Abstract

The importance of innovation for effective responses to climate change is widely asserted, but exactly how and whom innovation helps adapt has received little systematic attention. In this synthetic review, a practice-oriented framework is used to show that innovations which contribute to adaptation in the aquaculture sector include changes to the material, procedural and informational dimensions of practice. The material dimension is dominated by concerns with cost and competitiveness, whereas for the procedural dimension issues of skills and compliance arise, and for the informational dimension, key issues are trust, reliability and persuasiveness. A secondary classification into ten types of practices identified additional associations with adaptation mechanisms, for instance, technical practices are followed and adjusted to reduce and manage risks, while many infrastructural and technological practices aim to control rearing environments. Innovation has been driven more by concerns with increasing productivity, disease control, and food safety than extreme weather events and climate change. Nevertheless, many new practices have significant implications for adaptation. This study also shows that innovation and adaptation are timebound and face social limits, and these are better understood when different dimensions and types of practice, sources of innovation, and mechanisms of adaptation are distinguished.

摘要

创新对于有效应对气候变化的重要性得到广泛肯定，但创新究竟如何以及由谁来帮助适应，却很少受到系统的关注。在本综合审查中，以实践为导向的框架用于表明有助于水产养殖部门适应的创新包括实践的材料、程序和信息方面的变化。物质维度主要是对成本和竞争力的关注，而对于技能和合规性的程序维度问题出现，而对于信息维度，关键问题是信任、可靠性和说服力。对十种做法的二级分类确定了与适应机制的其他关联，例如，遵循和调整技术实践以减少和管理风险，而许多基础设施和技术实践旨在控制饲养环境。与极端天气事件和气候变化相比，对提高生产力、疾病控制和食品安全的关注更多地推动了创新。尽管如此，许多新做法对适应具有重要意义。本研究还表明，创新和适应是有时间限制的并面临社会限制，当区分不同的实践维度和类型、创新来源和适应机制时，可以更好地理解这些。和食品安全高于极端天气事件和气候变化。尽管如此，许多新做法对适应具有重要意义。本研究还表明，创新和适应是有时间限制的并面临社会限制，当区分不同的实践维度和类型、创新来源和适应机制时，可以更好地理解这些。和食品安全高于极端天气事件和气候变化。然而，许多新做法对适应具有重要意义。本研究还表明，创新和适应是有时间限制的并面临社会限制，当区分不同的实践维度和类型、创新来源和适应机制时，可以更好地理解这些。