TY - JOUR
T1 - Co-designing a research agenda for climate adaptation in El Salvador's coffee sector
T2 - A transdisciplinary perspective
AU - Teodoro, Jose Daniel
AU - Marselis, Suzanne
AU - Maiello, Antonella
AU - Häger, Achim
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The inclusion of social actors is widely acknowledged as a precondition for just and sustainable adaptation strategies to climate change. The integration of diverse types of scientific and local knowledge contributes to a better understanding of problems and increases the relevance of science at the local scale. In this study, we - an interdisciplinary team of scientists - employed a transdisciplinary methodology to enable the discussion of collaborative action the Salvadoran coffee sector needs to adapt to current and future impacts of climate change. Through a stakeholder encounter we elicited knowledge exchange among stakeholders to generate (i) a collective awareness of the experiences of climate impacts and (ii) outline a research agenda to facilitate a transdisciplinary climate change adaptation strategy. We used a suite of standard and participatory data-gathering methods, including desk research, in-depth informal conversations, questionnaires, field visits, small-group discussions, and a one-day workshop. In this paper, we present the methodological approach and the outcomes of the transdisciplinary research process. We ultimately outline a collectively generated research agenda using the input of stakeholders who partook in the workshop.
AB - The inclusion of social actors is widely acknowledged as a precondition for just and sustainable adaptation strategies to climate change. The integration of diverse types of scientific and local knowledge contributes to a better understanding of problems and increases the relevance of science at the local scale. In this study, we - an interdisciplinary team of scientists - employed a transdisciplinary methodology to enable the discussion of collaborative action the Salvadoran coffee sector needs to adapt to current and future impacts of climate change. Through a stakeholder encounter we elicited knowledge exchange among stakeholders to generate (i) a collective awareness of the experiences of climate impacts and (ii) outline a research agenda to facilitate a transdisciplinary climate change adaptation strategy. We used a suite of standard and participatory data-gathering methods, including desk research, in-depth informal conversations, questionnaires, field visits, small-group discussions, and a one-day workshop. In this paper, we present the methodological approach and the outcomes of the transdisciplinary research process. We ultimately outline a collectively generated research agenda using the input of stakeholders who partook in the workshop.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Climate resilience
KW - Research co-design
KW - Salvadoran coffee
KW - Stakeholder encounter
KW - Transdisciplinary research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85183876634&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103678
DO - 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103678
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85183876634
SN - 1462-9011
VL - 153
JO - Environmental Science and Policy
JF - Environmental Science and Policy
M1 - 103678
ER -