@incollection{fdi:010077662, title = {{T}he {A}gadir platform : a transatlantic cooperation to achieve sustainable drylands}, author = {{R}izzo, {A}lessandro and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {F}erraz, {B}. and {H}uber-{S}annwald, {E}. and {C}oppock, {D}.{L}. and {A}braham, {E}.{M}. and {B}ouchaou, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}or the purpose of achieving sustainable development in the context of a changing climate, the development and implementation of tripartite cooperation tools, into a transatlantic cooperation framework, is the crux of a project to bring about a transdisciplinary platform focused on research, technology, and innovation in drylands. {I}t finds its roots in the {A}gadir {D}eclaration of {M}ay 2016. {T}he objective of the platform is to set up a 'hub or rear base' at the {U}niversity of {I}bn {Z}ohr in {A}gadir to develop transdisciplinary research and training mechanisms on climate change and its impacts on the functioning of ecosystems and their goods and ser-vices in arid and semiarid regions. {C}urrently, the main challenge to achieve sus-tainable development resides in ensuring that decision-making processes are supported by science. {H}ow to translate scientific knowledge on complex long-term issues at the national, cross-regional, and transatlantic scale into better informed public policy remains an open question for multi-sectoral partnerships. {T}he main thread underlying this chapter relates to the establishment of interface models between science and policy: what challenges will the {A}gadir {P}latform assume to bridge various forms of interdisciplinary science and policy expertise to inform decision- makers on long-term wicked problems related to drylands socio-ecological systems ?}, keywords = {{MAROC} ; {ZONE} {ARIDE} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {FRANCE} ; {ETHIOPIE} ; {MEXIQUE} ; {BRESIL} ; {ARGENTINE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} {BASSIN} ; {SOUSS} {REGION}}, booktitle = {{S}tewardship of future drylands and climate change in the global {S}outh : challenges and opportunities for the {A}genda 2030}, numero = {}, pages = {227--251}, address = {{C}ham}, publisher = {{S}pringer}, series = {{S}pringer {C}limate}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1007/978-3-030-22464-6_14}, ISBN = {978-3-03-022463-9}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077662}, }