Area-Based Development, Local Institutions and Climate Adaptation : Comparative Analysis from West Africa and Latin America

This report on adaptation to climate variability and change draws together the conclusions of a series of comparative case studies undertaken for the Area-Based Development and Climate Change (ABDCC) project of the Social Development Department of...

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Main Authors:	Agrawal, Arun, Mearns, Robin, Perrin, Nicolas, Kononen, Minna
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ADAPTATION ACTIONS ADAPTATION APPROACH ADAPTATION CHOICES ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK ADAPTATION INFORMATION ADAPTATION INTERVENTIONS ADAPTATION NEEDS ADAPTATION OPTIONS ADAPTATION PLANS ADAPTATION POLICIES ADAPTATION POLICY ADAPTATION PRACTICES ADAPTATION RESPONSE ADAPTATION STRATEGY ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY ADAPTIVE CAPACITY ADAPTIVE RESPONSES ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES ADVERSE CLIMATE ADVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION ATLANTIC OCEAN ATTENTION CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE DISASTERS CLIMATE EVENTS CLIMATE HAZARD CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE INFORMATION CLIMATE MODEL CLIMATE MODEL PREDICTIONS CLIMATE PREDICTIONS CLIMATE RESILIENCE CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE SCIENTISTS CLIMATE STRESSES CLIMATE THREATS CLIMATE-CHANGE CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS COLORS COSTS OF ADAPTATION DECISION MAKING DISASTERS DROUGHT DROUGHT EVENTS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECOSYSTEM EFFECTIVE ADAPTATION EMISSIONS EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE HAZARDS EXTREME EVENTS EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE FLOODING FLOODS FOREST FOREST COVER FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FUTURE ADAPTATION FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GENDER GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY HEAT HEAT WAVES HIGH TEMPERATURES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HURRICANES IMPACTS ADAPTATION IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY KNOWLEDGE GAPS LEARNING LOCAL ADAPTATION LOCAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES LOCAL CLIMATE LOW ADAPTIVE CAPACITY LOWER RAINFALL MEMORY MITIGATION MOTIVATION NATIONAL ADAPTATION PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS PLAYING POVERTY REDUCTION PRECIPITATION QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS RAINFALL RECALL REGIONAL CLIMATE SEA LEVEL RISE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STAKEHOLDERS STORMS TEMPERATURE RISE TEMPERATURES TEMPORAL VARIABILITY TEMPORAL VARIATIONS USER GROUPS VULNERABILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/909231468316438975/Area-based-development-local-institutions-and-climate-adaptation-a-comparative-analysis-from-West-Africa-and-Latin-America http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27313

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Summary:	This report on adaptation to climate variability and change draws together the conclusions of a series of comparative case studies undertaken for the Area-Based Development and Climate Change (ABDCC) project of the Social Development Department of the World Bank. The report contributes to a better understanding of pro-poor adaptation by addressing the growing need for systematic analyses of existing rural adaptation strategies in the face of climate variability. The study shows: 1) how different types of climate phenomena affect households that are already vulnerable owing to their political-economic and social circumstances, 2) the ways in which households cope with and adapt to climate hazards, and 3) the role of rural organizations and institutions in helping vulnerable households cope with climate impacts and other sources of vulnerability more effectively. The study also complements other macro-level analyses in which the focus is primarily on government policies in the context of adaptation. The ABDCC study relied on four strategies for its implementation, data collection, and capacity building efforts: 1) review of secondary information and the selection of study sites; 2) data collection through household, focus group, and expert interviews; 3) data analysis and identification of feasible policy options; and 4) capacity building and dissemination of results. The study generated data both from secondary sources as well as primary research. The data was used to prepare country reports and policy notes but has also been analyzed using basic statistical methods to understand the relationship between institutions, adaptation strategies, and social groups within communities and territories.

Area-Based Development, Local Institutions and Climate Adaptation : Comparative Analysis from West Africa and Latin America

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