IKLK participation is thought to be more considered in adaptation policies because it yields good results  . IK has been adaptive for long periods in the Andes , but there might be limits to adaptation in the face of present climatic and other environmental and socioeconomic drivers . Approaches integrating IK with more formal sciences, to address research and policies, have improved adaptation processes, but they carry their own complications  . More interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research will help to better understand and manage the relationships among governance, implementation, management priorities, wealth distribution and trade- offs between adaptation, mitigation and the SDGs.
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