The agricultural sector of the Western Cape is highly affected by climate change and thus requires fundamental change to move to a more resilient path. We analyze the development of a climate change plan to obtain a better understanding of what is needed to make such a strategic intervention meaningful in terms facilitating a sustainability transition. We use the concept of transition arena to understand how group composition and processes facilitated or hindered structural change, and apply social learning theory to uncover learning processes and outcomes for whether capacity and momentum for moving towards a more climate resilient sector were created. Commitment on the part of project members created trust in the project and vice versa, while the ongoing involvement of governmental actors was key for creating capacities and commitment for change. The limited participation of niche actors may have hampered the ability to identify more innovative development pathways.

西开普省的农业部门受到气候变化的严重影响，因此需要进行根本性的改变才能走上更具弹性的道路。我们分析了气候变化计划的制定，以更好地理解使这种战略干预在促进可持续性转变方面有意义的需求。我们使用过渡舞台的概念来理解群体组成和过程如何促进或阻碍结构变化，并运用社会学习理论来揭示学习过程和结果，以了解是否创造了向更具气候适应性的部门发展的能力和动力。项目成员的承诺建立了对该项目的信任，反之亦然，而政府行为者的持续参与对于创建能力和对变革的承诺至关重要。