Thinking outside the ocean-climate nexus: Towards systems-informed decision making in a rapidly changing world

Despite repeated calls for more inclusive practices, approaches used to address current challenges within the ocean-climate nexus do not sufficiently account for the complexity of the human-social-ecological system. So far, this has prevented efficient and just decision-making and policies. We propo...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2024-02, Vol.910, p.168228-168228, Article 168228
Main Authors: Germond-Duret, Celine, Germond, Basil, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Kelly, Miriah R., Mazaris, Antonios D., McKinley, Emma
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Language:English
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Summary:Despite repeated calls for more inclusive practices, approaches used to address current challenges within the ocean-climate nexus do not sufficiently account for the complexity of the human-social-ecological system. So far, this has prevented efficient and just decision-making and policies. We propose to shift towards systems-informed decision making, which values transdisciplinary system-thinking and cumulative impact assessments, and encourages multi-system collaboration among decision-makers in order to address the recurring technicality of policies and to foster just solutions that account for the needs of varied actors across the sustainable development spectrum.
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168228