The article evaluates the role of law in adaptation over the past decade. We track the emergence of international adaptation law within the climate and non-climate regime, alongside increasingly dire extreme events and strident scientific consensus. Examining the growth in national and subnational laws for adaptation, we reflect on the role of framework legislation and legal mechanisms used in sectoral laws. Based on progress over the past decade, we outline how the role of law can be enhanced and accelerated in the decade ahead. We identify important trends in adaptation law and consider the potential for these innovations to drive future adaptation: the sheer growth in priority and volume of laws directed towards adaptation; the intersection of adaptation with other policy domains, especially disaster risk reduction; the need for improved architecture for funding adaptation; and the important role of strategic litigation. Largely absent from the past decade of adaptation law reform is evaluation of effectiveness, or examples of systemic reform that addresses underlying causes of vulnerability. With slow progress in implementing transformational adaptation law reform, we identify five design principles for adaptation laws. The design of laws must (1) be responsive to change; (2) address equity dimensions of climate change; (3) implement innovative solutions; (4) maximize co-benefits; and (5) establish processes for managing trade-offs.

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重新思考法律在适应气候变化中的作用

文章评估了法律在过去十年中的适应作用。我们跟踪气候和非气候体制内国际适应法的出现，以及日益严峻的极端事件和尖锐的科学共识。审查国家和地方适应法律的增长，我们反思框架立法和部门法律中使用的法律机制的作用。基于过去十年的进展，我们概述了如何在未来十年加强和加速法律的作用。我们确定了适应法的重要趋势，并考虑了这些创新推动未来适应的潜力：针对适应的法律优先级和数量的绝对增长；适应与其他政策领域的交叉，尤其是减少灾害风险；需要改进资助适应的架构；以及战略诉讼的重要作用。在过去十年的适应法改革中，很大程度上没有评估有效性，或解决脆弱性根本原因的系统改革的例子。随着转型适应法改革的实施进展缓慢，我们确定了适应法的五项设计原则。法律的设计必须 (1) 对变化做出反应；(2) 解决气候变化的公平问题；(3) 实施创新解决方案；(4) 协同效益最大化；(5) 建立管理权衡的流程。或解决脆弱性根本原因的系统改革的例子。随着转型适应法改革的实施进展缓慢，我们确定了适应法的五项设计原则。法律的设计必须 (1) 对变化做出反应；(2) 解决气候变化的公平问题；(3) 实施创新解决方案；(4) 协同效益最大化；(5) 建立管理权衡的流程。或解决脆弱性根本原因的系统改革的例子。随着转型适应法改革的实施进展缓慢，我们确定了适应法的五项设计原则。法律的设计必须 (1) 对变化做出反应；(2) 解决气候变化的公平问题；(3) 实施创新解决方案；(4) 协同效益最大化；(5) 建立管理权衡的流程。