Aspects of strategic climate work in Nordic municipalities

Lonkila, Kirsi-Marja

doi:10.6027/tn2012-557

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“…First, national policies can play a key facilitating role (ICLEI, 2019: 7). Norway, the Netherlands, and Denmark, for example, were successful in applying centralized adaptation governance with the national government playing an active and coordinating role in implementing climate change adaptation in small municipalities (Amundsen et al, 2010;Dannevig et al, 2012;Lonkila, 2012;Rauken et al, 2015;van den Berg & Coenen, 2012). Countries like Italy, Finland or Brazil rely on decentralized adaptation governance with inclusive approaches towards local governments (Finan & Nelson, 2009;Juhola & Westerhoff, 2011;Wamsler & Brink, 2014).…”

Section: Agenda Setting Of Local Climate Change Adaptation Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Countries like Italy, Finland or Brazil rely on decentralized adaptation governance with inclusive approaches towards local governments (Finan & Nelson, 2009;Juhola & Westerhoff, 2011;Wamsler & Brink, 2014). Sweden operates in between both models, utilizing a strongly centralized governance approach that explicitly facilitates municipal autonomy and bottom-up involvement (Lonkila, 2012). Obviously, national support of local adaptation does not follow a onesize-fits-all approach.…”

Section: Agenda Setting Of Local Climate Change Adaptation Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, many scholars identify national funding of local adaptation coordinators as a crucial success factor (EEA, 2020: 148, ICLEI, 2019. The consideration of local feedback in vertical adaptation governance is particularly vital (ICLEI, 2019: 10, Dannevig & Aall, 2015, Wamsler & Brink, 2014, Lonkila, 2012, Jennings, 2009. Second, committed municipal administrators and mayors are often mentioned as a mainstay for local adaptation policies (Amundsen et al, 2010;Rauken et al, 2015;Wamsler & Brink, 2014).…”

Section: Agenda Setting Of Local Climate Change Adaptation Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…National, as well as municipal framework conditions, are important for the implementation of adaptation measures, yet they differ significantly not only between countries but also between municipalities within a country (EEA, 2020: 117, Lonkila, 2012. The same applies to adaptation capacities (Amundsen et al, 2010;Brockhaus & Kambiré, 2009;Lonkila, 2012;Tompkins & Adger, 2005), although they can be enhanced deliberately, by providing funding or other kinds of support (EEA, 2020: 131, ICLEI, 2019: 11f., Fünfgeld, 2015, UBA, 2015, Dannevig et al, 2012, Lonkila, 2012Amundsen et al, 2010). Participation in externally funded networks or research projects, for example, was found to encourage municipal adaptation (EEA, 2020: 124, UBA, 2015, Juhola & Westerhoff, 2011.…”

Section: Implementation Of Local Adaptation Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this regard, it is also worth mentioning that other levels of government can support local adaptation through multi-level and polycentric governance arrangements (Amundsen et al, 2010;Dannevig & Aall, 2015;Finan & Nelson, 2009;Jennings, 2009). For example, the Swedish government used formal reporting from municipalities to the national level to co-produce adaptation expertise, and to share it among local authorities (Lonkila, 2012;Wamsler & Brink, 2014). On the flipside, a lack of vertical interaction (in particular a lack of national guidance [Keskitalo et al, 2016]), scarce local resources (Juhola & Westerhoff, 2011), and uncertainties about future socio-economic conditions (EEA, 2020: 120, UBA, 2015) often constrain local adaptation.…”

Section: Implementation Of Local Adaptation Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding local adaptation to climate change is critical for the overall success of adaptation practices in Europe and around the world. Although it becomes more urgent by the day, existing literature does not adequately touch upon the topic of climate adaptation in small municipalities. This article addresses this gap. It explores whether adaptation measures in small municipalities are overlooked in research focused on other aspects of urban environment, or whether such measures are indeed inadequate. Based on a large quantitative survey among Bavarian municipalities (n = 401), we conducted 11 qualitative case studies to answer the following two questions. First, how active are small municipalities in Bavaria, Germany, in climate change adaptation? Second, why and how do municipal adaptation frontrunners implement adaptation measures and what lessons can we learn from their experience? Our findings confirm that small municipalities rarely adapt to climate change, and when they do, their actions usually target water‐related issues. Most often measures are responsive and pragmatic, instead of being preventive and transformative. The fact that the small municipality representatives that we have interviewed were not able to distinguish between adaptation and mitigation measures clearly illustrates the lack of local adaptation capacities. We conclude that national funding for municipal adaptation coordinators or networks is a promising way to improve local capacities.

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