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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.12.002
	Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response
	Wise R.M.; Fazey I.; Stafford Smith M.; Park S.E.; Eakin H.C.; Archer Van Garderen E.R.M.; Campbell B.
发表日期	2014
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	28
英文摘要	The need to adapt to climate change is now widely recognised as evidence of its impacts on social and natural systems grows and greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Yet efforts to adapt to climate change, as reported in the literature over the last decade and in selected case studies, have not led to substantial rates of implementation of adaptation actions despite substantial investments in adaptation science. Moreover, implemented actions have been mostly incremental and focused on proximate causes; there are far fewer reports of more systemic or transformative actions. We found that the nature and effectiveness of responses was strongly influenced by framing. Recent decision-oriented approaches that aim to overcome this situation are framed within a "pathways" metaphor to emphasise the need for robust decision making within adaptive processes in the face of uncertainty and inter-temporal complexity. However, to date, such "adaptation pathways" approaches have mostly focused on contexts with clearly identified decision-makers and unambiguous goals; as a result, they generally assume prevailing governance regimes are conducive for adaptation and hence constrain responses to proximate causes of vulnerability. In this paper, we explore a broader conceptualisation of "adaptation pathways" that draws on 'pathways thinking' in the sustainable development domain to consider the implications of path dependency, interactions between adaptation plans, vested interests and global change, and situations where values, interests, or institutions constrain societal responses to change. This re-conceptualisation of adaptation pathways aims to inform decision makers about integrating incremental actions on proximate causes with the transformative aspects of societal change. Case studies illustrate what this might entail. The paper ends with a call for further exploration of theory, methods and procedures to operationalise this broader conceptualisation of adaptation. © 2013 The Authors.
英文关键词	Climate change adaptation; Framing; Pathways; Transformation; Uncertainty
学科领域	climate change; conceptual framework; decision making; emission; farming system; global change; governance approach; greenhouse gas; literature review; sustainable development; uncertainty analysis
语种	英语
scopus关键词	climate change; conceptual framework; decision making; emission; farming system; global change; governance approach; greenhouse gas; literature review; sustainable development; uncertainty analysis
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117569
作者单位	CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Black Mountain, ACT, Australia; School of Environment, Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience, University of Dundee, Perth Road, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom; CSIRO Climate Adaptation FlagshipACT, Australia; WorldFish Centre, CGIAR, Malaysia; School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, United States; CSIR, Natural Resources and Environment Division, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; International Center for Tropical Agriculture(CIAT), C/O Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wise R.M.,Fazey I.,Stafford Smith M.,et al. Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response[J],2014,28.
APA	Wise R.M..,Fazey I..,Stafford Smith M..,Park S.E..,Eakin H.C..,...&Campbell B..(2014).Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response.Global Environmental Change,28.
MLA	Wise R.M.,et al."Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response".Global Environmental Change 28(2014).