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Towards an integrated agenda for adaptation research: theory, practice and policy

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Title Towards an integrated agenda for adaptation research: theory, practice and policy
 
Creator PATWARDHAN, A
DOWNING, T
LEARY, N
WILBANKS, T
 
Subject climate
 
Description Adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change has been recognized as a priority area for national and international policy. The findings of the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC have reemphasized the urgency of action and the scale of response needed to cope with climate change outcomes. The scientific community has an important role to play in advancing the information and knowledge base that would help in identifying, developing and implementing effective responses to enhance adaptive capacity and reduce vulnerability. This paper examines the way in which science and research could advance the adaptation agenda. To do so, we pose a number of questions aimed at identifying the knowledge gaps and research needs. We argue that in order to address these science and research needs, an integrated approach is necessary, one that combines new knowledge with new approaches for knowledge generation, and where research and practice co-evolve; and that such a learning-by-doing approach is essential to rapidly scale up and implement concrete adaptation actions.
 
Publisher ELSEVIER SCI LTD
 
Date 2011-07-22T15:59:59Z
2011-12-26T12:52:29Z
2011-12-27T05:38:12Z
2011-07-22T15:59:59Z
2011-12-26T12:52:29Z
2011-12-27T05:38:12Z
2009
 
Type Article
 
Identifier CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, 1(2), 219-225
1877-3435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2009.10.010
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/6281
http://hdl.handle.net/10054/6281
 
Language en