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Mainstreaming action on climate change through participatory appraisal

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  • Paul M. Weaver
  • Alex Haxeltine
  • Marleen Van De Kerkhof
  • J. David Tabara

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Climate change is a complex phenomenon. Responses in the form of decisions and actions on mitigation and adaptation measures, what balance among these should be preferred and how preferred options might be implemented are needed across many different levels in the governance structure and across many contexts of application. These will have to be developed from a very low starting position, often in conditions of ignorance of the urgency of the issues, uncertainty and dispute. If society is to respond effectively, climate change will need to be 'mainstreamed' into routine forward planning and decision-making activities. We argue that this calls for a generic 'capacity' that would be applicable across scales and contexts to explore responses. Most usefully, this should be built around principles of participation, experimentation and social learning, with appraisal conceptualised as an active process used instrumentally to transform the prospects for responding effectively to climate change.

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  • Paul M. Weaver & Alex Haxeltine & Marleen Van De Kerkhof & J. David Tabara, 2006. "Mainstreaming action on climate change through participatory appraisal," International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(3), pages 238-259.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisde:v:1:y:2006:i:3:p:238-259
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    1. Nuno Videira & Rita Lopes & Paula Antunes & Rui Santos & José Luís Casanova, 2012. "Mapping Maritime Sustainability Issues with Stakeholder Groups," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(6), pages 596-619, November.
    2. Joan David Tàbara & Francesc Cots & Simona Pedde & Katharina Hölscher & Kasper Kok & Anastasia Lovanova & Tiago Capela Lourenço & Niki Frantzeskaki & John Etherington, 2018. "Exploring Institutional Transformations to Address High-End Climate Change in Iberia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-22, January.

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