In search of a European legislative approach to adaptation to climate change

Keessen, Andrea

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“…The absence of a definition of adaptation and vulnerability in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) agreements, for example, resulted in more parties participating (Moore, 2012). Also, the consensus frame in the EU adaptation policies leaves member states lots of room to develop their national strategies in the way they deem necessary (Keessen, 2014;Termeer, Dewulf, Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen et al, 2016). However, too much abstract, ambiguously understood, technical depoliticized framing may result in a bystander effect (Vink, 2015).…”

Section: Element One: Framing the Problemmentioning

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Governance Arrangements for Adaptation to Climate Change

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Buuren²,

Dewulf³

et al. 2017

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science

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Adaptation to climate change is not only a technical issue; above all, it is a matter of governance. Governance is more than government and includes the totality of interactions in which public as well as private actors participate, aiming to solve societal problems. Adaptation governance poses some specific, demanding challenges, such as the context of institutional fragmentation, as climate change involves almost all policy domains and governance levels; the persistent uncertainties about the nature and scale of risks and proposed solutions; and the need to make short-term policies based on long-term projections. Furthermore, adaptation is an emerging policy field with, at least for the time being, only weakly defined ambitions, responsibilities, procedures, routines, and solutions. Many scholars have already shown that complex problems, such as adaptation to climate change, cannot be solved in a straightforward way with actions taken by a hierarchic or monocentric form of governance. This raises the question of how to develop governance arrangements that contribute to realizing adaptation options and increasing the adaptive capacity of society. A series of seven basic elements have to be addressed in designing climate adaptation governance arrangements: the framing of the problem, the level(s) at which to act, the alignment across sectoral boundaries, the timing of the policies, the selection of policy instruments, the organization of the science-policy interface, and the most appropriate form of leadership. For each of these elements, this chapter suggests some tentative design principles. In addition to effectiveness and legitimacy, resilience is an important criterion for evaluating these arrangements. The development of governance arrangements is always context- and time-specific, and constrained by the formal and informal rules of existing institutions.

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Section: Element One: Framing the Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Governance Arrangements for Adaptation to Climate Change

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Buuren²,

Dewulf³

et al. 2017

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“…There are also scalar and temporal differences between the two measures (Füssel, 2007;Füssel & Klein, 2006;. Mitigation is usually a more global-level effort, whereas adaptation mainly takes place at local or regional levels (Adger, 2001;Füssel & Klein, 2006;Keessen, 2014;Martens et al, 2012). However, due to the multi-level nature of the issue of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures are integrated across these scales, and adaptation can have feedback effects for mitigation (Adger, 2001).…”

Section: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigationmentioning

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“…Of course the differences explained in this section are conceptual and cannot always be applied strictly when looking at different cases of adaptation and mitigation responses (Keessen, 2014). Adaptation and mitigation measures are complementary, even though they may sometimes be mutually reinforcing and at other times conflicting.…”

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“…Climate governance therefore needs to incorporate adaptation (Biermann et al, 2010;EC, 2013d;IPCC, 2014f). Despite the clear necessity of adaptation, in a European context, implementation of adaptation strategies as well as monitoring of effectiveness of adaptation have progressed slowly and are at times limited (EC, 2013e;IPCC, 2014c;Keessen, 2014). With regards to adaptation to health impacts specifically, the World Health Organization estimated in a study conducted in 2012 that, at a global level, the commitment to health adaptation is estimated to be less than 1% of the annual health costs attributable to climate change in 2030 (IPCC, 2014a).…”

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“…The EU recognizes the necessity of climate change adaptation, including a specific emphasis on climate change adaptation for human health outcomes (EC, 2013a(EC, , 2013d. Moreover, adaptation to climate change supports the objective of reaching a climate-resilient economy and enhancing capacities for disaster prevention and response as set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy (EC, 2010b;Keessen, 2014). At the EU, but also Member State and local levels, adaptation policies are developed (EC, 2013e;IPCC, 2014c).…”

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In search of a European legislative approach to adaptation to climate change

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Governance Arrangements for Adaptation to Climate Change

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