Alternative Entry Points for Adaptation
Examples from Vanuatu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22332038 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ross Westoby (0000-0001-9868-2246, Griffith University), Rachel Clissold (0000-0001-9669-8746, Queensland University of Technology), Karen Elizabeth Mcnamara (0000-0002-4511-8403, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-22 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Weather, Climate, and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-8327 • E-ISSN: 1948-8335 |
| Publisher | American Meteorological Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1175/wcas-d-20-0064.1 |
| OpenAlex | W3093789959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 51 |
As climate change accelerates, effective adaptation is an urgent and unavoidable priority. Bottom-up approaches such as community-based adaptation have been portrayed as the panacea. Recent studies are, however, highlighting the ongoing and inherent issues with normative “community” conceptualizations that assume a geographically bound, temporally fixed, and harmonious unit. Despite documentation on the negative impact these problematic assumptions can have on adaptation outcomes, adaptation at the community scale remains the preferred option for project delivery in highly exposed places such as the Pacific Islands region. More creative entry points that are less charged with problematic assumptions are needed at the local scale. This paper draws from three examples in Vanuatu to offer compelling alternative entry points for adaptation: 1) a rural technical college embedded within an Anglican mission village, 2) a whole-of-island approach, and 3) the “collective of vendors” at marketplaces. We offer hope by identifying ways to expand on and complement existing, restricted notions of community and, through this, to improve adaptation outcomes
Documentation · Geography · Normative · Political science · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |