Adaptation to Climate Change: Decision Making

2016 ◽  
pp. 189-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Oh Kim ◽  
Eun Sung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change

Prioritization of Water Allocation for Adaptation to Climate Change Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 3401-3416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvin Golfam ◽  
Parisa-Sadat Ashofteh ◽  
Taher Rajaee ◽  
Xuefeng Chu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Water Allocation ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change

scholarly journals US strategy for forest management adaptation to climate change: building a framework for decision making

2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Alaric Sample ◽  
Jessica E. Halofsky ◽  
David L. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change

scholarly journals CITIZEN SCIENCE AS ATOOL FOR INFORMATION SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC UNDER CONDITIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (3/2020) ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
L. A. Riabova ◽  
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E. M. Klyuchnikova ◽  
E. A. Borovichev ◽  
V. A. Masloboev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Information Support ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Murmansk Region

Rapid climate change in the Arctic requires management solutions that are based on timely and reliable factual data. In this context, the urgency ofthe problem of finding effective ways for obtaining such information is increasing. This article aims to substantiate the possibility of using citizen science as a new tool for information support of decision-making with respect to the socio-economic development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, and as a tool especially necessary when developing strategies for adaptation to climate change. Citizen science is a concept that implies increasing openness of science to society and the conduct of scientific research with the involvement of volunteers. The article provides an overview of the content of the concept of citizen science andthe principles and methods on which it is based.The article describes the results of an interdisciplinary study to identify the perceptions of inhabitants of the Murmansk region on climate change and the presumably associated with it changes in biodiversity in this region of the Russian Arctic. For the first time, based on the methods of citizen science, the data on theperceptions of inhabitants of the Murmansk region on climate and biodiversity changes in the region over a thirty-year period hasbeen obtained, and the comparisons of this information with the data from scientific observations were made. It was identified that inhabitants distinguish several trends in climate change in the region, consistent with the data of meteorological observations: climate warming, especially in the winter months; increased weather variability; increased duration of the off-season periods. Matching the observations of the respondents with biological scientific data made it possible to conclude that as a result of the combined influence of natural and anthropogenic factors (including climatic ones) new species of pests and fungi appeared in the region, and the number and proportion of valuable fish species within the basin of Lake Imandra have declined. It is shown that the subjective perceptionsof climate change should be taken into account in the management process, since this is oneof the key characteristics of the comfort of people living in the territory and a motive for actions, including adaptation.The article offers proposals on the inclusion of citizen scientists and citizen science data in the governing process through inter-sectoral commissions for the development of strategies for adaptation to climate change and other institutions of public participation.

scholarly journals DECISION MAKING AND ADAPTATION PROCESSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO SANDOVAL BUSTOS ◽  
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SEBASTIÁN DIAZ VICUÑA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Knowledge Source ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Adaptation Processes ◽  
The Way

Abstract Climate change imposes certain challenges not only to ecosystems but to societies as well. The change in environmental conditions makes necessary to review the decision-making process related to adaptation to climate change. This review should consider future risks or current conditions of vulnerability through existing mechanisms in organizations or societies. From this analysis onwards, processes must be developed allowing, either to prepare the way to face expected future impacts or to decrease the current vulnerability regarding climate by creating more resilient systems. In this context, the role of the academy, as a knowledge source, results fundamentally. Nevertheless, this highlight the need to review and improve the communication processes from academy towards different interests groups by means of the co-production and strengthening of links among different society components.

scholarly journals Assessing the Quality of Knowledge for Adaptation–Experiences From Co-designing Climate Services in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin André ◽  
Linn Järnberg ◽  
Åsa Gerger Swartling ◽  
Peter Berg ◽  
David Segersson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Climate Services

Adaptation to climate change is becoming more urgent, but the wealth of knowledge that informs adaptation planning and decision-making is not used to its full potential. Top-down approaches to knowledge production are identified as one important reason for the gap between science and practice and are criticized for not meeting the needs of intended users. In response to this challenge, there is a growing interest in the creation of user-oriented and actionable climate services to support adaptation. At the same time, recent research suggests that greater efforts are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge co-production processes and the best criteria by which to gauge the quality of knowledge outcomes, while also considering different stakeholder perspectives. This paper explores these issues through a critical assessment of the quality of knowledge for adaptation generated from a climate services co-design process in two case studies in Sweden. The study draws on experiences from a 5-year research collaboration in which natural and social science researchers, together with local stakeholders, co-designed climate services to support climate adaptation planning and decision-making. The well-established knowledge quality criteria of credibility, legitimacy, saliency, usability, and usefulness remain relevant, but are not sufficient to capture factors relating to whether and how the knowledge actually is applied by climate change adaptation planners and decision-makers. We observe that case-specific circumstances beyond the scope of the co-design process, including the decision-making context as well as non-tangible outcomes, also play crucial roles that should be accounted for in the knowledge assessment processes.

scholarly journals Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Klima
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Deep Uncertainty ◽  
Pros And Cons

Decision making under questions of deep uncertainty can be vague or specific, open-ended or fixed, easy or hard. This chapter very briefly addresses issues and approaches to decision making on adaptation to climate change. Depending on the research question, a complicated set of multiple approaches and tools may be needed. To highlight the types of approaches, this chapter discusses a variety of decision making tools and relates them to a particular problem: a homeowner choosing whether to do nothing, buy insurance, or elevate their home. The chapter culminates in a table summarizing the pros and cons of a variety of approaches.

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