Transnational adaptation governance: An emerging fourth era of adaptation

Dzebo, Adis; Stripple, Johannes

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.10.006

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“…Adaptation to climate change is made up of actions spanning various actors across society, including individuals, groups, and governments (Adger et al 2005;Adger et al 2007), and more recently also across borders (Dzebo and Stripple 2015). Adaptation can include building adaptive capacity-that is, increasing the ability of societies and/or individuals to adapt to changes-and/or implementing adaptation decisionswhich requires using those capacities and transforming them into action (Adger et al 2005;Tompkins et al 2010).…”

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Despite the Paris Agreement target of holding global temperature increases 1.5 to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, high-end climate change (HECC) scenarios going beyond 4°C are becoming increasingly plausible. HECC may imply increasing climate variability and extremes as well as the triggering of tipping points, posing further difficulties for adaptation. This paper compares the outcomes of four concurrent European case studies (EU, Hungary, Portugal, and Scotland) that explore the individual and institutional conditions, and the information used to underpin adaptation-related decision-making in the context of HECC. The focus is on (i) whether HECC scenarios are used in current adaptation-related decision-making processes; (ii) the role of uncertainty and how climate and non-climate information is used (or not) in these processes; and (iii) the information types (including socio-economic drivers) commonly used and their limitations in relation to HECC scenarios. Decision-makers perceive HECC as having a low probability or distant occurrence and do not routinely account for HECC scenarios within existing climate actions. Decision-makers also perceive non-climate drivers as at least as important, in many cases more important, than climate change alone. Whilst more information about the implications of particular sectoral and cross-sectoral impacts is needed, climate change uncertainty is not a significant barrier to decision-making. Further understanding of individual and institutional challenges brought about by the 'squeeze' between adapting to HECC scenarios or to lower levels of temperature change (as those agreed in Paris) is essential to better contextualise the use of climate change information.

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“…While climate change adaptation is a global issue with local to global impacts that requires international and national decision making and action, adaptation strategies and implementations are inherently local and require place-specific planning and implementation (Adger et al, 2005a;Dzebo & Stripple, 2015). As a result, the success for adaptation heavily depends on the efficiency in which decision making can be translated across multiple scales to contribute to effective local outcomes.…”

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“…In the case of NAPAs, few have examined how to coordinate adaptation efforts across different sectors and scales (national, regional, local), the institutional arrangements necessary to implement adaptation projects, and how to utilize resources and actors to implement adaptation priorities (Agarwal et al, 2012). These programs (and adaptation strategies in general) have found the multi-scalar and cross-sectoral nature of adaptation challenging and that more research could increase our understanding on how to make such programs more effective (Adger, 2016;Dzebo & Stripple, 2015).…”

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“…Recent scholarship recognises adaptation as a multi-scalar phenomenon (Dzebo & Stripple, 2015;Fidelman et al, 2013;Wyborn et al, 2014). Recognition that adaptation governance, the policies and processes through which adaptation decision are made, operates across multiple scales as it is shaped by international, national and local policy further supports this (Wyborn et al, 2014).…”

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“…These factors often differ and yet interact across different scales and contexts (Dzebo & Stripple, 2015;Emerson & Gerlak, 2014).…”

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Little attention has been paid in the scientific literature to the practicalities of how REDD+ (the climate policy of 'Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation') can contribute to the adaptation of local communities, particularly in regards to how specific elements of REDD+ can be implemented at the local-scale to best support positive community adaptation outcomes. This thesis explores this gap in the literature by analysing experiences of REDD+ in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It provides a local perspective on how REDD+ safeguards could be implemented in a multi-scalar policy context (local to national). These experiences in-turn provide insights into the way other multi-scalar policy initiatives (especially in regard to community adaptation to environmental change) can be applied more effectively.Experiences from REDD+ demonstration projects have highlighted the challenges in ensuring adequate, positive outcomes for local communities. The premise of this thesis is that by providing climate change adaptation benefits, REDD+ initiatives are more likely to benefit local communities in developing countries and are therefore more likely to be successfully implemented. This thesis explores whether REDD+ can improve the adaptation of local communities to climate change, and provides policy recommendations to increase the likelihood of achieving this outcome in multi-scalar contexts.This thesis uses a qualitative case study methodology. Central Kalimantan in Indonesia is used as a case study because it has been a pilot province for Indonesia's REDD+ efforts since 2010. Actions have been taken in Central Kalimantan that have led to regional capacity building and the establishment of several REDD+ pilot projects within the region.Interviews were performed with actors and stakeholders involved with REDD+ at the local and regional levels in Central Kalimantan. In addition, a study of three villages that experienced a REDD+ demonstration activity (under the so called 'Kalimantan Forest Carbon Partnership') is also included in this thesis.This thesis begins by reviewing the potential benefits and challenges associated with REDD+, especially in regards to local communities. The adaptation literature is then reviewed with emphasis on how assessments of the adaptive capacity of local communities can be performed. Based on this review a framework is proposed to assess the adaptive capacity of local communities. That framework includes special reference to the need to recognise multi-scalar influences.iii The framework derived from the review is then applied to the case study and several elements of local community adaptive capacity are identified. Based on this assessment, Ipropose some strategies that would most likely lead to improvements in the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change. A key conclusion drawn from the analysis is that multi-scalar influences do not only affect local adaptive capacity elements but also provide key insights into how adaptation strategies should be designed.The t...

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Transnational adaptation governance: An emerging fourth era of adaptation

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