A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation

Jan Petzold (), Tom Hawxwell, Kerstin Jantke, Eduardo Gonçalves Gresse, Charlotta Mirbach, Idowu Ajibade, Suruchi Bhadwal, Kathryn Bowen, Alexandra Paige Fischer, Elphin Tom Joe, Christine J. Kirchhoff, Katharine J. Mach, Diana Reckien, Alcade C. Segnon, Chandni Singh, Nicola Ulibarri, Donovan Campbell, Emilie Cremin, Leonie Färber, Greeshma Hegde, Jihye Jeong, Abraham Marshall Nunbogu, Himansu Kesari Pradhan, Lea S. Schröder, Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah, Pauline Reese, Ferdous Sultana, Carlos Tello, Jiren Xu and Matthias Garschagen
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Jan Petzold: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tom Hawxwell: HafenCity University Hamburg
Kerstin Jantke: University of Hamburg
Eduardo Gonçalves Gresse: University of Hamburg
Charlotta Mirbach: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Idowu Ajibade: Emory University
Suruchi Bhadwal: The Energy and Resources Institute
Kathryn Bowen: University of Melbourne
Alexandra Paige Fischer: University of Michigan
Elphin Tom Joe: Penn State
Christine J. Kirchhoff: Penn State
Katharine J. Mach: University of Miami
Diana Reckien: University of Twente
Alcade C. Segnon: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Chandni Singh: Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Nicola Ulibarri: University of California Irvine
Donovan Campbell: University of the West Indies
Emilie Cremin: University of Glasgow
Leonie Färber: University of Hamburg
Jihye Jeong: University of Hamburg
Abraham Marshall Nunbogu: University of Waterloo
Himansu Kesari Pradhan: Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon
Lea S. Schröder: University of Hamburg
Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah: University of Prince Edward Island
Pauline Reese: University of Copenhagen
Ferdous Sultana: University of Hamburg
Carlos Tello: University of Hamburg
Jiren Xu: University of Glasgow
Matthias Garschagen: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Nature Climate Change, 2023, vol. 13, issue 11, 1250-1257

Abstract: Abstract An assessment of the global progress in climate change adaptation is urgently needed. Despite a rising awareness that adaptation should involve diverse societal actors and a shared sense of responsibility, little is known about the types of actors, such as state and non-state, and their roles in different types of adaptation responses as well as in different regions. Based on a large n-structured analysis of case studies, we show that, although individuals or households are the most prominent actors implementing adaptation, they are the least involved in institutional responses, particularly in the global south. Governments are most often involved in planning and civil society in coordinating responses. Adaptation of individuals or households is documented especially in rural areas, and governments in urban areas. Overall, understanding of institutional, multi-actor and transformational adaptation is still limited. These findings contribute to debates around ‘social contracts’ for adaptation, that is, an agreement on the distribution of roles and responsibilities, and inform future adaptation governance.

Date: 2023
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