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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.08.016
	Alleviating barriers to urban climate change adaptation through international cooperation
	Oberlack C.; Eisenack K.
发表日期	2014
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	24 期号:1
英文摘要	International cooperation on climate change adaptation is regarded as one of the major avenues to reduce vulnerability in developing countries. Nevertheless, it remains unclear which design properties of international arrangements match with specific problems in local adaptation processes. This paper analyses conditions and institutional design options under which international cooperation can facilitate climate adaptation in urban areas in developing countries. We conduct a qualitative meta-analysis of empirical evidence from 23 cases. Using the archetype approach, we identify re-appearing barriers and change factors in urban squatter settlements and municipal public sectors in developing countries. We characterise five generic modes of international cooperation for climate adaptation based on UNFCCC documents, process observation, and literature review. Combining these analyses, we develop testable propositions that explain how specific design options of international arrangements can alleviate barriers and make use of change factors for urban adaptation in developing countries. We find, first, that international cooperation has the most potential to tackle adaptation barriers in squatter settlements if its institutional mechanisms support improvements of procedures and rights in localised state-society interactions. Second, national or regional centres of competence may foster endogenous dynamics in municipal public sectors. Third, national adaptation policies can enable and incentivise municipal adaptation. Fourth, flexible indicators of adaptation benefits are instruments to tailor international decision making and monitoring systems to local needs. We conclude that these insights, the archetypes approach, and a multi-level study design can be used to advance research on international cooperation, barriers, and success factors for climate change adaptation. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Archetypes; Barriers to climate adaptation; International cooperation; Municipal public sector; Urban poor
语种	英语
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/117825
作者单位	Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institute for Economic Research, Platz der Alten Synagoge, 79085 Freiburg, Germany; Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg, Department of Economics, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Oberlack C.,Eisenack K.. Alleviating barriers to urban climate change adaptation through international cooperation[J],2014,24(1).
APA	Oberlack C.,&Eisenack K..(2014).Alleviating barriers to urban climate change adaptation through international cooperation.Global Environmental Change,24(1).
MLA	Oberlack C.,et al."Alleviating barriers to urban climate change adaptation through international cooperation".Global Environmental Change 24.1(2014).