Adaptation, resilience and transformation in the face of. As an aid to understanding and supporting informed decisionmaking regarding transformative change, we draw on theories from both the resilience and vulnerability literature to produce the adaptation action cycles concept and applied framework. Adaptation to climate change may be incremental or transformational in nature. Under climate change it is especially important to be able to identify opportunities and constraints for adaptation following scientific warning of slow and difficult to a.
National climate resilience and adaptation strategy. The concepts of resilience, adaptation and transformationare gaining prominence and being translated into aspirational goals that guide policy development. Risk society, human security and the social contract part 3. This book contributes to the literature on resilience, hazard planning, risk management, environmental policy and design, presenting articles that focus on building resilience through social and technical means. This paper discusses a framework for transformative adaptation in the agricultural sector, that is, broad, fundamental and systemic changes in food production systems in response to climate change. But must adaptation to the impacts of climate change in jakartaflooding, first and foremost. Transforming voluntary organisations and their engagement with climate change. A more profound engagement, which sees climate change risks as a product and driver of social as. The iucn, iisd, seib and intercooperation project on climate change. Under a changing climate, adaptation will sometimes mean, rather than adjusting to keep things the way they are, taking action to transform communities and economies into configurations. Adaptation, resilience and transformation in the face of climate change.
Adaptation to climate change argues that, without care, adaptive actions can deny the deeper political and cultural roots that call for significant change in social. Societies and ecosystems around the world are increasingly being impacted by rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and frequent or severe extreme weather events and will require support to adapt to these changes. Developing adaptation expertise and technology can further contribute to clean growth by creating jobs and spurring innovation. The idea of rebuilding when necessary is a vital aspect of resilience in the context of climate change. Climate change poses multiple challenges to development. Taking action to adapt to current and future climate impacts will help protect canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, reduce costs, and ensure that society thrives in a changing climate. Synthesizing some key findings about adaptation from the chapters, we present a framework or roadmap that can be used to navigate what pelling 2011 refers to as adaptation as transformation. Dec 18, 2014 transformation as an adaptive response to climate change opens a range of novel policy options. Adaptation to climate change argues that, with out care, adaptive actions can deny the deeper political and cultural roots that decision for vital change in social and political relations if human vulnerability to local weather change related danger is to be decreased. Transformation refers to the process of moving from one type of system to another that has different controlling variables. This book presents a framework for making sense of the range of choices facing.
The author argues that adaptation pathways are social and. First, build the capability to model climate risk and to assess the economics of climate change. It affects lives and livelihoods, infrastructure and institutions, as well as beliefs, cultures and identities. Under a changing climate, adaptation will sometimes mean, rather than adjusting to keep things the way they are, taking action to transform communities and. One outcome is the placing of limits on scope for adaptation and mitigation to climate change which are externalized from everyday life and. Understanding resilience, adaptation and transformation is critical to meeting the sustainable development goals sdgs, particularly those related to climate change adaptation, food security, and safeguarding. The definition of climate resilience is heavily debated, in both conceptual and practical terms. All of the six forest formations identified in the caucasus ecoregion bohn et al, 2007 are found in the south caucasus. There is a growing recognition that the social dimensions of vulnerability and adaptation now need to move to the forefront of deve. Vulnerability, risk reduction, and adaptation to climate.
The concepts of resilience,adaptation and transformationare gaining prominence and being translated into aspirational goals that guide policy development. Request pdf on jan 1, 2011, mark pelling and others published pelling m 2011 adaptation to climate change. Adaptation to climate change argues that without care, adaptive actions can deny. Climate change and development adaptation through transformation. Urban resilience through communitybased adaptation in egypt april 16, 20 vulnerability, resilience, and the potential for communitybased adaptation in lowincome and informal urban settlements dr david dodman david. In terms of climate change, resilience means strengthening the ability of human and nonhuman systems to withstand and respond to changes in the earths climate, and it can be thought of as a way to bridge the conceptual divide between mitigation approaches to climate change on the one hand and adaptation approaches on the other. Understanding resilience, adaptation and transformation is critical to meeting the sustainable development goals sdgs, particularly those related to climate change adaptation, food security, and safeguarding ecosystem functions. Adaptation to climate change argues that, without care, adaptive actions can deny the deeper political and cultural roots that call for significant change in social and political relations if human vulnerability to climate change associated risk is to be reduced. The fourth annual symposium promotes common understanding, efficiencies, and transatlantic cooperation within the international transportation research community while accelerating transport. Informing adaptation responses to climate change through. There needs to be diversity of the subject and object of adaptation research and policy to focus on.
Used to describe responses that produce nonlinear changes in systems or their host social and ecological environments, transformation also raises distinct ethical and procedural questions for decisionmakers. Adaptation to climate change and extreme weather events summarizes a symposium held june 1617, 2016 in brussels, belgium. Because social and ecological systems are tightly interconnected berkes and folke, 1998, an alteration in one subsystem likely leads to modifications in the other. National climate resilience and adaptation strategy 2015 a vision for climate resilience in australia a vision for climate resilience in australia our climate is changing and this will affect. Climate change adaptation helps individuals, communities, organisations and natural systems to deal with those consequences of climate change that cannot be avoided. From resilience to transformation download full ebook. Achieving global climate commitments will require a shift from business as usual. Transformative adaptation to climate change for sustainable. The action plan will focus on facilitating transformational impacts. Expanding adaptation to include transformation foregrounds questions of power and.
The ability to bounce back from hardship and disaster is essential to all of our futures. Adaptation to climate change report to defra second round report 2016 5 executive summary the energy system is undergoing a radical lowcarbon transformation in line with our national and international climate change mitigation commitments. At the same time, our climate is already changing and will continue to do so in the future. Development and application of a resilience framework to. Planning for resilience in a rapidly changing world the. Vulnerability, resilience, and the potential for community. Adaptation as urban risk discourse and governance 8.
It combined a documentary analysis of academic literature on transformation from diverse fields with interviews with climate change and development experts. Mainstreaming climate change adaptation products and services by japanese companies with baseoftheeconomicpyramid bop businesses. Pelling proposed four ways to adapt with climate change. The paper describes how adaptation planners, funders, policymakers and researchers can incorporate transformative adaptation perspectives into their work on. Climate resilience can be generally defined as the capacity for a socioecological system to. Simultaneously published in the usa and canada by routledge, 270 madison avenue, new york, ny 10016. The paper describes how adaptation planners, funders, policymakers and researchers can incorporate transformative adaptation perspectives into their work on agriculture. From resilience to transformation article pdf available in natural hazards and earth system sciences 121. Synthesizing some key findings about adaptation from the chapters, we present a framework or roadmap that can be used to navigate what pelling 2011 refers. Yet, if such ability is to be sustainable, and not rely on a brute force response, innovation will need to become a core practice for policymakers and ontheground responders alike.
The third part outlines propositions on living with climate change, and the last part is a section on adaptation with vs. Addressing climate change postcoronavirus mckinsey. The scale of the impacts of climate change requires a fundamental shift in the level of resilience of people and systems. Within the climate change adaptation research community there is a growing tendency to discuss adaptation using the language of transformation, reflecting a sense that the current status quo will not secure a sustainable future, especially in light of the lack of sufficient progress to mitigate the causes of anthropogenic climate change.
Learning how to live with these impacts is a priority for human development. This would help inform recovery programs, update and enhance historical models that are used for infrastructure planning, and enable the use of climate stress testing in funding programs. Adaptation to climate change means planning and preparing for and managing the unavoidable consequences of the climate changes already underway. Risk reduction and adaptation to climate change and is designed as a quick reference source for development practitioners to better integrate climate resilience in development planning and operations. The impacts of climate change are already being felt.
Transformative actions are increasingly being required to address changes in climate. Used to describe responses that produce nonlinear changes in systems or their host social and. Sources on climate and climate related information are linked through the country profiles online dashboard, which is periodically. Sustainability, indeed, was rising on the agenda of many public and privatesector leadersbefore the unsustainable, suddenly, became. Within this context, climateresilient pathways are defined as sustainable. My work aims to help decisionmakers develop a comprehensive approach that focuses on both the causes and potential consequences. Rethinking resilience, adaptation and transformation in a time of change. Contribution of working group ii to the fifth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change pp. Transformational adaptation prairie climate centre.
Transformative adaptation to climate change in coastal cities discussion document cop25 4 relocation is to some extent becoming a rational decision for jakarta in building its flood resilience kimmelman 2017. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation as a narrowly defensive task protecting core assets or functions from the risks of climate change. For the poorest and most vulnerable communities living on fragile and degraded lands, such as steep hillsides, drylands. Part ii the resiliencetransitiontransformation framework. From resilience to transformation pdf,, download ebookee alternative successful tips for a much healthier ebook reading experience. Rethinking resilience, adaptation and transformation in a. Bringing together contributions from japanese authors, the book also offers a rare. Transformation as an adaptive response to climate change opens a range of novel policy options. Climate change impacts and the need for adaptation. It involves taking practical actions to manage risks from climate impacts, protect communities and strengthen the resilience of the economy. Responses to the adverse impacts of climate change can be categorized into three major types. The action plan is based on comprehensive joint preparation between the climate change. Understanding transformation for adaptation to climate change. Amid this dislocation, it is easy to forget that just a few short months ago, the debate about climate change, the socioeconomic impacts it gives rise to, and the collective response it calls for were gaining momentum.
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