Transformative adaptation and implications for transdisciplinary climate change research

• Published in: Environmental Research: Climate Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 23001 - 23009
• Main Authors: Hellin, Jon, Amarnath, Giriraj, Challinor, Andrew, Fisher, Eleanor, Girvetz, Evan, Guo, Zhe, Hodur, Janet, Loboguerrero, Ana Maria, Pacillo, Grazia, Rose, Sabrina, Schutz, Tonya, Valencia, Lina, You, Liangzhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Climate resilient agriculture; Inter-disciplinary research; Social equity; Transdisciplinary networks; Transformative adaptation

The severity of the climate challenge requires a change in the climate response, from an incremental to a more far-reaching and radical transformative one. There is also a need to avoid maladaptation whereby responses to climate risk inadvertently reinforce vulnerability, exposure and risk for some...