Economics of Adaptation in Low-Income Countries

Lunduka, Rodney; Huq, Saleemul; Chambwera, Muyeye; Bezabih, Mintewab; Baulcomb, Corinne

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“…The uncertainty of projections and lack of understanding of local dynamics means technical data needs to be supplemented with local knowledge (Lunduka et al, 2013). The participation-based models of the type described herein may provide one avenue to achieve this integration.…”

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“…Under some circumstances, a stakeholder-focused approach to cost-benefit analysis has been deployed, which enables stakeholders to reach an informed consensus based on analyses that take account of both monetary and non-monetary benefits (Lunduka et al, 2013). Whether qualitative or quantitative in nature, however, model and cost-benefit analyses outputs should be seen as decision-support tools rather than as definitive justifications for particular interventions (or for any intervention).…”

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A review of decision-support models for adaptation to climate change in the context of development

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Climate and Development

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In order to increase adaptive capacity and empower people to cope with their changing environment, it is imperative to develop decision-support tools that help people understand and respond to challenges and opportunities. Some such tools have emerged in response to social and economic shifts in light of anticipated climatic change. Climate change will play out at the local level, and adaptive behaviours will be influenced by local resources and knowledge. Community-based insights are essential building blocks for effective planning. However, in order to mainstream and scale up adaptation, it is useful to have mechanisms for evaluating the benefits and costs of candidate adaptation strategies. This article reviews relevant literature and presents an argument in favour of using various modelling tools directed at these considerations. The authors also provide evidence for the balancing of qualitative and quantitative elements in assessments of programme proposals considered for financing through mechanisms that have the potential to scale up effective adaptation, such as the Adaptation Fund under the Kyoto Protocol. The article concludes that it is important that researchers and practitioners maintain flexibility in their analyses, so that they are themselves adaptable, to allow communities to best manage the emerging challenges of climate change and the long-standing challenges of development.

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A review of decision-support models for adaptation to climate change in the context of development

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Abkowitz

Chu

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Climate and Development

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“…Development thus increasingly appears as a key component of adaptation, and adaptation in turn has been mainstreamed into development practice (Hall, 2017; Huq and Ayers, 2008), despite the hazards of doing so (Scoville‐Simonds et al., 2020). The entanglement of development and adaptation reflects pertinent realities about how societal well‐being translates into reduced exposure and sensitivity to climate change, as well as a greater capacity to manage extreme weather events (Dodman et al., 2009; Lunduka et al., 2014). However, such interconnectivity also frustrates efforts to clearly delineate development and adaptation, which has become an imperative for tracking financial flows earmarked for either development or adaptation (Hall, 2017; Weiler et al., 2018), as well as the classification and assessment of specific interventions (Ayers and Abeysinghe, 2013).…”

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Compelled to Compete: Rendering Climate Change Vulnerability Investable

Thomas¹

2023

Development and Change

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The imperative for vulnerable populations to adapt to greater environmental variability is increasing in lockstep with the onset of wide-ranging climate change impacts. However, while critical adaptation research emphasizes the necessity of addressing the underlying drivers of vulnerability to climate change, mainstream approaches to adaptation stress economic growth as a prerequisite for climate responses. Accordingly, capital-intensive adaptation measures promote competitiveness to spur economic growth in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, where more than 18 million people face environmental hazards such as seawater intrusion, flood, drought and cyclones. This study evaluates competitiveness as a mandate for effective climate change adaptation. It finds that adaptation can advance either competition or vulnerability reduction, but it cannot logically or pragmatically pursue both.The author thanks the anonymous referees for their helpful comments as well as Daniel Esser, Jamey Essex, and the participants of the Research-in-Progress Series workshop hosted by the Development Geographies Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers and the German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik) in January 2021. This workshop yielded insightful questions and comments that were invaluable to the development of the article. Field research for the study was made possible by grants from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers and the Institute of Human Geography, to which the author is indebted for their support.

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Economics of Adaptation in Low-Income Countries

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A review of decision-support models for adaptation to climate change in the context of development

A review of decision-support models for adaptation to climate change in the context of development

Compelled to Compete: Rendering Climate Change Vulnerability Investable

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