scholarly journals Integrating social–ecological vulnerability assessments with climate forecasts to improve local climate adaptation planning for coral reef fisheries in Papua New Guinea

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 881-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Maina ◽  
Justus Kithiia ◽  
Josh Cinner ◽  
Ezra Neale ◽  
Sylvia Noble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Vulnerability Assessments ◽  
Climate Forecasts ◽  
Ecological Vulnerability ◽  
Climate Adaptation Planning

Tackling Uncertainty in US Local Climate Adaptation Planning

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Missy Stults ◽  
Larissa Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Planning Techniques ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Climate Change Uncertainty ◽  
Climate Adaptation Planning ◽  
Robust Strategies

Climate adaptation presents some new forms of planning uncertainty. We identified thirteen types of climate change uncertainty and grouped these into four categories. Next, we summarized eleven planning techniques, noting that only six of these techniques reflect an adapt and monitor approach that actively engages uncertainty. We then evaluated the types of uncertainty and planning techniques identified in forty-four US local climate adaptation plans. We found no communities used scenario planning or robust strategies despite the emphasis placed on these techniques in the literature.

Supporting local climate adaptation planning and implementation through local governance and decentralised finance provision

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virinder Sharma ◽  
Victor Orindi ◽  
Ced Hesse ◽  
James Pattison ◽  
Simon Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Climate Adaptation Planning

scholarly journals The Role of Inclusion in Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Equitable Adaptation Goals in Small American Municipalities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Lioubimtseva
Keyword(s):  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Vulnerability Assessments ◽  
Climate Vulnerability

Abstract Equity and inclusion considerations are important prerequisites of effective climate adaptation planning, especially at a local scale. This pilot study examines how climate adaptation plans of small American cities and counties consider equity in their climate vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning goals, and how consideration of equity in existing adaptation plans relates to inclusion of diverse categories of stakeholders. Data analysis is based on the content of 23 local climate adaptation plans of small urban and rural municipalities across the United States with population less than 300 thousand people. Correlations between conceptualization of vulnerability dimensions, inclusion of 9 categories of stakeholders, and consideration of equity in 12 different domains of adaptation planning are examined. The study concludes that municipalities, who examine their vulnerability beyond physical exposure to climate impacts and consider sensitivity and adaptive capacity of their populations, appear to be more attentive to social equity and more likely to offer specific adaptation measures focusing on vulnerable groups.

Sustainable adaptation: Social equity and local climate adaptation planning in U.S. cities

Cities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 103235
Author(s):  
Duran Fiack ◽  
Jeremy Cumberbatch ◽  
Michael Sutherland ◽  
Nadine Zerphey
Keyword(s):  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Climate Adaptation Planning

scholarly journals Multi-Risk Climate Mapping for the Adaptation of the Venice Metropolitan Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1334
Author(s):  
Denis Maragno ◽  
Carlo Federico dall’Omo ◽  
Gianfranco Pozzer ◽  
Francesco Musco
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Spatial Knowledge ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Spatial Decision Support System ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
Climate Adaptation Planning

Climate change risk reduction requires cities to undertake urgent decisions. One of the principal obstacles that hinders effective decision making is insufficient spatial knowledge frameworks. Cities climate adaptation planning must become strategic to rethink and transform urban fabrics holistically. Contemporary urban planning should merge future threats with older and unsolved criticalities, like social inequities, urban conflicts and “drosscapes”. Retrofitting planning processes and redefining urban objectives requires the development of innovative spatial information frameworks. This paper proposes a combination of approaches to overcome knowledge production limits and to support climate adaptation planning. The research was undertaken in collaboration with the Metropolitan City of Venice and the Municipality of Venice, and required the production of a multi-risk climate atlas to support their future spatial planning efforts. The developed tool is a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS), which aids adaptation actions and the coordination of strategies. The model recognises and assesses two climate impacts: Urban Heat Island and Flooding, representing the Metropolitan City of Venice (CMVE) as a case study in complexity. The model is composed from multiple assessment methodologies and maps both vulnerability and risk. The atlas links the morphological and functional conditions of urban fabrics and land use that triggers climate impacts. The atlas takes the exposure assessment of urban assets into account, using this parameter to describe local economies and social services, and map the uneven distribution of impacts. The resulting tool is therefore a replicable and scalable mapping assessment able to mediate between metropolitan and local level planning systems.

scholarly journals Early Responses to Climate Change: An Analysis of Seven U.S. State and Local Climate Adaptation Planning Initiatives

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Andrew Poyar ◽  
Nancy Beller-Simms
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Climate Impact ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Climate Adaptation Planning

Abstract State and local governments in the United States manage a wide array of natural and human resources that are particularly sensitive to climate variability and change. Recent revelations of the extent of the current and potential climate impact in this realm such as with the quality of water, the structure of the coasts, and the potential and witnessed impact on the built infrastructure give these political authorities impetus to minimize their vulnerability and plan for the future. In fact, a growing number of subnational government bodies in the United States have initiated climate adaptation planning efforts; these initiatives emphasize an array of climate impacts, but at different scales, scopes, and levels of sophistication. Meanwhile, the current body of climate adaptation literature has not taken a comprehensive look at these plans nor have they questioned what prompts local adaptation planning, at what scope and scale action is being taken, or what prioritizes certain policy responses over others. This paper presents a case-based analysis of seven urban climate adaptation planning initiatives, drawing from a review of publicly available planning documents and interviews with stakeholders directly involved in the planning process to provide a preliminary understanding of these issues. The paper also offers insight into the state of implementation of adaptation strategies, highlighting the role of low upfront costs and cobenefits with issues already on the local agenda in prompting anticipatory adaptation.

scholarly journals Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Tipping Points in Botswana

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Peter Urich ◽  
Yinpeng Li ◽  
Sennye Masike
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
Systems Science ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Tipping Points ◽  
Governance Analysis ◽  
Science Philosophy ◽  
Technical Systems ◽  
Climate Adaptation Planning

AbstractClimate adaptation planning requires new ways of thinking and approaching the analysis of risks. Such thinking needs to be systemic in nature and practice/action-oriented while respecting the complexity of the physical and social sciences. Through this chapter on climate tipping points in Botswana, it is proposed that a generic and practice-oriented analysis framework be applied with a mathematical foundation including modeling methods based on complex science. The objective is to promote a framework that privileges a worldview to avoid biased and partial explanations of risks. An Institutional-Socio-Earth-Economical-Technical systems (ISEET) approach is based on a systems science philosophy for risk governance analysis, with particular emphasis on tipping points and emergence which are some of the key elements that can support sound adaptation planning. Through the lens of the biodiversity sector in Botswana, the complex interrelationships of ISEET principles are explained. They provide a new, efficient, and practical framework for moving rapidly from theory to action for planning and implementing climate change adaption projects.

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