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- Convenors:
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Felipe Roa-Clavijo
(Universidad de los Andes)
Claudia Rodríguez-Castellanos (London School of Economics)
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- Format:
- Roundtable
Short Abstract:
This roundtable highlights rural spaces as key to resilience and transformation in crises of conflict, climate, and governance. Exploring grassroots innovation, climate adaptation, and post-conflict recovery, it reframes rural perspectives as central to sustainable development and global change.
Long Abstract:
In times of global crisis, rural spaces—often sidelined in development discourse—emerge as critical arenas for resilience, innovation, and transformation. This roundtable explores the vital role of rural areas, rural populations, and rural development in addressing the overlapping crises of conflict, climate change, and governance. By reframing rural perspectives as central rather than peripheral, the roundtable offers fresh insights into navigating uncertainty and fostering sustainable, inclusive development.
Guided by three core questions, the roundtable interrogates:
1. Why should rural spaces, rural people, and rural development remain pivotal considerations in the context of conflict, peacebuilding and climate change?
2. How have crises rooted in conflict, climate, or governance spurred transformative and sustainable development opportunities?
3. What lessons can grassroots and community-led initiatives provide for resilience and positive change in the face of current crises?
Drawing on empirical case studies and diverse theoretical perspectives, the roundtable seeks to discuss how rural communities act as agents of transformation. Contributions may include but are not limited to climate adaptation strategies driven by local actors, post-conflict recovery efforts anchored in rural livelihoods, and grassroots governance innovations. Together, these discussions will highlight the opportunities embedded in crisis and underscore the importance of centering rural perspectives in development policy and practice.
This roundtable aims to bridge theory and practice, fostering dialogue on how rural spaces can not only withstand crises but also drive systemic transformations in global development.