Barriers to climate change adaptation in indigenous communities: A case study on the mohawk community of Kanesatake, Canada

Fayazi, Mahmood; Bisson, Isabelle-Anne; Nicholas, Eugene

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101750

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“…Some recent studies have sought to highlight the interdependences between barriers to adaptation with arrows (Fatoric and Biesbroek 2020;Fayazi et al 2020;Mercado et al 2020), but they still do not consider causal mechanisms around barriers, including origins and influencing factors. We map the relationships between barriers, origins, and influences as well as between barriers with arrows.…”

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“…Also, the broader body of literature on national adaptation policy and planning has been predominantly based on document analysis, and empirical insights are largely missing. Secondly, from the early 2010s, questions related to the underlying causes of barriers, their short-and long-term consequences, and internal dynamics have been raised, but they remain unanswered (Moser and Ekstrom 2010;Biesbroek et al 2013;Eisenack et al 2014;Waters et al 2014;Fayazi et al 2020;Ghasemzadeh and Sharifi 2020). As earlier research has mostly omitted the barriers' origins or causal mechanisms, it has failed to explain barriers to adaptation beyond describing them (Dupuis and Knoepfel 2013;Wise et al 2014;Wellstead et al 2018;Liu et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Deeper understanding of the barriers to national climate adaptation policy: the case of South Korea

Lee

Paavola

Dessai

2022

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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As climate change adaptation has become essential for the sustainable development of nations, national adaptation policies have increasingly been adopted and implemented over the past decade. However, an adaptation gap is observable and getting wider. We investigate the barriers to national adaptation policy and their origins, influence as well as relationships between them in South Korea. We also analyse used and suggested solutions to overcome the barriers. Based on interviews with core stakeholders, we find 49 factors (16 barriers, 14 origins, 19 influences) related to barriers to national adaptation policy and draw a barrier map that shows all factors and relationships between them. We also explain how the barriers occur and how they affect national adaptation policy by mapping the relationships between barriers, origins, and influences. Key barriers to Korea’s national adaptation policy are related to institutions, fragmentation, and resources. With an analysis of used/suggested solutions, we conclude by suggesting a procedure for diagnosing problems of national adaptation policy, understanding related barriers and origins, and devising practical solutions for national policymakers and stakeholders.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Deeper understanding of the barriers to national climate adaptation policy: the case of South Korea

Lee

Paavola

Dessai

2022

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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“…Where state agencies do move beyond planning, they typically implement a top-down approach to Indigenous communities. This autocratic attitude hinders the implementation of local solutions developed by Indigenous communities to meet their needs (Crichton et al, 2020;Fayazi et al, 2020;McNamara et al, 2017;Neef et al, 2018;Nursey-Bray & Palmer, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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2022

MAI Journal

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This systematic review centres planning, policy and/or strategic developments and implementation of climate change adaptation with Indigenous groups in Australia, Pacific Islands, Canada and the United States. We used PRISMA protocols to search five databases. The search was organised around three core areas: Indigenous people groups, climate change strategic planning, and Indigenous knowledge and active participation. A total of 6,338 articles from five databases were identified. Records were screened by title and abstract, leaving 87 articles that were assessed by full text. A total of 22 studies were included. The He Pikinga Waiora Implementation Framework was used as a matrix to analyse included articles. While studies included Indigenous groups in their research, most did not score highly for active inclusion of Indigenous knowledge, integrated knowledge translation or systems change. In general, studies had mediocre processes of inclusion that resulted in average responses and modest influence in decision-making forums.

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“…The relocation of most Native American residents of Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana to Houma, Louisiana [75] was somewhat successful in part since the community was kept intact, and the new location was relatively close to the old one. However, cultural traditions, morays and ideologies can impose serious resistance to climate change adaptation, particularly where indigenous people are involved [76]. Indigenous tribes may have divergent perceptions, risk tolerance and preferences for adaptation versus relocation [77].…”

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Anticipating and Adapting to the Future Impacts of Climate Change on the Health, Security and Welfare of Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Communities in Southeastern USA

Allen

Behr

Bukvic

et al. 2021

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Low elevation coastal zones (LECZ) are extensive throughout the southeastern United States. LECZ communities are threatened by inundation from sea level rise, storm surge, wetland degradation, land subsidence, and hydrological flooding. Communication among scientists, stakeholders, policy makers and minority and poor residents must improve. We must predict processes spanning the ecological, physical, social, and health sciences. Communities need to address linkages of (1) human and socioeconomic vulnerabilities; (2) public health and safety; (3) economic concerns; (4) land loss; (5) wetland threats; and (6) coastal inundation. Essential capabilities must include a network to assemble and distribute data and model code to assess risk and its causes, support adaptive management, and improve the resiliency of communities. Better communication of information and understanding among residents and officials is essential. Here we review recent background literature on these matters and offer recommendations for integrating natural and social sciences. We advocate for a cyber-network of scientists, modelers, engineers, educators, and stakeholders from academia, federal state and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, residents, and the private sector. Our vision is to enhance future resilience of LECZ communities by offering approaches to mitigate hazards to human health, safety and welfare and reduce impacts to coastal residents and industries.

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Barriers to climate change adaptation in indigenous communities: A case study on the mohawk community of Kanesatake, Canada

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Deeper understanding of the barriers to national climate adaptation policy: the case of South Korea

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Anticipating and Adapting to the Future Impacts of Climate Change on the Health, Security and Welfare of Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Communities in Southeastern USA

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