Chapter 6.Options for Decision Makers

Razzaque, Jona; Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.; Gautam, Ambika P.; Gerber, Leah; Işlar, Mine; Karim, Saiful; Kelemen, Eszter; Liu, Jinlong; Lui, Gabriel Henrique; McElwee, Pamela; Mohammed, Abrar Juhar; Mungatana, Eric; Muradian, Roldán; Rusch, Graciela M.; Schapper, Andrea

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“…Given the urgency expressed about the need for transformational change as a means of achieving sustainable development and responding to climate change impacts [4,37], adaptive governance has been gaining prominence as an appropriate mechanism for navi-gating the transformation process [32,33]. Like adaptive co-management [96], the adaptive governance concept integrates perspectives from social-ecological systems research and the governance of common pool resources [97,98].…”

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“…Thus, adaptive governance could be posited as a means of realizing the aspirations of transformative governance. While much of the existing literature has been devoted to exploring the conditions for the emergence of adaptive governance [34][35][36], the specific roles of these governance approaches in enabling the process of transformative change have not yet been clearly articulated and empirically studied [36][37][38]. This manuscript seeks to address this knowledge gap by drawing from a review of the literature in discussing four roles of adaptive governance in the process of social-ecological transformation: creating awareness; generating interest; mobilizing resources; and providing opportunities for change.…”

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The Roles of Adaptive Water Governance in Enhancing the Transition towards Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

Akamani

2023

Water

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The growing realization of the inadequacies of the conventional approach to climate change adaptation has generated interest in sustainable forms of adaptation that could promote long-term ecosystem health and social equity. In this regard, the concept of ecosystem-based adaptation has been receiving attention as an integrative framework for maintaining healthy ecosystems, with the aim of building the resilience and reducing the vulnerability of social–ecological systems to climate change impacts. However, there is currently an inadequate understanding of the institutional requirements for the transition towards ecosystem-based adaptation. A promising institutional mechanism for addressing these governance challenges is adaptive governance, a governance mechanism that relies on flexible, multi-level institutions to connect actors across multiple scales in managing conflicting values and uncertainties in ecosystem-based management processes. This paper discusses four roles of adaptive governance in the transition of water resource systems towards ecosystem-based adaptation: (1) creating awareness about climate change through social learning and the integration of diverse sources of knowledge; (2) generating interest for policy change through the provision of economic and non-economic incentives; (3) creating opportunities for change through the promotion of vertical and horizontal interactions among actors; and (4) building capacities for change through enhanced access to relevant institutions and resources.

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Section: Adaptive Water Governance and Social-ecological Transformationmentioning

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The Roles of Adaptive Water Governance in Enhancing the Transition towards Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

Akamani

2023

Water

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“…Additionally, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Congress adopted a resolution recognizing the rights of nature "as a fundamental and absolute key element for planning, action and assessment at all levels and in all areas of intervention" (IUCN, 2012). The Summary for Policymakers of the Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) also mentions rights-based approaches and animal welfare (Razzaque et al, 2019).…”

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Mainstreaming the Animal in Biodiversity Governance: Broadening the Moral and Legal Community to Nonhumans

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Transforming Biodiversity Governance

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“…Berkes (2012), on the other hand, underlined the necessity to go beyond conventional techniques and implement interdisciplinary approaches in order to avoid falling into old routines. In any case, fostering the adoption of EBFM as well as promoting ecosystem restoration and conservation are required to achieve global conservation targets (such as UN Sustainable Development Goals-SDGs14 Life below water and Global Post-2020 Biodiversity targets), safeguarding wildlife, and preserving national economies and wellbeing (Razzaque et al, 2019;Ward et al, 2022).…”

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Using an EBFM lens to guide the management of marine biological resources under changing conditions

Díaz

2022

Fish and Fisheries

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The management of natural resources is currently more challenging than ever before. Climate change and human population growth pose a threat to marine ecosystems as we know them. In order to preserve ecosystems, biodiversity and ecosystem services, management of biological resources must adopt a holistic strategy. Ecosystem‐Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) enables this by managing natural resources at the ecosystem level. However, EBFM objectives and implementation can be unclear at times, particularly when framed in the context of shifting conditions. In this research, the strategies available for managing marine biological resources within the EBFM framework and in a changing environment are reviewed. The purpose of this publication is to guide the decision on whether and how to change current management strategies in order to achieve policy goals. The manuscript starts with a revision of ecosystem indicators and ecosystem models used to detect and describe changes in ecosystem dynamics and stocks productivities under present and future conditions. Then, the different frameworks and methods available for integrating this information into the decision‐making process are summarised. Currently, some of the options available to include ecosystem realism into the fisheries advice include using ecosystem models in the Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) process, adjusting single species reference points with ecosystem information and implementing risk‐equivalent empirical approaches. However, barriers that are impeding the adoption of these techniques exist. I concluded the study by identifying them and providing literature‐based solutions to overcome them from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Chapter 6.Options for Decision Makers

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The Roles of Adaptive Water Governance in Enhancing the Transition towards Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

The Roles of Adaptive Water Governance in Enhancing the Transition towards Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

Mainstreaming the Animal in Biodiversity Governance: Broadening the Moral and Legal Community to Nonhumans

Using an EBFM lens to guide the management of marine biological resources under changing conditions

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