Summary:
Approaching climate adaptation as a socio-institutional process of learning, rather than seeking to protect society against all future climate impacts, is consistent with resource management and planning frameworks already in use by stakeholders. The analytical requirements for dealing with “deep uncertainty” over the timescale of decades requires a suite of methods, not least participatory stakeholder engagement in dialogues and learning cycles. The weADAPT platform provides guidance in a rapidly changing field, and two initial tools for handling climate change (operational for Africa) and decision evaluation (initially using multi-criteria assessment).
The presentation will address key adaptation questions such as: How much should we depend on forecasts of future climate change? Where are the limits to adaptation? What might lead to unacceptable climate impacts? What are the key processes in learning that support climate adaptation throughout society? What are the synergies and trade-offs between adaptation and mitigation?
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