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Adaptation evidence and knowledge are diverse and unequally represented in global adaptation discourse. The Adaptation Futures 2023 conference sought to bring this diversity together to advance more inclusive and impactful adaptation science, and confronted both the benefits and the trade-offs that this effort entails.
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Contributions from the Science Committee and the Steering Committee of Adaptation Futures 2023, as well as the organizing committee based at Ouranos, are gratefully acknowledged. Without the tireless input of these individuals over an 18-month period, this conference, and therefore these reflections, would not have been possible. B. Harvey acknowledges the funding support of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (grant no. 109596-001). N.P.S. acknowledges funding support from the South African National Research Foundation (grant no. 150906). R.B. acknowledges funding from the Dutch Scientific Research Council (NWO-VI.Vidi.211.132).
International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
G. Cundill
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
B. Harvey
Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, Mexico City, Mexico
D. Ley
Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangaluru, Karnataka, India
C. Singh
University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
B. Huson
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
P. Aldunce
Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
R. Biesbroek
Climate Change Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
J. Lawrence
The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, USA
D. Morchain
School of Environment and Science, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
J. Nalau
Climate and Sustainability Programme, ODI, London, UK
N. P. Simpson
African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
N. P. Simpson
Université Nationale d’Agriculture, Porto-Novo, Benin
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G.C. and B. Harvey drafted the text. G.C., B. Harvey, P.A. and D.L. conceptualized the paper and provided editorial input. B. Huson and C.S. wrote sections of the paper and provided editorial input throughout. D.M., J.N, N.P.S., J.L., R.B. and E.T. provided essential input on the framing of the paper and assisted in writing and editing the manuscript. R.B. provided the data analysis of acceptance rates for sessions.
Correspondence to G. Cundill.
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Cundill, G., Harvey, B., Ley, D. et al. Engaging diverse knowledge holders in adaptation research. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02056-5
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