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Coping with climate change (CC) is an issue for local stakeholders in territories. The Ibero American Model Forest Network (RIABM) addressed this issue proposing an investigation - action project, EcoAdapt, implemented by nine organizations: Model Forests and research institutes. Developing sound local strategy to cope with CC requires a reflection rooted in the local context taking into account existing tensions on natural management. Therefore it implies to identify key challenges, and to represent ongoing processes and their interrelations. Considering territories as Socio-Ecological Systems (SES), we articulated the PARDI method (Problem, Actors Resources Dynamics Interactions) and resilience concept to characterize local dynamics of SES and build conceptual models according to key problems identified by the local stakeholders. This poster presents this methodological development, its implementation, adaptation according to availability of data and existing stakeholders' processes, and results in 3 Model Forests territories, namely in Jujuy, Argentina, Alto Malleco, Chile and Chiquitania, Bolivia. We show that the analysis of socio-ecological dynamics can help to develop a shared representation of a SES and integrates different knowledge (local stakeholders and research). The presence of existing participatory process and consolidated organizations such as the Model Forest facilitates successful application of the methods. This method enables to construct a synthetic vision of interaction between society and resources, and to shed light on actors / resources interactions in a systematic and organized way that permits a further development of Agent Base Models and the exploration of possible future scenarios. The application of tools such as PARDI enables the local stakeholders to develop a reflexive and abstraction capacity, which is necessary to develop innovative solutions and overcome existing tensions on resources. This learning process is a step towards Climate Smart Territories (CST).

During the first half of the 21st century, socioeconomic development is expected to contribute faster and to a greater extent to global water stress than climate change. Consequently, we aimed to identify conditions that can facilitate local adaptation planning for future water security, accounting for the socio-institutional context, developmental needs, and interests affecting water use and management. Our study focused on three forest landscapes in Latin America where water stress was identified as a current concern potentially leading to future social conflict if not addressed. In the three sites, we adopted a participatory approach to implement a systematic diagnostic framework for the analysis of socio-institutional barriers and opportunities influencing local adaptation decision making. This novel application enabled science-society engagement in which civil society organizations were coleading the research. The field methods we used involved participatory social network mapping, semistructured interviews, and validation workshops. Our study generated insights into several interventions that could help overcome barriers affecting the adaptation decision-making process, particularly in the diagnosis and early planning phases. Points of intervention included fostering local participation and dialogue to facilitate coproduction of knowledge, and strengthening the role of key central actors in the water governance networks. These key actors are currently bridging multiple interests, information sources, and governance levels, and thus, they could become agents of change that facilitate local adaptation processes. Working jointly with civil society to frame the research proved effective to increase awareness about water issues, which related not only to the technological, economic, and political aspects of water, but also to organizational processes. The involvement of civil society created genuine interest in building further capacity for climate adaptation and water security.