@article{fdi:010096536, title = {{M}ultidisciplinary science funding is more than ever a planetary priority : {R}eflections from the {M}ake {O}ur {P}lanet {G}reat {A}gain ({MOPGA}) program}, author = {{R}ichards, {C}. {L}. and {E}rvens, {B}. and {P}armesan, {C}. and {A}mato, {P}. and {A}ndrade, {C}. and {A}satryan, {G}. and {B}alaji, {V}. and {B}allantyne, {A}. and {B}arbier, {M}. and {B}lanc, {S}. and {B}ossdorf, {O}. and {B}ouchard, {F}. and {B}oucharel, {J}ulien and {C}antrell, {C}. and {C}apron, {E}. and {C}arbonne, {C}. and {C}arrier, {M}. and {C}eratti, {D}. and {C}hoi, {H}. and {C}hristoforodis, {K}. and {C}lark, {J}. and {C}ojocaru, {L}. and {D}erry, {L}. and {D}ewar, {W}. and {D}ubo, {T}. and {E}spinoza, {J}han-{C}arlo and {F}edorov, {A}. and {F}orte, {A}. and {G}iambastiani, {G}. and {G}iannini, {A}. and {G}oldthau, {A}. and {G}onzalez-{G}arcia, {A}. and {G}uemas, {V}. and {H}amelin, {L}. and {H}ill, {E}. and {H}oveyda, {A}. and {H}ugues-{A}llan, {L}. and {J}atav, {S}. and {J}avourez, {U}. and {K}aplan, {J}. and {K}eppetipola, {N}. and {K}iko, {R}. and {L}auvaux, {T}. and {L}azarus, {D}. and {L}ee, {C}.{E}. and {L}guensat, {R}edouane and {L}ucas-{P}icher, {P}. and {M}allick, {M}. and {M}arques da {C}osta, {J}. and {M}elnikova, {I}. and {M}onnain, {G}. and {O}zen, {V}. and {P}alomo, {I}gnacio and {P}arepa, {M}. and {P}ossner, {A}. and {R}enard, {D}. and {R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry and {R}ivada-{W}heelaghan, {O}. and {R}odrigues de {F}aria, {G}. and {S}anderson, {B}. and {S}cheer, {C}. and {S}chulz, {P}. and {S}trutz, {S}. and {S}ubramanian, {R}. and {T}anaka, {K}. and {T}eixido, {N}. and {T}esche, {M}. and {T}homas, {H}. and {T}odorovic, {S}. and {T}sai, {Y}. and {T}urnheim, {B}. and {U}chida, {T}. and {V}adez, {V}incent and {V}alla, {P}. and {V}an {R}iemsdijk, {I}. and {V}illard, {L}. and {V}incent, {E}. and {W}ang, {C}. and {W}u, {H}. and {Z}uerch, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{G}lobal change poses "wicked problems" that have become ever more complex, pervasive, and damaging. {D}eveloping innovative solutions increasingly require diverse research approaches. {T}he {F}ranco-{G}erman {M}ake {O}ur {P}lanet {G}reat {A}gain ({MOPGA}) program was designed to create a unique international network of top-level research, from fundamental to solution-oriented projects. {MOPGA} stands out from other large research initiatives by focusing not on a singular central research challenge but on facilitating multidisciplinary interactions between traditionally separated fields. {MOPGA} recognized that social, natural and engineering sciences share a unifying aim to address global change. {I}n addition to addressing timely and innovative research questions within disciplines, {MOPGA} worked to improve communication across disciplines via annual meetings for all laureates and their research groups, scientific board exchanges, and public online seminars. {D}rawing on our {MOPGA} experiences, we discuss how such exchanges should be extended to meet the needs identified by the scientific community, international policy-makers, and regional stakeholders. {I}n the current political landscape of scientific suppression and heightened mistrust in scientific expertise, the need for such bold, independent and collaborative scientific initiatives is greater than ever.}, keywords = {{MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{PL}o{S} {C}limate}, volume = {5}, numero = {3}, pages = {e0000849 [16 p.]}, ISSN = {2767-3200}, year = {2026}, DOI = {10.1371/journal.pclm.0000849}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010096536}, }