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A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation

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Title A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation
 
Creator Petzold, Jan
Hawxwell, Tom
Jantke, Kerstin
Gonçalves Gresse, Eduardo
Mirbach, Charlotta
Ajibade, Idowu
Bhadwal, Suruchi
Bowen, Kathryn
Fischer, A. Paige
Joe, Elphin Tom
Kirchhoff, Christine
Mach, Katharine J.
Reckien, Diana
Segnon, Alcade Christel
Singh, Chandni
Ulibarri, Nicola
Campbell, Donovan
Crémin, Émilie
Färber, Leonie
Hegde, Greeshma
Jeong, Ji-Hoon
Nunbogu, Abraham Marshall
Pradhan, Himansu Kesari
Schröder, Lea S.
Shah, Mohammad Aminur Rahman
Reese, Pauline
Sultana, Ferdous
Tello, Carlos Medina
Xu, Jiren
The Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team
Garschagen, Matthias
 
Subject climate change adaptation
households
state intervention-government control
 
Description Abstract An assessment of the global progress in climate change adaptation is urgently needed. Despite a rising awareness that adaptation should involve diverse societal actors and a shared sense of responsibility, little is known about the types of actors, such as state and non-state, and their roles in different types of adaptation responses as well as in different regions. Based on a large n -structured analysis of case studies, we show that, although individuals or households are the most prominent actors implementing adaptation, they are the least involved in institutional responses, particularly in the global south. Governments are most often involved in planning and civil society in coordinating responses. Adaptation of individuals or households is documented especially in rural areas, and governments in urban areas. Overall, understanding of institutional, multi-actor and transformational adaptation is still limited. These findings contribute to debates around ‘social contracts’ for adaptation, that is, an agreement on the distribution of roles and responsibilities, and inform future adaptation governance.
 
Date 2023-10-12
2023-11-09T09:35:46Z
2023-11-09T09:35:46Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Petzold, J.; Hawxwell, T.; Jantke, K.; Gonçalves Gresse, E.; Mirbach, C.; Ajibade, I.; Bhadwal, S.; Bowen, K.; Paige Fischer, A.; Joe, E.T.; Kirchhoff, C.J.; Mach, K.J.; Reckien, D.; Segnon, A.C.; Singh, C.; Ulibarri, N.; Campbell, D.; Cremin, E.; Färber, L.; Hegde, G.; Jeong, J.; Nunbogu, A.M.; Pradhan, H.K.; Schröder, L.S.; Shah, M.A.R.; Reese, P.; Sultana, F.; Tello, C.; Xu, J.; The Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team; Garschagen, M. (2023) A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation. Nature Climate Change 13(11): p. 1250-1257. ISSN: 1758-678X
1758-678X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132867
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01824-z
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1250-1257
application/pdf
 
Publisher NATURE PORTFOLIO
 
Source Nature Climate Change