Challenges to climate change adaptation in coastal small towns: Examples from Ghana, Uruguay, Finland, Denmark, and Alaska

Fitton, J.M.; Addo, Kwasi Appeaning; Jayson-Quashigah, Philip-Neri; Nagy, Gustavo J.; Gutiérrez, Ofelia; Panario, Daniel; Carro, Inti; Seijo, Leo; Segura, Carolina; Verocai, José E.; Luoma, Samrit; Klein, Johannes; Zhang, Ting Ting; Birchall, Jeff; Stempel, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105787

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“…La adaptación transformadora intencionada y equitativa es una oportunidad para corregir las causas profundas de las desigualdades y los impactos dispares del cambio climático en las comunidades costeras 14,15 . Para lograrlo se necesitaría un financiamiento sostenido dedicado a la planificación, el diseño y la ejecución proactivos 186 . Esto evitaría las estrategias reactivas que históricamente han exacerbado las desigualdades y centrado los recursos en las comunidades ricas, típicamente blancas (KM 20.3) 187 ; un desafío particular en áreas donde existen grandes disparidades de riqueza y donde propietarios e inquilinos de bajos ingresos carecen de seguros de inundación asequibles 103 .…”

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Cap. 9. Efectos costeros. En: La Quinta Evaluación Nacional del Clima

2023

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Cap. 9. Efectos costeros. En: La Quinta Evaluación Nacional del Clima

2023

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“…In the assessment of readiness for adaptation carried out on a sample of 104 German towns the lowest rates were among a group of the smallest towns, in this case from 50,000 to 100,000 residents (Otto et al, 2021b). The resources at the disposal of small communities allow them only to conduct adaptation actions to a limited extent (Fitton et al, 2021;Häußler & Haupt, 2021;Kalbarczyk & Kalbarczyk, 2022). Moreover, the adaptation actions taken in the first place are usually reactive (Dulal, 2018;Termini & Kalafatis, 2021).…”

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Planning climate change adaptation in small and medium-sized towns – Results of preliminary research in southern Wielkopolska region

Kalbarczyk,

Roszyk

2023

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Urban adaptation to climate change is necessary. However, this process occurs mainly in big cities. In less populated areas, climate change adaptation actions are conducted and investigated less frequently.The goal of the study was to examine whether and what type of climate adaptation actions are planned in small and medium-size towns and whether town size is related to the advancement of adaptation planning. The research was carried out in 5 differently sized towns in southern Wielkopolska Region: Żerków, Koźmin Wielkopolski, Pleszew, Jarocin, and Ostrów Wielkopolski. The analysed materials were the minutes of town council sessions in 2017–2021 and the resolutions adopted by town councils. The resolutions were analysed in terms of reference to pro-climate actions. It was found that climate-related topics were addressed by 4-6% of the resolutions adopted by town councils. In most cases, the planned actions were related to the following sectors: transport, power engineering, and water management. The study found a link between town size and the number of documents addressing pro-climate actions.

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“…The relationship between adaptation policy and its practical outworking is then investigated using the economically important resort area of Seven Mile Beach as a case study. The study provides an account of the situation in a developed small island economy that serves as a comparison for the situation in other small island developing nations (Nurse et al 2014;Fitton et al 2021).…”

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Small islands and climate change: analysis of adaptation policy in the Cayman Islands

Johnston

Cooper

2022

Reg Environ Change

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Small, low-lying islands are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and development of effective adaptation strategies is regarded as an urgent need. Through an analysis of existing and emerging climate adaptation policies, this paper assesses the climate adaptation response in the Cayman Islands. Despite its strong economic status and several developments in the areas of Planning, Environment and Tourism, alongside a draft Climate Change Policy, the study reveals a focus on symbolic policies and a lack of adopted “concrete” climate change adaptation policies. Although the draft National Climate Change Policy (2011) contains a comprehensive range of substantial policies, none has been formally adopted by the Cayman Islands Government. The practical implications of this situation in the face of climate change-related hazards are assessed in the context of Seven Mile Beach, the most heavily developed stretch of the Cayman Islands coast. Here, the prevailing response to shoreline change is stabilisation and, despite several opportunities to change the situation, recent policy developments have not stimulated changes in practice.

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Challenges to climate change adaptation in coastal small towns: Examples from Ghana, Uruguay, Finland, Denmark, and Alaska

Cited by 35 publications

References 26 publications

Cap. 9. Efectos costeros. En: La Quinta Evaluación Nacional del Clima

Cap. 9. Efectos costeros. En: La Quinta Evaluación Nacional del Clima

Planning climate change adaptation in small and medium-sized towns – Results of preliminary research in southern Wielkopolska region

Small islands and climate change: analysis of adaptation policy in the Cayman Islands

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