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Seminars for LBA2
Global Change Research and Development Research
Reflections on Synergies and Challenges for LBA Phase 2
Carlos A NobreCPTEC-INPE
LBA and Brazilian Amazonia Deforestation Rates
- By the time that LBA started its planning (1993-94), deforestation rates were about 13,000 km2/year
- When LBA started its field phase (1998-99), they were about 18,000 km2/year
- Nearing the end of LBA Phase 1 (1994), rates have increased to 26,000 km2/year
The Development Challenge- Water, Food and Livelihoods
UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
To halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of the world’s people living in
absolute povertythe proportion of people suffering from hungerthe proportion of people unable to access or afford
safe drinking waterTo achieve this while simultaneously stabilizing human impact on climate, protecting biological diversity, stop unsustainable exploitation of water resources, combat droughts and desertification, by adoption the principles of sustainable development
Uppsala Meeting, GC and Development Oriented Funding Agencies17-18 May 2005
Should Global Change (GC) research be top priority for developing countries? Does it truly have priority along side applied, needs based research on agriculture, freshwater, health, energy, biotechnology, industrialization, etc…?
Does GC research provide relevant knowledge for the time step of prime concern for development research?
Do we have evidence form GC research to convey to stakeholder in development research which will/should influence research agenda?
Is there a scope for a new science on global change research
for development? A new focus for LBA Phase 2?
Urgency is clear
GEC causing risks for global development and jeopardizing an already unlikely Millennium Development Goals (MDG) fulfillment
Sustainable Development is constrained by global environmental change
Social scale dimensions – Environmental Refugees, vulnerability science
The role of ecosystem functions in building resilience to mitigate shocks (slow and sudden) – social and ecological resilience
Major advances in our understanding of the Earth System, scale interactions, dynamics of social-ecological systems (LBA is a role model of IRS)
The Global Environment Change Scene
Differences and Similarities between Global Change Research and
Development Research
Global Change Research Development Research
Ecosystem paradigm People centered paradigm (agency and structure; decision making; social processes)
global regional scale
Global environmental change
Local regional global scale
Economic, political, social, cultural globalization
Focus on long-term changes
Focus on shorter term changes
Differences and Similarities between Global Change Research and Development Research (2)
Global Change Research Development Research
Combination of fundamental and applied research (explaining, understanding).
Self-initiated research.
Knowledge for understanding
Knowledge for impacts
Strong solution orientation.
Reflection on the process of scientific knowledge production (knowledge and power), the negotiation of knowledge and the translation of knowledge into action
Knowledge for understanding
Knowledge for impacts
Knowledge for action
Actionable knowledge
Organized small communities Diverse, fractious communities
Consensus
Diversity/tension are important for creative knowledge production.
Development strategies have to take climate change/ global environmental change into account and GEC research should be
informed by development needs.
Effective mechanisms to translate GEC knowledge into action are
underdeveloped. [a perceived defficiency in LB A]
What we could learn from each other ?
GEC research from Development Research: Stakeholder involvement, placed based research, comparison of case studies, translation of knowledge into action.
Development Research from GEC research: Environmental teleconnections on a global scale and their regional and local implications.
Integrated Regional Studies (e.g. LBA): a natural locus where GEC research and Development Research can meet and explore sinergies
(Ongoing) areas of collaboration
Adaptation – mitigation – resilience – vulnerability
Climate prediction
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100
Adaptado de Nepstad, Folha Amazônica, 2004
Vicious Circle ...
LBA 1
Rigorous documentation of change in the region and understanding the causes of change
State-of-the-science diagnostic tools and impact studies: increased anguish of scientists and policy makers alike at the unsustainable pathways of land use change
LBA2: more of the same?
Forest area
Jobs/Income
Governance Capacity
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100
Virtuous Circle...
What is the role of LBA2 to contribute to the setting of the ‘virtuous circle’?
The Great Challenge
LBA 2
In addition to the traditional scientific agenda of LBA1 (typically Global Change Research), LBA2 must have a focus on developing a robust scientific basis (and also technological basis to a large extent) to support sustainable (ecologically, socially, economicaly) uses of natural resources, with an emphasis on ecosystems goods and services, and on increased resilience of life supporting systems.
In LBA1, such studies were not more than 10% of all studies
For LBA2, they should make a larger proportion of the scientific agenda
Instituto do Milênio – LBA2 proposal: increased emphasis on research relevant to regional developement
Instituto do Milênio – Uses of Amazon Biodiversity proposal (led by UFPA, INPA, Embrapa, CBA, FUA, etc.): points out to research fully in tune with S&T needs for sustainable development.
Example of bridging science for policy and development: a conceptual model for LBA2?
Livelihoods &
Environment
GEC research (e.g. LBA1)
Vulnerability Assessment
Action research for resilience building (also with a strong focus on technology)
Policy & dialogue processes
• The role of ecosystems and ecological resilience for human life support• Understanding vulnerability, building resilience for local life support
Seminars for Defining LBA2
Seminar I
Seminar in Brasilia with MCT• Coordination among MCT´s Amazonian projects (LBA, GEOMA, PPBIO, PP-G7, etc.)• Strategic discussions on mission for LBA Phase 2 (GC research and Development-oriented research?)• Small group• To take place within the next two-months• Definition of organizing group for Seminar II• Discussion of results at LBA SSC 18 (November 2005?)
Seminar II
International Seminar• Goal: To advance the definition of a science agenda for LBA2• Larger group involving current LBA researchers and representatives of new areas to be atracted, and key stakeholders• Funding agency representatives (both Science and Development Funding Agencies)• Final product: a document laying out the mission, the science (and technology) questions and the implementation strategy for LBA2 for 2006-2010• Date: Jan-Feb 2006• Role of LBA SSC in the organization of Seminar
Potential future areas of collaboration
Identify existing structures for translation of scientific knowledge into action or identify the needs for new structures
Take advantage of existing donor platforms in S & T (e.g. IFORD, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers; Millenium Science Initiative)
Build fora for intellectual exchange (including information exchange) between GEC research and DR.
LBA1
Environment
GEC research