NDLI: Climate change vulnerability assessments as catalysts for social learning: four case studies in south-eastern Australia

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Author	Yuen, Emma Jovicich, Samantha Stone Preston, Benjamin L.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Technical assessments of vulnerability and/or risk are increasingly being undertaken to assess the impacts of climate change. Underlying this is the belief that they will bring clarity to questions regarding the scale of institutional investments required, plausible adaptation policies and measures, and the timing of their implementation. Despite the perceived importance of technical assessments in 'evidence-based' decision environments, assessments cannot be undertaken independent of values and politics, nor are they capable of eliminating the uncertainty that clouds decision-making on climate adaptation As such, assessments can trigger as many questions as they answer, leaving practitioners and stakeholders to question their value. This paper explores the value of vulnerability/risk assessments in climate change adaptation planning processes as a catalyst for learning in four case studies in Southeastern Australia. Data were collected using qualitative interviews with stakeholders involved in the assessments and analysed using a social learning framework. This analysis revealed that detailed and tangible strategies or actions often do not emerge directly from technical assessments. However, it also revealed that the assessments became important platforms for social learning. In providing these platforms, assessments present opportunities to question initial assumptions, explore multiple framings of an issue, generate new information, and galvanise support for collective actions. This study highlights the need for more explicit recognition and understanding of the important role social learning plays in climate change vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning more broadly.
Starting Page	567
Ending Page	590
Page Count	24
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13812386
Journal	Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15731596
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-04-05
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Adaptation Climate change Risk assessment Social learning Vulnerability assessment Atmospheric Sciences Climate Change Management and Policy Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Global and Planetary Change

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