A new convergent science framework for food system sustainability in an uncertain climate

Abstract

The complexity and interconnectivity of food systems and climate requires new thinking and research designs that better address the real-world challenges of securing the resilience and sustainability of human and environmental systems.Central to such an approach is coherent action across sectors and scales. Although

Balancing co-benefits and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation innovations under mixed crop-livestock systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe

“…As experts and stakeholders in Zimbabwe also highlighted, forward looking research and improving researcher, experts and stakeholder networks and capacity must be used more effectively to enhance climate smart intervention planning and policy coordination (Homann-Kee Tui et al 2021a, b;Sixt et al 2022). Building knowledge and capacity at local level is critical, to understand context specific vulnerabilities to climate change, co-create and validate climate smart interventions that are sensitive to local specific requirements, and ensuring that national policies enable local action and resolutions feeding into national processes, rather than constraining or being an obstacle (Madajewicz et al 2021).…”

“…To advise countries and farming systems on the direction for climate change mitigation, adaptation and development, science-informed evidence generation is becoming more critical, guiding stakeholder engagement, policy and investment planning and decisions (van Braun et al 2021;Bezner-Kerr et al 2022). Sustainable intensification frameworks are being developed to achieve synergies in mitigation and adaptation supporting advancements in income and food security, and social equity (Suckall et al 2015;Smith et al 2017;Reisinger et al 2021).…”