Barriers and opportunities for robust decision making approaches to support climate change adaptation in the developing world
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Title (Dublin Core)
Barriers and opportunities for robust decision making approaches to support climate change adaptation in the developing world
Description (Dublin Core)
Climate change adaptation is unavoidable, particularly in developing countries where the adaptation deficit is often larger than in developed countries. Robust Decision Making (RDM) approaches are considered useful for supporting adaptation decision making, yet case study applications in developing countries are rare. This review paper examines the potential to expand the geographical and sectoral foci of RDM as part of the repertoire of approaches to support adaptation. We review adaptation decision problems hitherto relatively unexplored, for which RDM approaches may have value. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, suggest potential sectors for application and comment on future directions. We identify that data requirements, lack of examples of RDM in actual decision-making, limited applicability for surprise events, and resource constraints are likely to constrain successful application of RDM approaches in developing countries. We discuss opportunities for RDM approaches to address decision problems associated with urban socio-environmental and water-energy-food nexus issues, forest resources management, disaster risk management and conservation management issues. We examine potential entry points for RDM approaches through Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments, which are relatively well established in decision making processes in many developing countries. We conclude that despite some barriers, and with modification, RDM approaches show potential for wider application in developing country contexts.
Creator (Dublin Core)
Ajay Gajanan Bhave
Declan Conway
Suraje Dessai
David A. Stainforth
Subject (Dublin Core)
Adaptation decision making
Uncertainty
Robust decision making approaches
Developing countries
Barriers, opportunities and entry points
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
Publisher (Dublin Core)
Elsevier
Date (Dublin Core)
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
Type (Dublin Core)
article
Identifier (Dublin Core)
2212-0963
10.1016/j.crm.2016.09.004
https://doaj.org/article/ecb2134489924787b58ee4eb7a38ec96
Source (Dublin Core)
Climate Risk Management, Vol 14, Iss C, Pp 1-10 (2016)
Language (Dublin Core)
EN
Relation (Dublin Core)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096316300626
https://doaj.org/toc/2212-0963
Provenance (Dublin Core)
Journal Licence: CC BY-NC-ND