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Steps to overcome the North–South divide in research relevant to climate change policy and practice

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  • Malgorzata Blicharska

    (Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Uppsala University
    Swedish Biodiversity Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Richard J. Smithers

    (Ricardo Energy & Environment)

  • Magdalena Kuchler

    (Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Uppsala University)

  • Ganesh K. Agrawal

    (GRADE (Global Research Arch for Developing Education) Academy, Pvt. Ltd)

  • José M. Gutiérrez

    (Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Facultad de Microbiología)

  • Ahmed Hassanali

    (Kenyatta University)

  • Saleemul Huq

    (International Centre for Climate Change & Development, Independent University, Bangladesh)

  • Silvia H. Koller

    (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)

  • Sugata Marjit

    (Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta)

  • Hassan M. Mshinda

    (Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology)

  • Hj Hassan Masjuki

    (University of Malaya, Faculty of Engineering)

  • Noel W. Solomons

    (Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism)

  • Johannes Van Staden

    (Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg)

  • Grzegorz Mikusiński

    (School for Forest Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Abstract

The global North dominates climate change research, but contributions from the South are needed to address this global issue. This Perspective examines the North–South divide and proposes actions, across a range of scales and actors, that may help bridge the divide.

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  • Malgorzata Blicharska & Richard J. Smithers & Magdalena Kuchler & Ganesh K. Agrawal & José M. Gutiérrez & Ahmed Hassanali & Saleemul Huq & Silvia H. Koller & Sugata Marjit & Hassan M. Mshinda & Hj Has, 2017. "Steps to overcome the North–South divide in research relevant to climate change policy and practice," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 21-27, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_nclimate3163
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3163
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    2. Basma Albanna & Julia Handl & Richard Heeks, 2021. "Publication outperformance among global South researchers: An analysis of individual-level and publication-level predictors of positive deviance," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(10), pages 8375-8431, October.
    3. Gerlak, Andrea K. & Guido, Zack & Owen, Gigi & McGoffin, Mariana Sofia Rodriguez & Louder, Elena & Davies, Julia & Smith, Kelly Jay & Zimmer, Andy & Murveit, Anna M. & Meadow, Alison & Shrestha, Padme, 2023. "Stakeholder engagement in the co-production of knowledge for environmental decision-making," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).

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