Implementation of national adaptation policy is advancing. There also appears to be a shift,
albeit slow, from monitoring of implementation to evaluation of outcomes of the policy …

As experiences of implementation of climate change adaptation are accumulating, there is a
need to increase the understanding of the potential negative consequences of adaptation …

Abstract Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
adaptation has recently gained importance, yet adaptation is much less developed than …

ABSTRACT The Paris Agreement articulates a global goal on adaptation, which aims to
ensure an 'adequate adaptation response'to the 'global temperature goal', and requires …

The role of this chapter is to explore the origins of climate change adaptation as a research
discipline and as an emerging issue for public policy. It also explores the linkages between …

Climate change adaptation is a complex policy problem. It requires action across many
policy sectors which all have different vulnerabilities and risks related to the myriad of …

As adaptation have received increasing attention, national adaptation policies and plans
have been substantially developed. Despite the significant roles of national policy for …

An emerging component of the adaptation discourse, embracing theory, practice and review,
is that of the negative assessment of adaptation, namely, maladaptation. Political theories …

Despite the potential for climate-related investments and planning to result in negative
outcomes, the concept of maladaptation has yet to be fully explored in both conceptual and …

The adaptation provisions of the Paris Agreement put in place a process to review the
overall progress made in achieving the global goal on adaptation as part of a periodic global …