Donors are flexible with budget structures and prioritize remote collaborations with researchers and fieldworkers across the globe (e.g. through temporary consultancy engagements and lasting networks) over short-term travel for research and conferences. Increased workload for such collaboration and the coordination thereof is acknowledged and remunerated through corresponding budget increases for staff and consultant time. This saves CO2 from traveling and promotes local employment.
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