World Bank Document

A CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK ■ 229

Climate change adaptation

1990s/2000s

Reduction of vulnerability to climate risk developed as a reaction to the 1990s GHG debate that promoted the mitigation agenda. Emphasis of adaptation is on dealing with physical impacts of climate change.

South North, Acclimatise, TCPA, IIED, ADPC, ACTS

DRM/climate change adaptation

Assets addressed through the interest in local knowledge and competence

Climate change vulnerability resilience

2000s

Increasing the ability of communities to withstand and recover from climate change–related external shocks and stresses with an emphasis on economic well-being, stability of a community, social and political factors, institutional capacity, global interconnectivity, and natural resource dependence.

IDS, Tyndall Research Centre, Acclimatise, IIED, Practical Action

DRM/climate change adaptation

Assets addressed implicitly as approach attaches signifi cance to governance quality at municipal and local levels

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