Participatory Research for Sustainable and Inclusive Transformations in Food, Land, and Water

Achieving sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient food, land, and water systems requires the active participation of diverse stakeholders in co-creating solutions. This interactive session explores how participatory research approaches—ranging from living labs and multi-stakeholder platforms to citizen science and gender-transformative methodologies—are driving social change and advancing resilient multifunctional landscapes. By fostering collaboration between researchers, policymakers, communities, and innovators, participatory research strengthens collective agency, enhances decision-making, and enables context-specific innovations that address complex challenges such as land degradation, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. Participants in this session will engage with practical tools and real-world examples from CGIAR initiatives. Agenda: 1) Opening and framing presentation 2) Introductions to participatory research approaches used within CGIAR initiatives, examples, and case studies 3) Engage with concrete tools from the Agroecological Living Landscapes toolkit and with digital innovations in citizen science in a marketplace setting 4) Closing remarks