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Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities

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  • Joshua E. Cinner

    (James Cook University)

  • W. Neil Adger

    (University of Exeter)

  • Edward H. Allison

    (University of Washington)

  • Michele L. Barnes

    (James Cook University
    University of Hawaii at Manoa)

  • Katrina Brown

    (University of Exeter)

  • Philippa J. Cohen

    (James Cook University
    WorldFish)

  • Stefan Gelcich

    (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile)

  • Christina C. Hicks

    (Lancaster University)

  • Terry P. Hughes

    (James Cook University)

  • Jacqueline Lau

    (James Cook University)

  • Nadine A. Marshall

    (James Cook University)

  • Tiffany H. Morrison

    (James Cook University)

Abstract

To minimize the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing, governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations have made substantial investments in improving people’s capacity to adapt to change. Yet to date, these investments have tended to focus on a very narrow understanding of adaptive capacity. Here, we propose an approach to build adaptive capacity across five domains: the assets that people can draw upon in times of need; the flexibility to change strategies; the ability to organize and act collectively; learning to recognize and respond to change; and the agency to determine whether to change or not.

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  • Joshua E. Cinner & W. Neil Adger & Edward H. Allison & Michele L. Barnes & Katrina Brown & Philippa J. Cohen & Stefan Gelcich & Christina C. Hicks & Terry P. Hughes & Jacqueline Lau & Nadine A. Marsha, 2018. "Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 8(2), pages 117-123, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:8:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1038_s41558-017-0065-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-017-0065-x
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