Ford, JD orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-3456 and Berrang-Ford, L (2016) The 4Cs of adaptation tracking: consistency, comparability, comprehensiveness, coherency. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 21 (6). pp. 839-859. ISSN 1381-2386
Abstract
Adaptation tracking seeks to characterize, monitor, and compare general trends in climate change adaptation over time and across nations. Recognized as essential for evaluating adaptation progress, there have been few attempts to develop systematic approaches for tracking adaptation. This is reflected in polarized opinions, contradictory findings, and lack of understanding on the state of adaptation globally. In this paper, we outline key methodological considerations necessary for adaptation tracking research to produce systematic, rigorous, comparable, and usable insights that can capture the current state of adaptation globally, provide the basis for characterizing and evaluating adaptations taking place, facilitate examination of what conditions explain differences in adaptation action across jurisdictions, and can underpin the monitoring of change in adaptation over time. Specifically, we argue that approaches to adaptation tracking need to (i) utilize a consistent and operational conceptualization of adaptation, (ii) focus on comparable units of analysis, (iii) use and develop comprehensive datasets on adaptation action, and (iv) be coherent with our understanding of what constitutes real adaptation. Collectively, these form the 4Cs of adaptation tracking (consistency, comparability, comprehensiveness, and coherency).
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2015. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0). |
Keywords: | Climate change; Adaptation tracking; Adaptation; Monitoring and evaluation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2021 16:19 |
Last Modified: | 09 Apr 2021 13:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11027-014-9627-7 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169227 |