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Achieving sustainable future objectives under uncertain conditions: Application of a learning framework to adaptation pathways in rural Mali

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.11.013
doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.11.013
 
Title Achieving sustainable future objectives under uncertain conditions: Application of a learning framework to adaptation pathways in rural Mali
 
Creator Totin, E
Thompson-Hall, M
Roncoli, C
Sidibé, A
Olabisi, L S
Zougmoré, R B
 
Subject Climate Adaptation
Sustainable Agriculture
Climate Change
 
Description Adaptation Pathways have emerged as promising approaches for exploring sequences of actions to address
challenges in uncertain conditions. This study elaborates on how pathway approaches operate in practice by
applying a learning framework that identifies guiding propositions for successful adaptation pathways. The
framework is used to analyze a transformative scenario planning case study from rural Mali. Findings confirm
that adaptation pathways are highly context-specific, grounded in local institutions. The study also emphasizes
that the adaptation pathways process requires a sufficient timeframe to allow for cross-level interactions and
institutional changes to unfold as needed. The case demonstrates that the framework can be a useful tool for
reflexive learning and identifying gaps in a structured way during pathway development. However, it needs to be
adjusted to specific contexts to better capture the influence of and implications for power relations and social
inequality in future adaptation plans.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2021-02
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11801/1/achieving%20sustainable%20main.pdf
Totin, E and Thompson-Hall, M and Roncoli, C and Sidibé, A and Olabisi, L S and Zougmoré, R B (2021) Achieving sustainable future objectives under uncertain conditions: Application of a learning framework to adaptation pathways in rural Mali. Environmental Science & Policy (TSI), 116. pp. 196-203. ISSN 1462-9011