How is climate change adaptation aid allocated? A study of climate justice in Ecuador

Paul Cisneros () and Mercy Ilbay-Yupa ()
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Paul Cisneros: IAEN Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales
Mercy Ilbay-Yupa: UTC - Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi

Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2023, vol. 95, issue 3, 91-130

Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the allocation of climate adaptation aid in sub-na-tional and local jurisdictions in Ecuador. We examine the influence of physical and socioeconomic vulnerability and local capacity as explanatory variables for aid allocation. As part of the study, we introduce projections of physical vul-nerability to determine whether inter-generational aspects of climate justice are taken into account, and use geographically weighted regression models to study the spatial distribution of aid allocation in sub-national and local jurisdictions. The findings show that physical and socioeconomic vulnerabil-ities influence the allocation of adaptation aid. However, projected changes in patterns of precipitation and temperatures are not associated with this variable. Furthermore, the spatial distribution of current climate aid is une-ven, leaving clusters of vulnerable jurisdictions unattended. Finally, the study finds no association between local capacity and the allocation of adapta-tion aid. Findings suggests a bias towards allocating more adaptation aid in areas with more intense current weather events, and that the allocation of adaptation aid may not contribute to creating adaptation scenarios where justice for current and future generations is central to decision-making

Keywords: Climate change adaptation; justice; local government; Ecuador. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 C12 C21 F35 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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