Favretto, Nicola and Stringer, Lindsay C. orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-1654 (2024) Climate resilient development in vulnerable geographies. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 90. ISSN 1573-1596
Abstract
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the urgent need to operationalise Climate Resilient Development Pathways (CRDP), adopting mitigation and adaptation measures to secure a safe climate, meet human needs under a changing climate and enable sustainable development. Analyses have not yet compared different vulnerable geographies to understand similarities and differences in the constraints and opportunities in operationalising CRDP. Using conventional narrative literature review, this paper assesses CRDP across some of the world’s most vulnerable geographies: highlands (mountains), drylands and islands. It asks: (1) how are climate impacts experienced across highlands, drylands and islands and (2) what types of adaptation and mitigation are being employed across these vulnerable geographies? Key steps are discussed in moving towards CRDP via multiple enabling conditions. Findings show shared impacts across geographies include impacts on ecosystems, fisheries, agriculture and water systems, livelihood failure, food insecurity, and degradation of human health, inequality, losses to economic sectors, human migration and conflict, and cascading transboundary impacts. Adaptation and mitigation actions tend to focus on promoting nature-based approaches, livelihood diversification and economic development, harnessing mixed knowledges and policy and institutional measures. Actions with potential to accelerate transitions towards CRDP should focus on the specific arenas of engagement shaping the underlying vulnerability context of each geography, including the socio-cultural context, politics, governance and institutions, the economic and financial systems, knowledge availability, and technological capabilities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024. |
Keywords: | Climate adaptation and mitigation,Pathways,Resilience,Triple wins,United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) > York Environmental Sustainability Institute The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2024 12:30 |
Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2024 12:30 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-024-10187-5 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11027-024-10187-5 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:220972 |
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