Making the linkages between climate change adaptation and spatial planning in Malawi

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 940-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Brown
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Spatial Planning

scholarly journals Climate change adaptation through spatial planning: the case study of the region of Western Macedonia

2021 ◽  
Vol 899 (1) ◽  
pp. 012021
Author(s):  
M Lazoglou ◽  
K Serraos
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Policies ◽  
Regional Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Action

Abstract In this paper the compatibility and complementarity between the Regional Adaptation Action Plans (RAAPs) and other regional-scaled plans, such as the Regional Spatial Planning Frameworks (RSPFs), are examined, using as a case study the Region of Western Macedonia. The compatibility and complementarity of objectives, measures and tools between the RAAP and the RSPF of Western Macedonia are assessed. The analysis of the RAAP and the RSPF of Western Macedonia revealed the interconnection between spatial planning policies and adaptation to climate change policies. However, severe doubts are raised about the usability of the revised RSPF of Western Macedonia since it does not assess the crucial new conditions and priorities related to the region’s future development, including the de-lignification and the Just Transition initiatives.

scholarly journals Integrating climate change adaptation policies in spatial development planning in Serbia: A challenging task ahead

Spatium ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Lazarevic-Bajec
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Planning System ◽  
National Planning ◽  
Adaptation Policies ◽  
The Republic

Climate change adaptation policies integration process adds a new dimension to spatial planning. National planning systems need to be reviewed for their capability to incorporate new procedures and implementation tools with a view to upgrading general efficacy of public response to climate change. The Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia (SPRS) adopted in October 2010 devotes special attention to issues of climate change, mitigation and particularly adaptation. This paper argues that regional level of governance is key to considering climate change vulnerability and setting a framework for specific actions on the local level. In the absence of the regional level, great responsibility is on the national planning level to lay out detailed guidelines and regulations as a guidance for spatial planning practice. What problems may be expected in the SPRS implementation with respect to climate change adaptation? How the adaptation policies adopted in the plan will be integrated into subordinate plans, regional and local? What limitations will the overall system face in policy harmonization? Although this brief paper cannot answer all of these questions, it will try to explain them and indicate the necessary transformations to the planning system to be discussed in the coming period.

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