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How decisions are being made : methods in selecting adaptation actions Potter, Samantha
Abstract
Adaptation to the actual and expected effects of climate change is a necessary means to reduce the impacts that are occurring now as well as increase society’s resilience to upcoming atmospheric deviations (UNFCC, 2012). Part of this process entails selecting-‐ from an extensive list of options-‐ the adaptation actions that are to be implemented. This paper discusses which methods local governments use when deciding this; it compares the recommendations of guidebooks, academic sources, and grey literature to the approaches actually used by local governments. It has been found that despite having a number of possible methods within the guidebooks as well as academic and grey literatures, local governments need to choose the options that can be addressed in projects which have already been taken on in other sectors. This is so as these options are easily justified; they provide co-‐benefits that are appealing especially facing the uncertainty of not known to what extent climate change impacts will occur. There are possibilities to expand the horizons of adaptation actions that can be implemented. The first and most prudent step is getting all federal, provincial, and local governments, as well as stakeholders, and experts working together to formulate focused and small-‐scale methods for selecting between adaptation action options. From this point, the continuation of exploiting windows of opportunities needs to occur and more funding strategies need to be developed within local governments.
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How decisions are being made : methods in selecting adaptation actions
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Date Issued |
2012
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Adaptation
to
the
actual
and
expected
effects
of
climate
change
is
a
necessary
means
to
reduce
the
impacts
that
are
occurring
now
as
well
as
increase
society’s
resilience
to
upcoming
atmospheric
deviations
(UNFCC,
2012).
Part
of
this
process
entails
selecting-‐
from
an
extensive
list
of
options-‐
the
adaptation
actions
that
are
to
be
implemented.
This
paper
discusses
which
methods
local
governments
use
when
deciding
this;
it
compares
the
recommendations
of
guidebooks,
academic
sources,
and
grey
literature
to
the
approaches
actually
used
by
local
governments.
It
has
been
found
that
despite
having
a
number
of
possible
methods
within
the
guidebooks
as
well
as
academic
and
grey
literatures,
local
governments
need
to
choose
the
options
that
can
be
addressed
in
projects
which
have
already
been
taken
on
in
other
sectors.
This
is
so
as
these
options
are
easily
justified;
they
provide
co-‐benefits
that
are
appealing
especially
facing
the
uncertainty
of
not
known
to
what
extent
climate
change
impacts
will
occur.
There
are
possibilities
to
expand
the
horizons
of
adaptation
actions
that
can
be
implemented.
The
first
and
most
prudent
step
is
getting
all
federal,
provincial,
and
local
governments,
as
well
as
stakeholders,
and
experts
working
together
to
formulate
focused
and
small-‐scale
methods
for
selecting
between
adaptation
action
options.
From
this
point,
the
continuation
of
exploiting
windows
of
opportunities
needs
to
occur
and
more
funding
strategies
need
to
be
developed
within
local
governments.
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Language |
eng
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Date Available |
2012-05-24
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Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0103542
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Campus | |
Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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