Data were gathered via semi-structured interviews 11 participants from nine Montréal-based CBOs. Findings indicate that...
This article examines the threads that run through seven different accounts of action research make up this IDS Bulletin. It links practice to power and positionality facilitators. argues must explore flows dynamics in order ensure any changes are not superficial. is explicit involves risks it important be mindful those as unfolds. grounds articles theories change emphasise systemic relationships complexity. Finally sees learning an iterative process which decisions constantly have made...
Adaptation research has changed significantly in recent years as funders and researchers seek to encourage greater impact, ensure value for money promote interdisciplinarity across the natural social sciences. While these developments are inherently positive, they also bring fresh challenges. With this mind, paper presents an agenda next generation of climate adaptation development. The is based on insights from a dialogue session held at 2016 Futures conference well drawing collective...
Impact assessment (IA) involves complex interactions among societal actors with diverse knowledge systems and worldviews (ontological pluralism) that ideally combine to both define support goals, such as sustainable development. An often acknowledged but rarely explored concept in these efforts is research capacity — the ability of a group engage, produce, maintain use associated implications for pluralistic process outcomes. This paper presents an embedded case study IA policy network Yukon...
This study examined ways in which climate information was mobilized for use under Future Climate Africa (FCFA), an applied research program to improve the of support medium-term (5–40 years) policies and planning sub-Saharan Africa. Past has underscored interdependent relationship between user engagement knowledge mobilization effective uptake. The used a document analysis 46 ou tputs semi-structured interviews with 13 FCFA researchers contrast user-centered knowledge-centered approaches...
Communication on climate change research has long been dominated by top-down delivery of information aimed at informing future scenarios and climate-related events. However, emphasis in this field is slowly shifting to more process-oriented approaches communication, the need integrate learning receiving increasing attention. This article argues that despite challenges communication into a dialogical learning-oriented model practice, realities faced communities impacted ground make shift...
South–North research collaborations are now commonly used in the field of climate and development to advance knowledge, inform decision-making strengthen capacity global South. Southern leadership within these is widely seen as instrumental their lasting impact. This study examines how were promoted Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme, a five-year initiative that sought enhance resilience change Africa. Drawing on interview survey data from programme participants, document analysis...
In this article we reflect on three themes that highlight current trends in research communication for development and, turn, shape issue of the IDS Bulletin. We argue shifts sociopolitical and theoretical context within which is being put into practice; range configurations actors roles deployed; technological advances or innovations available are affecting important often contested changes. introducing collection articles relevant to these themes, conclude further work needed mapping out...