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MAPPING ADAPTATION: UNTANGLING THE DIVERGENT INTERPRETATIONS Lisa Schipper 6 May 2009 – Stanford University Starting Point There have been sufficient conceptual discussions on adaptation = we know what it means! There is no need to delay action further – we must act before it’s too late Key message 1 Adaptation is understood by each actor to mean something different Key message 2 Different interpretations of adaptation can lead to: Miscommunication Wasted investments Maladaptation Increased vulnerability to climate change Key message 3 Conceptual discussions on adaptation need to move beyond the basic question ‘what is adaptation’ to instead examine what adaptation means for the relevant actors Why does it matter? Source: McGray et al, 2007 ‘Weathering the Storm’, WRI Report. Impacts vs. Vulnerability perspective Impacts Focus on climate Easier to account for Fits with institutional set up: Funding UNFCCC Vulnerability Recognises other processes Emphasises underlying conditions Focuses on development Adaptation ‘trends’ 1. Mainstreaming adaptation 2. Measuring effectiveness of adaptation (metrics) 3. Integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation 4. Funding adaptation 5. Adaptation knowledge management 6. Economics of adaptation 7. Cities and adaptation Example: Aid agencies Important actors in putting adaptation on agenda Follow UNFCCC framework Can also fund outside UNFCCC framework Seek measurable interventions Affected by time constraints Example: Development NGOs Relatively late on scene Link climate change and development – put adaptation in centre Need to justify link = dependent on funding trends Lack experience with climate change Mapping Adaptation: Agency Motivation/ Interests Understanding of the Problem Policy Framework Defining Adaptation Positioning Funding Source Target/Objective The Scattered Meaning of Adaptation Infrastructure Institutions Policies Investment Livelihoods Services Attitudes & values (education) Concluding Thought Shift conceptual discussions on adaptation from attempts to identify one definition to seeking a framework for highlighting the different uses and understandings of it. Thank you [email protected]