Clarifies the relationship between adaptation and development by analyzing 135 projects, policies, and other initiatives from the developing world that have been labeled by implementers or researchers as “adaptation to climate change.”
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- Heather McGray, Co-Director, Vulnerability and Adaptation Initiativehmcgray@wri.org+1 (202) 729-7778
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Full Text (PDF, 66 pages, 4.0 Mb)
Information Sheet (PDF, 2 pages, 68 Kb)
Vulnerability & Adaptation Database: provides descriptions of 135 cases and links to case sources.
Vulnerability and Adaptation Online Case Study Grid (Excel, 90 Kb): provides case data and brief case descriptions in Excel format. These data can be cross-referenced with the Case Description List
Case Description List (Word File, 395 Kb): provides more detailed descriptions of each case in MS Word format. Can be cross-referenced with the Case Data Spreadsheet.
Regional Summary Sheets
- East & Southeast Asia (Word File, 61 Kb)
- Latin America (Word File, 67 Kb)
- Middle East & North Africa (Word File, 60 Kb)
- Small Island Developing States (Word File, 73 Kb)
- South & Central Asia (Word File, 63 Kb)
- Sub-Saharan Africa (Word File, 76 Kb)
- Multi-Regional (Word File, 55 Kb)
Confusion about the relationship between adaptation and development has meant that funding mechanisms may create redundancies or leave gaps in the landscape of critical adaptation and development activities.
Drawing on Internet resources, Weathering the Storm clarifies this relationship by analyzing 135 projects, policies, and other initiatives from the developing world that have been labeled by implementers or researchers as “adaptation to climate change.”
The report analyzes the objectives of initiatives and the strategies utilized in implementation to characterize some of the ways that adaptation and development overlap. A continuum of activities from “pure” development to “pure” climate change is proposed as a conceptual framework to understand when different “development” activities may play an “adaptation” function. Recommendations address governance challenges, funding implications, and next steps in analysis and policy development.
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