Challenges of cross-border collaboration: knowledge networks for innovation and sustainability in the Global South

This research paper examines the dynamics of cross-border collaboration in climate variability research, specifically drawing on three international projects between the US and Argentina to identify factors that foster or impede the production of high-quality, usable knowledge.

• The authors argue that the conditions for successful collaborative research on complex problems lack rigorous grounding in actual empirical cases. To address this, the paper analyzes three international climate variability research projects involving the US and Argentina to identify how connectivity affects the production of usable knowledge, particularly when participants from different nationalities and backgrounds must establish shared principles, concepts, and aims.
• The document emphasizes that monitoring and reflection in complex collaborations must involve a wide range of institutions, including universities, research institutes, planning and funding agencies, GOs, and NGOs, many of which are in the early stages of engaging in this type of collaboration.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Challenges of cross-border collaboration: knowledge networks for innovation and sustainability in the Global South. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/challenges-of-cross-border-collaboration-knowledge-networks-for-innovation-and-sustainability-in-the-global-south/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Challenges of cross-border collaboration: knowledge networks for innovation and sustainability in the Global South. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/challenges-of-cross-border-collaboration-knowledge-networks-for-innovation-and-sustainability-in-the-global-south/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025challenges, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Challenges of cross-border collaboration: knowledge networks for innovation and sustainability in the Global South}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/challenges-of-cross-border-collaboration-knowledge-networks-for-innovation-and-sustainability-in-the-global-south/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }