Addressing Human Vulnerability to Climate Change : Toward a 'No-Regrets' Approach
This paper presents and applies a conceptual framework to address human vulnerability to climate change. Drawing upon social risk management and asset-based approaches, the conceptual framework provides a unifying lens to examine links between risks, adaptation, and vulnerability. The result is an integrated approach to increase the capacity of society to manage climate risks with a view to reduce the vulnerability of households and maintain or increase the opportunities for sustainable development. We identify 'no-regrets' adaptation interventions, meaning actions that generate net social benefits under all future scenarios of climate change and impacts. We also make the case for greater support for community-based adaptation and social protection and propose a research agenda. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Main Authors: | Heltberg, R., Siegel, P. B., Jorgensen, S. L. |
---|---|
Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
Language: | EN |
Published: |
2009
|
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5243 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Change
by: Bonch-Osmolovskiy, Misha, et al.
Published: (2011-01-01) -
Changes in family structure and regret following tubal sterilization
by: Machado,Katia Maria de Melo, et al.
Published: (2005) -
Summary and conclusions: REDD+ without regrets
by: Seymour, F., et al.
Published: (2012) -
Forest faces: Hopes and regrets in Philippine forestry
by: FAO, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific eng, et al.
Published: (2008) -
Summary and conclusions REDD+ without regrets [Japanese]
by: Seymour, F., et al.
Published: (2015)