Process stage 1 Analysing climate vulnerability institutional
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The document discusses the role of institutional capacity in climate vulnerability and adaptation, emphasizing how local institutions influence responses to climate challenges. It outlines methods for assessing institutional climate vulnerability, such as collecting local data and conducting questionnaires, and highlights key indicators of vulnerability. The importance of enhancing institutional capacity is underscored as a critical step for effective climate adaptation measures.
Process stage 1 Analysing climate vulnerability institutional
- 1. Online Training Resource: Climate Adaptation Analysing Climate Vulnerability
- 2. Process Stage 1 Analysing Climate Vulnerability: Institutional Institutional Climate Vulnerability This module outlines how institutional capacity affects vulnerability to climate change and will cover how to identify and address weaknesses in institutional capacity in order to reduce vulnerability. Climate Adaptation Deborah Davies, Carlo Aall, Eli Heiberg, 2012 Online Training Resource
- 3. Process Stage 1 Analysing Climate Vulnerability: Institutional How is institutional climate vulnerability an issue? Local institutions shape how residents responded to environmental challenges… Because adaptation to climate change is local, it is critically important to understand better the role of local institutions in shaping adaptation and improving capacities of the most vulnerable social groups. Organisations where regulations and standards do not reflect climate change, where best practice of adaptation examples are lacking and the support for the senior management is limited is found to be a principal barrier to adaptation to climate change. (Pelling et al, 2008). Pelling M, High C, Dearing J, Smith D, 2008, “Shadow spaces for social learning: A relational understanding of adaptive capacity to climate change within organizations. Environment and planning A, 40(4) 867-84 Climate Adaptation Online Training Resource
- 4. Process Stage 1 Analysing Climate Vulnerability: Institutional Institutional Climate Vulnerability What is an Institution? • Organisational resources – Routines and procedures • Human resources – Capacity and competence • Economic resources – Amount of money available • Relational resources – Networks Climate Adaptation Online Training Resource
- 5. Process Stage 1 Analysing Climate Vulnerability: Institutional The Concept of Institutional Climate Vulnerability The ability to cope with change and carry out necessary adaptation measures. • A concept initially developed for assessing the ability of developing countries to make use of foreign aid. • The concept has gained a widespread use in the context of climate change adaptation; also in rich developed countries. Climate Adaptation Online Training Resource
- 6. Process Stage 1 Analysing Climate Vulnerability: Institutional How to Assess Institutional Climate Vulnerability Decide which institutional aspects are believed to be of local relevance in relation to working with climate change adaptation. • Break down national statistics. • Collect relevant local statistics. • Conduct a local questionnaire/investigation. • Conduct qualitative interviews. Climate Adaptation Online Training Resource
- 7. Process Stage 1 Analysing Climate Vulnerability: Institutional How to Assess Institutional Climate Vulnerability Here are example indicators that could be used to assess municipal/institutional climate vulnerabilities • The presence of appropriately skilled staff • The presence of relevant expertise among representatives • The size of the relevant administrative capacity • The presence of adequate practices and procedures • The scope and quality of local risk assessments Climate Adaptation Online Training Resource
- 8. Process Stage 1 Analysing Climate Vulnerability: Institutional How to Assess Institutional Climate Vulnerability Final Key Points • It is crucial not to underestimate the importance of institutional climate vulnerability. • Local institutions play a pivotal role in shaping adaptation and improving local capacity is very significant. • Increasing institutional capacity could be a necessary preparation before adaptation measures can be implemented. • It is necessary to evaluate regularly and systematically whether the identified capacities are actually the right ones to leverage the changes necessary to deal with climate change. Climate Adaptation Online Training Resource