Differentiating capacities as a means to sustainable climate change adaptation |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875502, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA;2. School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA;3. Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia, 250A Baldwin Hall, Jackson St., Athens, GA 30602, USA;1. Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia;2. Enabling Adaptation Pathways Project, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia;3. Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Faculty of Sustainability, Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, Scharnhorststrasse 1, D-21335 Lüneburg, Germany;4. Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, CNRS – Université Grenoble Alpes, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France;5. Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Avenue Agropolis, Montpellier 34398, France;6. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Avenida La Molina, Lima 15024, Peru;7. CNRS – Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), BP 53 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France;8. INRIA – STEEP Team, 655 Avenue de l’Europe, 38334 Montbonnot Cedex, France;9. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland;10. Department of Anthropology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom;11. Luc Hoffman Institute, WWF International, Avenue du Mont-Blanc, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland;12. Centre Alexandre Koyré, 27 rue Damesme, 75013 Paris, France;13. AgroParisTech, 16 rue Claude Bernard, 75005 Paris, France;14. Ministère de l’Écologie, du Développement durable et de l’Énergie, 92055 Paris Cedex 15, France;15. Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USA;p. Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10460, USA;q. CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 2, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5604, Australia;r. School of Economics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia;s. Enabling Adaptation Pathways Project, CSIRO Land and Water, Atherton, Queensland 4883, Australia;1. Arup International Development, 13 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BQ, UK;2. Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX44RJ, UK;1. Department of Geography, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK;2. Department of History, Utrecht University, Drift 6, 3512 BS, Utrecht, Netherlands;3. Department of Iberian and Latin American History, Centre for InterAmerian Studies (CIAS), Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany;1. Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. Centre for Poverty and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;3. King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;4. Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;5. School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia V2C 0C8, Canada;6. Department of Finance and Banking, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;7. Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia;8. School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia;10. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia;1. School of Sustainability, Arizona State University (ASU), P.O. Box 875502, Tempe, AZ 85287-5502, USA;2. Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de Sostenibilidad (LANCIS), Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), P.O. Box 70-275 Ciudad Universitaria UNAM, Mexico City 04510, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | There are two forms of capacity to adapt to global change: those associated with fundamental human development goals (generic capacity), and those necessary for managing and reducing specific climatic threats (specific). We argue that these two domains of capacity must be addressed explicitly, simultaneously and iteratively if climate change adaptation and sustainable development goals are to be attained. We propose a simple heuristic to understand the four main ways these two capacities interact, leading to more or less desirable outcomes. Drawing from three case studies of agricultural adaptation to climatic risk (Phoenix, AZ; Northeast Brazil; Chiapas, Mexico) we argue that the institutional context of adaptation can implicitly or explicitly undermine one form of capacity with repercussions for the development of the other. A better and more strategic balance of generic and specific capacities is needed if the promised synergies between sustainable development and adaptation are to be achieved. |
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| Keywords: | Adaptation Capacity Climate change Risk Sustainable development Poverty |
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