Equity in human adaptation-related responses: A systematic global review

Araos, Malcolm; Jagannathan, Kripa; Shukla, Roopam; Ajibade, Idowu; Pérez, Erin Coughlan de; Davis, Katy; Ford, James D.; Galappaththi, Eranga K.; Grady, Caitlin; Hudson, A.J.; Joe, Elphin Tom; Kirchhoff, Christine; Lesnikowski, Alexandra; Alverio, Gabriela Nagle; Nielsen, Miriam; Orlove, Ben; Pentz, Brian; Reckien, Diana; Siders, A.R.; Ulibarri, Nicola; Aalst, Maarten van; Abu, Thelma Zulfawu; Agrawal, Tanvi; Berrang‐Ford, Lea; Kerr, Rachel Bezner; Coggins, Shaugn; Garschagen, Matthias; Harden, Alexandra; Mach, Katharine J.; Nunbogu, Abraham Marshall; Pandey, Spandan; Templeman, Sienna; Turek-Hankins, Lynée L.

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2021.09.001

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“…The GAMI dataset has been used to provide global, regional, and sectoral reviews of adaptation feasibility (Williams et al 2021), policy tools to support climate adaptation (Ulibarri et al 2021), responses to climaterelated water scarcity (Leal Filho et al 2022), equity in adaptation (Araos et al 2021), health effects of adaptation (Scheelbeek et al 2021), constraints and limits to adaptation (Thomas et al 2021), adaptation to extreme heat (Turek-Hankins et al 2021), adaptation in conflict affected areas (Sitati et al 2021), and a systematic global stocktake of evidence of human adaptation to climate change (Berrang-Ford et al 2021b). Our assessment here focuses on water sector responses within the five hundred and seventy (570) articles on the region of Africa.…”

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The role of indigenous knowledge and local knowledge in water sector adaptation to climate change in Africa: a structured assessment

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Evidence is increasing of human responses to the impacts of climate change in Africa. However, understanding of the effectiveness of these responses for adaptation to climate change across the diversity of African contexts is still limited. Despite high reliance on indigenous knowledge (IK) and local knowledge (LK) for climate adaptation by African communities, potential of IK and LK to contribute to adaptation through reducing climate risk or supporting transformative adaptation responses is yet to be established. Here, we assess the influence of IK and LK for the implementation of water sector adaptation responses in Africa to better understand the relationship between responses to climate change and indigenous and local knowledge systems. Eighteen (18) water adaptation response types were identified from the academic literature through the Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative (GAMI) and intended nationally determined contributions (iNDCs) for selected African countries. Southern, West, and East Africa show relatively high evidence of the influence of IK and LK on the implementation of water adaptation responses, while North and Central Africa show lower evidence. At country level, Zimbabwe displays the highest evidence (77.8%) followed by Ghana (53.6%), Kenya (46.2%), and South Africa (31.3%). Irrigation, rainwater harvesting, water conservation, and ecosystem-based measures, mainly agroforestry, were the most implemented measures across Africa. These were mainly household and individual measures influenced by local and indigenous knowledge. Adaptation responses with IK and LK influence recorded higher evidence of risk reduction compared to responses without IK and LK. Analysis of iNDCs shows the most implemented water adaptation actions in academic literature are consistent with water sector adaptation targets set by most African governments. Yet only 10.4% of the African governments included IK and LK in adaptation planning in the iNDCs. This study recommends a coordinated approach to adaptation that integrates multiple knowledge sources, including IK and LK, to ensure sustainability of both current and potential water adaptation measures in Africa.

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The role of indigenous knowledge and local knowledge in water sector adaptation to climate change in Africa: a structured assessment

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“…Moreover, power dynamics will inherently affect the collaboration process, the development of cooperative strategies, and the cooperative stability of compromises ( Hilhorst et al., 2020 ; Colloff et al., 2021 ; Aven and Renn, 2018 ). Thus, power dynamics shape the distributive justice and fairness of the developed pathways, such as the inclusion and valuation of perspectives of certain stakeholder groups or the distribution of impacts and benefits ( Thomas et al., 2019 ; Araos et al., 2021 ; Head, 2019 ; Orlove et al., 2020 ).…”

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Proposing DAPP-MR as a disaster risk management pathways framework for complex, dynamic multi-risk

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“…For example, the quality of state disaster responses will become increasingly important for political trust as climate extremes mount. Effective [21], clearly-communicated, and equitable [22] government responses to disasters will help minimize popular perceptions of a zero-sum trade between investments in the transition and recovery. However, given the sheer complexity of climate impacts, even competent responses will make mistakes.…”

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An effective clean energy transition must anticipate growing climate disruptions

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Kornhuber

2022

Environ. Res.: Climate

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As the clean energy transition gathers momentum, it will face myriad technical, economic, and political challenges. However, one in particular is often underappreciated: the potential disruption to the transition from surging climate extremes. We identify three ways in which extreme events may impede the transition: direct physical impacts to transitional infrastructure, strained resources due to rising recovery costs, and political backlash from disaster-affected populations. If these pitfalls materialize, the transition could stall, leading to continued emissions, additional worsening of climate extremes, and further disruption of the transition. We propose three avenues to avoid this potential positive feedback: integration of adaptation and mitigation as mutually supportive goals, fostering political and cultural commitment to a sustained transition, and an interdisciplinary research and training agenda to improve modeling and preparedness for the cascading impacts of climate extremes

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Equity in human adaptation-related responses: A systematic global review

Cited by 61 publications

References 67 publications

The role of indigenous knowledge and local knowledge in water sector adaptation to climate change in Africa: a structured assessment

The role of indigenous knowledge and local knowledge in water sector adaptation to climate change in Africa: a structured assessment

Proposing DAPP-MR as a disaster risk management pathways framework for complex, dynamic multi-risk

An effective clean energy transition must anticipate growing climate disruptions

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