Misguided negative adaptation narratives are hurting the poor: Measurement and maladaptation are being weaponized

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bonnen
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Impact Platform on Climate Changeen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.creator.identifierAditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.adq7821en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1095-9203en
cg.issue6722en
cg.journalScienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactPlatformClimate Change
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
cg.volume386en
dc.contributor.authorSchipper, Lisaen
dc.contributor.authorMukherji, Aditien
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-18T07:42:34Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-18T07:42:34Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163706
dc.titleMisguided negative adaptation narratives are hurting the poor: Measurement and maladaptation are being weaponizeden
dcterms.abstractSince publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II report in 2022, adaptation has been gaining attention among decision-makers and practitioners, including on the international policy level through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Two dimensions of adaptation in particular have received considerable focus: the risk of maladaptation, and the contention that any metrics to assess success are likely to fall short of capturing all dimensions of adaptation. Although these conclusions are grounded in academic evidence, problems arise when policy-makers interpret such findings in overly simplistic ways with possible negative implications on adaptation finance and implementation. As two IPCC authors who contributed to scientific narratives of the risks of adaptation, we argue that weaponizing maladaptation and claiming that adaptation success is impossible or unmeasurable as excuses to reduce or halt funding is not grounded in the latest science and ends up hurting vulnerable communities.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-11-08en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSchipper, L. and Mukherji, A. 2024. Misguided negative adaptation narratives are hurting the poor: Measurement and maladaptation are being weaponized. Science 386(6722):624-626.en
dcterms.issued2024-11-08en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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