Diverse pathways to climate change adaptation through a postdevelopment lens: the case of Tambaliza Island, Philippines

Accumulation by adaptation

“…The processes of accumulation by adaptation described here are not new or inevitable, as research on post‐adaptation powerfully demonstrates (Haverkamp, 2021; See et al, 2022). Yet, even with intensifying calls for transformative change, political and economic elites proceed to dispossess and proletarianize adaptation subjects under the guise of reducing their vulnerability.…”

Everyday adaptation practices by coffee farmers in three mountain regions in Africa

“…Indeed, such an approach would be preferred not just with regard to the coffee sector, but with regard to mainstream climateadaptation decision making (Eriksen et al 2021). As highlighted by See et al (2022), local peoples have the capacity and means to determine how best they can adapt to climate change, and government agencies and NGOs could play an active role in supporting such local efforts by, for example, targeting the constraints identified by them.…”

“…An example is limited room for mutual learning, something not targeted in dominant adaptation paradigms based on technocratic approaches. Mutual learning can happen across scales: everyday community-adaptation responses can inform the practices of multilateral institutions, states, and NGOs (See et al 2022). Indeed, the importance of facilitating learning, information exchange, reflection, innovation, and anticipation, all of which are key elements in the practical reality of the adaptation process, has been stressed for years (Tschakert and Dietrich 2010).…”

“…There is an increasing number of scholars who focus on a peoplecentric understanding of adaptation and limits, with a special focus on everyday adaptation (Henrique and Tschakert 2022, See et al 2022, Castro and Sen 2022; see also other papers in this special issue). Paying attention to how adaptation unfolds in everyday spaces provides an entry point to understanding not only "where, when, and how barriers and limits to adaptation arise" but also "how and for whom adaptation is constrained and limited" to devise context-relevant adaptation efforts and just trade-offs (Barnett et al 2015).…”

“…Paying attention to how adaptation unfolds in everyday spaces provides an entry point to understanding not only "where, when, and how barriers and limits to adaptation arise" but also "how and for whom adaptation is constrained and limited" to devise context-relevant adaptation efforts and just trade-offs (Barnett et al 2015). As highlighted by other authors (e.g., See et al 2022), local peoples have the capacity and means to determine how best they can adapt to climate change, and government agencies and NGOs can play an active role in supporting their own efforts and practices.…”