The role of governance in community adaptation to climate change

Polar research

Antonina A. Kulyasova¹  E. Carina H. Keskitalo² 

[1] Centre for Independent Social Research, P.O. Box 193, RU-191040, St. Petersburg, Russia;Department of Social and Economic Geography, Umeå University, SE-990187, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence

关键词: Adaptive capacity;    climate change;    fishing;    governance;    Norway;    Russia.;   

DOI  :  10.1111/j.1751-8369.2009.00097.x

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

The capacity to adapt to challenges such as climate change can be seen as largely determined by socioeconomic context or social vulnerability. This article examines the adaptive capacity of local actors in response to globalization and climate change, asking: how much of the desirable adaptation can be undertaken at a local level, and how much is determined by actors at other levels, for instance, when resource conflicts occur? Drawing on case studies of fishing in northern Norway and north-west Russia, the paper shows that adaptive capacity beyond the immediate economic adaptations available to local actors is, to a considerable extent, politically determined within larger governance networks.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC