The use of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of adaptation: lessons from development cooperation agencies

Lamhauge, Nicolina; Lanzi, Elisa; Agrawala, Shardul

doi:10.1080/17565529.2013.801824

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“…Capturing the learning from adaptation practice is therefore a critical pathway for the development of more robust heuristics (e.g., Hedger et al 2008;GIZ 2011b;Lamhauge et al 2012). However, adaptation research should undergo similar scrutiny given its role in defining what is accepted as conventional wisdom.…”

Section: Reactive Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Given such challenges, Streilein (2008) argues for the need to first better understand the motivations and concerns of actors to enable the design of effective interventions. The tools and frameworks to enable actors to distinguish between adaptive and maladaptive responses are in their infancy (Hedger et al 2008;GIZ 2011a, b;Lamhauge et al 2012)-a fact which only underscores the pitfalls of forcing the issue. While the assessment of and strategic planning for the potential implications of climate change is urgent, the timing of implementation is context-dependent.…”

Section: Adaptation Is Urgentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Climate adaptation heuristics and the science/policy divide

Preston

Mustelin

Maloney

2013

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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The adaptation science enterprise has expanded rapidly in recent years, presumably in response to growth in demand for knowledge that can facilitate adaptation policy and practice. However, evidence suggests such investments in adaptation science have not necessarily translated into adaptation implementation. One potential constraint on adaptation may be the underlying heuristics that are used as the foundation for both adaptation research and practice. Here, we explore the adaptation academic literature with the objective of identifying adaptation heuristics, assessing the extent to which they have become entrenched within the adaptation discourse, and discussing potential weaknesses in their framing that could undermine adaptation efforts. This investigation is supported by a multi-method analysis that includes both a quantitative content analysis of the adaptation literature that evidences the use of adaptation heuristics and a qualitative analysis of the implications of such heuristics for enhancing or hindering the implementation of adaptation. Results demonstrate that a number of heuristic devices are commonly used in both the peer-reviewed adaptation literature as well as within grey literature designed to inform adaptation practitioners. Furthermore, the apparent lack of critical reflection upon the robustness of these heuristics for diverse contexts may contribute to potential cognitive bias with respect to the framing of adaptation by both researchers and practitioners. We discuss this phenomenon by drawing upon heuristic-analytic theory, which has explanatory utility in understanding both the origins of such heuristics as well as the measures that can be pursued toward the cogeneration of more robust approaches to adaptation problem-solving.

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Section: Reactive Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Adaptation Is Urgentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate adaptation heuristics and the science/policy divide

Preston

Mustelin

Maloney

2013

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

117

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“…Therefore, we provide a brief summary of the second-order literature with examples but do not provide an in-depth review of the larger set of such indicators. Lamhauge et al (2012) reviewed commonalities in monitoring and evaluation frameworks from six international development agencies. They found that most agencies use Results-Based Management (RBM), which has become mainstream in the development community and implements a logical framework approach for project management.…”

Section: Project and Portfolio Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Responses to Climate Change: Framework for Decisionmaking and Supporting Indicators

Knopman¹,

Lempert²

2016

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“…Robust M&E is particularly needed to scale up funding for climate change adaptation, to ensure that the potential benefits of climate-resilient actions are being realised and to inform the design of future actions (Lamhauge et al, 2012). Available indicators can be used as proxies to measure climate-resilience in transport infrastructure projects.…”

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Mobilising Private Investment in Sustainable Transport

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The use of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of adaptation: lessons from development cooperation agencies

Cited by 38 publications

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Climate adaptation heuristics and the science/policy divide

Climate adaptation heuristics and the science/policy divide

Urban Responses to Climate Change: Framework for Decisionmaking and Supporting Indicators

Mobilising Private Investment in Sustainable Transport

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