Climate change is expected to intensify the existing risks, particularly in regions where water
scarcity is already a concern, as well as create new opportunities in some areas. Efforts to …

This paper reviews the concept of adaptive capacity and various approaches to assessing it,
particularly with respect to climate variability and change. I find that adaptive capacity is a …

Municipal planning represents a key avenue for local adaptation, but is subject to
recognised constraints. To date, these constraints have focused on simplistic factors such as …

Internationally, there is increasing responsibility on local governments to prepare and adapt
to global climate change through climate adaptation planning. This study evaluated seven …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS IN
LIVELIHOODS ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change will be pivotal in …

The nature of collaboration has been changing at an accelerating pace, particularly in the
last decade. Much of the published work in teams research, however, is still focused on the …

Governance and institutions are critical determinants of adaptive capacity and resilience. Yet
the make-up and relationships between governance components and mechanisms that may …

Organizations will be central actors in societal adaptation to climate variability and change.
But highly simplified assumptions are often made about the response of organizations to the …

Cities are increasingly involved in planning for climate change adaptation, although the
extent and role of public participation in such efforts remains poorly theorized and …

Although previous studies have examined adaptive capacity using a range of self-
assessment procedures, no objective self-report approaches have been used to identify the …