Transdisciplinary research is increasingly seen as critical for advancing climate change adaptation. Operationalizing transdisciplinary research in the global South, however, confronts ingrained cultural and systemic barriers to participatory research.
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M.D.F., F.A.M. and G.M.D.G. acknowledge funding from FAPESP – São Paulo Research Foundation (proc. 2018/21362-1, proc. 2018/21249-0 and proc. 2017/50423-6). G.M.D.G. acknowledges funding from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq (441267/2020-3 and 311503/2020-9).
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Serrao-Neumann, S., Moreira, F.d.A., Dalla Fontana, M. et al. Advancing transdisciplinary adaptation research practice. Nat. Clim. Chang. 11, 1006–1008 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01221-4
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