Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change

Developing strategies, Policies and Measures

Bo Lim, Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Ian Burton, Elizabeth Malone, Saleemul Huq

258 pages, parution le 04/04/2005

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Résumé

Adaptation is a process by which individuals, communities and countries seek to cope with the consequences of climate change. The process of adaptation is not new; the idea of incorporating future climate risk into policy-making potential impacts has become clearer, the availability of practical guidance on adaptation has not kept pace. The development of the Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) is intended to help provide the rapidly evolving process of adaptation policy-making with a much-needed roadmap. Ultimately, the purpose of the APF is to support adaptation processes to protect - and enhance - human well- being in the face of climate change.

The Adaptation Policy Framework is built around four major principles that provide a basis from which integrated actions to adapt to climate change can be developed:

Adaptation to short-term climate variability and extreme events serves as a starting point for reducing vulnerability to longer-term climate change
Adaptation occurs at different levels in society, including the local level
Adaptation policy and measures should be assessed in a development context and
The adaptation strategy and the stakeholder process by which it is implemented are equally important

The APF can be used by countries to both evaluate and complement existing planning processes to address climate planning and implementation framework, it lays out an approach to climate change adaptation that supports sustainable development, rather than the other way around. The APF is about practice rather than theory; it starts with the information that developing countries already possess concerning vulnerable systems such as agriculture, water resources, public health, and disaster management, and aims to exploit existing synergies and intersecting themes in order to enable better informed policymaking.

This volume will be invaluable for everyone working on climate change adaptation and policy-making.

Sommaire

Foreword
Executive summary
User's Guidebook
Technical Papers
- Preface
- Scoping and designing an adaptation project
- Engaging stakeholders in the adaptation process
- Assessing vulnerability for climate adaptation
- Assessing current climate risks
- Assessing future climate risks
- Assessing current and changing socio-economic conditions
- Assessing and enhancing adaptive capacity
- Formulating an adaptation strategy
- Continuing the adaptation process
Case Studies
- Preface
- Case Studies
Annexes
- A: Glossary of Terms
- B: List of Reviewers

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Bo Lim, Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Ian Burton, Elizabeth Malone, Saleemul Huq
Parution	04/04/2005
Nb. de pages	258
Format	21,5 x 28
Couverture	Broché
Poids	762g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521617604
ISBN13	978-0-521-61760-4