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Enabling incremental adaptation in disadvantaged communities: polycentric governance with a focus on non-financial capital
Climate Policy ( IF 6.056 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-24 , DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2020.1833824
Hamed Moftakhari 1 , Wanyun Shao 1 , Hamid Moradkhani 1 , Amir AghaKouchak 2 , Brett Sanders 2 , Richard Matthew 2 , Steven Jones 1, 3 , James Orbinski 4
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ABSTRACT

Floods increasingly threaten disadvantaged communities around the globe. When limited financial resources are available, nature-based and community-based incremental adaptation that codifies existing actions and behaviours can help protect people and assets through risk reduction management. These adaptation measures mainly rely on non-financial capital that can be appropriate alternatives when financial resources are limited, especially within the context of disadvantaged communities. There are, however, challenges in implementing such adaptation measures, including differential power relationships that might lead to misallocation of benefits. We propose a polycentric governance framework that can enhance stakeholder engagement and mobilize various forms of non-financial capital to trigger a web of incremental adaptation measures through four support mechanisms: technological investment, institutional enhancement, knowledge production, and environmental protection. We further discuss how various facilitating factors, including (i) communication and transportation infrastructure, (ii) flexible laws/regulations, (iii) risk communication, and (iv) environmental restoration, can increase the likelihood of success in application of the framework. A successful application of the proposed framework also necessitates development of a research agenda around suitable non-financial metrics for monitoring and evaluating the performance of the proposed strategies. In addition, learning from new developments in general societal protection and resilience in communities with relatively large financial capital and experiences of practicing polycentric governance in disadvantaged communities may facilitate the implementation of polycentric governance-based disaster risk reduction globally.

Key policy insights

  • In communities with limited financial resources, nature-based and community-based incremental adaptation (IA) can help protect people and assets through risk reduction management.

  • The proposed polycentric governance framework can enhance stakeholder engagement and mobilize various forms of non-financial capital to trigger a web of IA measures.

  • Technological investment, institutional enhancement, knowledge production, and environmental protection are the foundational support mechanisms for a successful IA.

  • Communication and transportation infrastructure, flexible legal and regulatory frameworks, risk communication, and environmental restoration are the four principal facilitating factors embedded in our proposed approach to enable IA.



中文翻译:

在弱势社区实现渐进式适应:以非金融资本为重点的多中心治理

抽象的

洪水日益威胁着全球处境不利的社区。当可用的财务资源有限时,基于自然和基于社区的增量适应将现有的行动和行为编纂为代码,可以通过降低风险管理来帮助保护人员和资产。这些适应措施主要依靠非金融资本,当财政资源有限时,特别是在处境不利社区的情况下,非金融资本可以作为适当的替代选择。但是,在实施这种适应措施方面存在挑战,包括可能导致利益分配不当的不同权力关系。我们提出了一个多中心的治理框架,该框架可以通过四个支持机制来加强利益相关者的参与,并动员各种形式的非金融资本,以触发渐进式适应措施网络:技术投资,机构增强,知识生产和环境保护。我们将进一步讨论各种促进因素,包括(i)通信和运输基础设施,(ii)灵活的法律/法规,(iii)风险沟通和(iv)环境恢复,如何增加成功应用框架的可能性。成功应用拟议框架还需要围绕适当的非财务指标制定研究议程,以监测和评估拟议战略的绩效。此外,

重要政策见解

  • 在财务资源有限的社区中,基于自然和基于社区的增量适应(IA)可以通过降低风险管理来帮助保护人员和资产。

  • 拟议的多中心治理框架可以提高利益相关者的参与度,并动员各种形式的非金融资本以触发一系列内部审计措施。

  • 技术投资,体制建设,知识生产和环境保护是成功实施信息服务的基础支持机制。

  • 通信和运输基础设施,灵活的法律和法规框架,风险沟通以及环境恢复是我们提议的实现IA的方法中嵌入的四个主要促进因素。

更新日期:2020-10-24
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