Moving beyond the linear model of expertise? IPCC and the test of adaptation

Beck, Silke

doi:10.1007/s10113-010-0136-2

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“…For example, a study of regional flooding adaptation in the Netherlands argued that the related networks had collaborative linkages between stakeholders during master planning and more isolated interactions during implementation (van Buuren et al in press). In Australia, local government is at the 'coal-face' of action on climate adaptation and for them the potential costs of poor outcomes are highest (Barnett et al 2013;Fletcher et al 2013). Correspondingly, local government was also the only organisational type with a significant representation of within-type cooperative stakeholder interactions (Table 5, C4A2).…”

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Policy networks, stakeholder interactions and climate adaptation in the region of South East Queensland, Australia

2013

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The strategic use of science in regional policymaking forums often assumes collaborative interactions between stakeholders. However, other types of stakeholder interactions are possible. This paper uses the ecology of games to frame an investigation into stakeholder participation in the policy networks for regional climate change planning for South East Queensland, Australia. We tracked organisational participation in policy forums between 2008 and 2012. We then used a novel bipartite network theoretical approach to identify participation by different types of organisations across shared multiple forums, which we argue prefaces: cooperation, collaboration, support or advocacy. Network analysis was then combined with semistructured interviews to access how scientific information was utilised across the regional network. Our results suggest that stakeholder interactions were predominately used to advocate for organisational agendas. Advocacy artificially narrows the scope of possible policy options and represents a biased, selective use of information. While advocacy is an important part of policy process, as a counter balance, explicit efforts are needed to recurrently expand the scope of policy options.

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Policy networks, stakeholder interactions and climate adaptation in the region of South East Queensland, Australia

2013

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“…Thus, adaptation to climate change is an urgent need and increasingly important in climate policy (Beck 2010).…”

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Climate change adaptation and sustainable regional development: a case study for the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany

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Located in a relatively dry region and characterized by mainly sandy soils, the German Federal State of Brandenburg (surrounding the capital city of Berlin) is especially vulnerable to climate change impacts (e.g. summer droughts) and cascading effects on ecological systems (e.g. decreasing ground water tables, water stress, fire risk, productivity losses) with socioeconomic implications. Furthermore, a complex interplay of unemployment, rural exodus, and an aging population challenges this structurally weak region. We discuss adaptation measures that are either implemented or planned, as well as research into adaptation strategies to climate change for the sectors forestry, 1

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“…Jones 32 and Beck 15 argue that assessing socioeconomic and natural systems vulnerabilities and adaptation to climate change, as well as identifying mitigation options, is effectively dealing with 'wicked problems'. 58 Wicked problems manifest where there is not only disagreement on the framing of a problem, but also no solution that appropriately answers to any given construction of the problem.…”

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“…However, arguments presented in the papers reviewed disagree with this assumption on two fronts. First, simplification of complex information on degrees of certainty masks and down-plays the importance of nuanced and fine-grained reporting of diverse value judgements on evidence, 4,15,19,21,42,49 a point also raised by users who support reporting on dissensus to better interpret evidence presented. 60 Vasileiadou et al 49 affirm that the logic of reasoning that underpins assessment of evidence, including where and how disagreements manifest, is not sufficiently transparent in the IPCC assessment process.…”

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The IPCC and treatment of uncertainties: topics and sources of dissensus

Adler

Hadorn

2014

WIREs Climate Change

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Characterizing uncertainty in the assessment of evidence is common practice when communicating science to users, a prominent example being the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Reports (ARs). The IPCC guidance note is designed to assist authors in the assessment process by assuring consistent treatment of uncertainties across working groups (WGs). However, debate on this approach has surfaced among scholars on whether applying the guidance note indeed yields the desired consistent treatment of uncertainties thus facilitating effective communication of findings to users. The IPCC guidance note is therefore a paradigmatic case for reviewing concerns regarding treatment of uncertainties for policy. We reviewed published literature that outline disagreement or dissensus on the guidance note in the IPCC assessment process, structured as three distinct topics. First, whether the procedure is reliable and leads to robust results. Second, whether the broad scope of diverse problems, epistemic approaches, and user perspectives allow for consistent and appropriate application. Third, whether the guidance note is adequate for the purpose of communicating clear and relevant information to users. Overall, we find greater emphasis placed on problems arising from the procedure and purpose of the assessment, rather than the scope of application. Since a procedure needs to be appropriate for its purpose and scope, a way forward entails not only making deliberative processes more transparent to control biases. It also entails developing differentiated instruments to account for diversity and complexity of problems, approaches, and perspectives, treating sources of uncertainty as relevant information to users. How to cite this article:WIREs Clim Change 2014Change , 5:663-676. doi: 10.1002 recognized as the preeminent boundary organization on climate change. It aims at providing policymakers and other stakeholders (henceforth users) with an assessment of the most recent scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of climate change. The IPCC does not conduct any original research or monitor trends related to climatic parameters. Instead, the IPCC enlists scientists to participate in the assessment of this body of knowledge and report their findings in Assessment Reports (ARs). The assessment process takes place within the terms This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. Advanced Reviewwires.wiley.com/climatechange and scope of three working groups (WGs), namely: physical science basis for climate change (WGI); its impacts, including vulnerability and adaptation (WG II); and mitigation (WGIII). As an institution that corroborates and synthesizes knowledge on climate change, it catalyzes important public policy dec...

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Moving beyond the linear model of expertise? IPCC and the test of adaptation

Cited by 211 publications

References 20 publications

Policy networks, stakeholder interactions and climate adaptation in the region of South East Queensland, Australia

Policy networks, stakeholder interactions and climate adaptation in the region of South East Queensland, Australia

Climate change adaptation and sustainable regional development: a case study for the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany

The IPCC and treatment of uncertainties: topics and sources of dissensus

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