Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience

The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat but a present reality, manifesting as increased droughts, unprecedented floods, and the degradation of critical ecosystems. While the global community has mobilized to develop technological and financial solutions, progress towards true, systemic clim...

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Autores principales: Elhassan, Azza, Zeidan, Juliette, Ismail, Abdelbagi, Baru, Joshua, Ogolla, Michelle, Al-Saud, Princess Noura, Al-Shalan, Princess Mashael, Costa, Sergio, Melo, Carla
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Publicado: International Rice Research Institute 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179946
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author Elhassan, Azza
Zeidan, Juliette
Ismail, Abdelbagi
Baru, Joshua
Ogolla, Michelle
Al-Saud, Princess Noura
Al-Shalan, Princess Mashael
Costa, Sergio
Melo, Carla
author_browse Al-Saud, Princess Noura
Al-Shalan, Princess Mashael
Baru, Joshua
Costa, Sergio
Elhassan, Azza
Ismail, Abdelbagi
Melo, Carla
Ogolla, Michelle
Zeidan, Juliette
author_facet Elhassan, Azza
Zeidan, Juliette
Ismail, Abdelbagi
Baru, Joshua
Ogolla, Michelle
Al-Saud, Princess Noura
Al-Shalan, Princess Mashael
Costa, Sergio
Melo, Carla
author_sort Elhassan, Azza
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description The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat but a present reality, manifesting as increased droughts, unprecedented floods, and the degradation of critical ecosystems. While the global community has mobilized to develop technological and financial solutions, progress towards true, systemic climate resilience remains uneven and often superficial. A central barrier to effective action is the persistent disconnect between the large-scale, often abstract, solutions developed by international bodies, governments, and technology firms and the specific, complex, and culturally-rooted needs of the communities most affected by climate change. This gap has led to a cycle of well-intentioned but ill-fitting interventions that are met with resistance, low adoption, and ultimately, unsustainable outcomes. The global effort to combat climate change and build resilience is consistently hindered by a fundamental disconnect: the imposition of top-down technological and policy solutions that fail to align with the hyper-local, socio-cultural realities of affected communities. This report posits that overcoming this systemic barrier requires a radical shift from a model of imposed solutions to one of genuine cо- creation. The analysis, drawn from an extensive review of interviews with leading experts across diverse domains, identifies that a lack of context-specificity, a deep- seated deficit of trust, and an extractive approach to data and knowledge are the primary obstacles to progress.
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spelling CGSpace1799462026-01-16T02:02:54Z Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience Collaborators report Elhassan, Azza Zeidan, Juliette Ismail, Abdelbagi Baru, Joshua Ogolla, Michelle Al-Saud, Princess Noura Al-Shalan, Princess Mashael Costa, Sergio Melo, Carla climate change climate resilience climate change adaptation community involvement socio-cultural systems local knowledge socio-cultural environment sustainable development technology adoption policy innovation implementation trust The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat but a present reality, manifesting as increased droughts, unprecedented floods, and the degradation of critical ecosystems. While the global community has mobilized to develop technological and financial solutions, progress towards true, systemic climate resilience remains uneven and often superficial. A central barrier to effective action is the persistent disconnect between the large-scale, often abstract, solutions developed by international bodies, governments, and technology firms and the specific, complex, and culturally-rooted needs of the communities most affected by climate change. This gap has led to a cycle of well-intentioned but ill-fitting interventions that are met with resistance, low adoption, and ultimately, unsustainable outcomes. The global effort to combat climate change and build resilience is consistently hindered by a fundamental disconnect: the imposition of top-down technological and policy solutions that fail to align with the hyper-local, socio-cultural realities of affected communities. This report posits that overcoming this systemic barrier requires a radical shift from a model of imposed solutions to one of genuine cо- creation. The analysis, drawn from an extensive review of interviews with leading experts across diverse domains, identifies that a lack of context-specificity, a deep- seated deficit of trust, and an extractive approach to data and knowledge are the primary obstacles to progress. 2025-09-06 2026-01-16T00:46:51Z 2026-01-16T00:46:51Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179946 en Open Access application/pdf International Rice Research Institute Elhassan, Azza, Juliette Zeidan, Abdelbagi Ismail, Joshua Baru, Michelle Ogolla, Pricess Noura Al-Saud, Princess Mashael Al-Shalan, Sergio Costa, Carla Melo (2025). Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience. Report prepared by A. Elhassan & J. Zeidan, Sept. 2025.
spellingShingle climate change
climate resilience
climate change adaptation
community involvement
socio-cultural systems
local knowledge
socio-cultural environment
sustainable development
technology adoption
policy innovation
implementation
trust
Elhassan, Azza
Zeidan, Juliette
Ismail, Abdelbagi
Baru, Joshua
Ogolla, Michelle
Al-Saud, Princess Noura
Al-Shalan, Princess Mashael
Costa, Sergio
Melo, Carla
Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience
title Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience
title_full Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience
title_fullStr Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience
title_full_unstemmed Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience
title_short Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience
title_sort climate change food security and the role of technology in community resilience
topic climate change
climate resilience
climate change adaptation
community involvement
socio-cultural systems
local knowledge
socio-cultural environment
sustainable development
technology adoption
policy innovation
implementation
trust
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179946
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