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decision- making capability can be fully leveraged. Spaces will be needed to serve
as forums for technical, cultural, and institutional development. These spaces should
emphasize collaboration as a way to build upon the power of individuals, organizations, businesses, and institutions, to investigate challenges and come up with solutions, galvanizing a global culture of learning and action.
Several research performing organizations, acting locally or globally, have
launched new initiatives, RISZA is one of them, and governance mechanisms aimed
at multilateral scientific cooperation to address global challenges, which may offer
some important insights into how best move forward. While basic scientific research
will continue to be moved by the drive and curiosity of individual scientists and the
ensure that the fruits borne of this science are fully taken advantage of to
solve today’s global problems and prepare for to the opportunities and
challenges of the future? Thirdly, it has become abundantly clear that a
system of innovation (SI) must lie at the foundation of the Platform’s strategy and agenda. Such a system must be holistic in the sense that it encompasses a broad range of determinants of innovation and allows for the
inclusion of organizational, social, and political, as well as economic factors. It must be truly interdisciplinary and absorb the perspectives of various standpoints and professional outlooks. Finally, the need for human
capital and funding. Every country has a stake in solving global problems,
but national and local capacities for the implementation and application of
science are highly variable. Many efforts are funded directly by governments, but philanthropists, the private sector, and other actors, such as
innovation hubs, can play a vital role in supporting risk-taking research
and promoting behavioral change. Cross-sectoral coordination will be
most likely maintained when all participants are involved, from planning
to evaluation, and when budget allocations are explicitly allocated for this
purpose.
3. Tackling global problems requires an understanding of their local manifestations. In areas where traditional scientific infrastructure is weak, local
knowledge or non-peer-reviewed research may be a welcome addition to
otherwise scarce data, particularly in order to develop cost-effective, participatory, and sustainable adaptation strategies. Thus, bottom-up, microlevel data, generated by citizens and locally relevant sources, will
complement the largely top-down, macro-level approach to development
data. Synergistic interactions at the confluence of small data and traditional social indicators within mature data ecosystems will unlock the full
potential of data for development. Here, the key challenge to implementation for the platform lies in developing a permanent observation system
that crosses micro- and macrodata on drylands within the focused regions.
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decision- making capability can be fully leveraged. Spaces will be needed to serve
as forums for technical, cultural, and institutional development. These spaces should
emphasize collaboration as a way to build upon the power of individuals, organizations, businesses, and institutions, to investigate challenges and come up with solutions, galvanizing a global culture of learning and action.
Several research performing organizations, acting locally or globally, have
launched new initiatives, RISZA is one of them, and governance mechanisms aimed
at multilateral scientific cooperation to address global challenges, which may offer
some important insights into how best move forward. While basic scientific research
will continue to be moved by the drive and curiosity of individual scientists and the
ensure that the fruits borne of this science are fully taken advantage of to
solve today’s global problems and prepare for to the opportunities and
challenges of the future? Thirdly, it has become abundantly clear that a
system of innovation (SI) must lie at the foundation of the Platform’s strategy and agenda. Such a system must be holistic in the sense that it encompasses a broad range of determinants of innovation and allows for the
inclusion of organizational, social, and political, as well as economic factors. It must be truly interdisciplinary and absorb the perspectives of various standpoints and professional outlooks. Finally, the need for human
capital and funding. Every country has a stake in solving global problems,
but national and local capacities for the implementation and application of
science are highly variable. Many efforts are funded directly by governments, but philanthropists, the private sector, and other actors, such as
innovation hubs, can play a vital role in supporting risk-taking research
and promoting behavioral change. Cross-sectoral coordination will be
most likely maintained when all participants are involved, from planning
to evaluation, and when budget allocations are explicitly allocated for this
purpose.
3. Tackling global problems requires an understanding of their local manifestations. In areas where traditional scientific infrastructure is weak, local
knowledge or non-peer-reviewed research may be a welcome addition to
otherwise scarce data, particularly in order to develop cost-effective, participatory, and sustainable adaptation strategies. Thus, bottom-up, microlevel data, generated by citizens and locally relevant sources, will
complement the largely top-down, macro-level approach to development
data. Synergistic interactions at the confluence of small data and traditional social indicators within mature data ecosystems will unlock the full
potential of data for development. Here, the key challenge to implementation for the platform lies in developing a permanent observation system
that crosses micro- and macrodata on drylands within the focused regions.
14 The Agadir Platform: A Transatlantic Cooperation to Achieve Sustainable Drylands