Prepared for the Polycrisis? The Need for Complexity Science and Systems Thinking to Address Global and National Evidence Gaps

Theory

The authors argue that inadequate national and global level data prevent us from understanding the complex interactions of the polycrisis and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. They propose that applied systems thinking can address this gap by helping to hypothesize, model, visualize, and test system properties, especially if it uses participatory processes that “assist stakeholders in defining system boundaries and behaviors.”

Author(s)

Aku Kwamie, Sara Causevic, Goran Tomson, Ali Sie, Rainer Sauerborn, Kumanan Rasanathan, and Ole Petter Ottersen

Publication Date

28 August 2024

Publisher

BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no.

DOI / URL

Theory

Resource Type

Academic Journal Article

Resource Theme

Policy and Practice

Uses the term polycrisis

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