Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change

Climate change is increasingly driving fundamental shifts in ecosystems, land use, and human livelihoods. Because of these rapid shifts, some conventional adaptation strategies may have limited success in reducing the impact of climate change. In some circumstances, there will be a need for consider...

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Autores principales:	Giacomo Fedele, Camila I. Donatti, Celia A. Harvey, Lee Hannah, David G. Hole
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2020
Materias:	climate change adaptation ecosystem services social-ecological systems sustainable development transformations Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:19589a680e3140af99c0e10b219de3f12021-12-02T11:00:00ZLimited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change1708-308710.5751/ES-11381-250125https://doaj.org/article/19589a680e3140af99c0e10b219de3f12020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol25/iss1/art25/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Climate change is increasingly driving fundamental shifts in ecosystems, land use, and human livelihoods. Because of these rapid shifts, some conventional adaptation strategies may have limited success in reducing the impact of climate change. In some circumstances, there will be a need for considering transformative changes as part of adaptation strategies that can provide long-term benefits and address the root causes of vulnerability. However, to date, there is limited understanding of how societies respond to, or drive, transformative changes in social-ecological systems due to climate change impact. We reviewed 60 empirical case studies of shifts in trajectories of social-ecological systems in tropical and subtropical countries that were driven by climate change to identify how societies responded to these shifts and the extent to which societies used transformative adaptation as part of this response. In the case studies, we identified three types of shifts driven by climate change depending on whether the shift occurred in the ecological, social, or social-ecological system. Climate change shifted the trajectories of social-ecological systems by altering the feedback loops connecting soil, water, or vegetation conditions with people's livelihoods and well-being. In response to these shifts, people adjusted land use policies and practices, but only one-quarter of the reported adaptation actions included transformative adaptation. A more holistic understanding of how climate change modifies interactions in social-ecological systems and leads to shifts in system trajectories could help identify appropriate adaptation responses, including transformative adaptation, that provide long-term and sustainable benefits.Giacomo FedeleCamila I. DonattiCelia A. HarveyLee HannahDavid G. HoleResilience Alliancearticleclimate change adaptationecosystem servicessocial-ecological systemssustainable developmenttransformationsBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 25, Iss 1, p 25 (2020)
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topic	climate change adaptation ecosystem services social-ecological systems sustainable development transformations Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	climate change adaptation ecosystem services social-ecological systems sustainable development transformations Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Giacomo Fedele Camila I. Donatti Celia A. Harvey Lee Hannah David G. Hole Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change
description	Climate change is increasingly driving fundamental shifts in ecosystems, land use, and human livelihoods. Because of these rapid shifts, some conventional adaptation strategies may have limited success in reducing the impact of climate change. In some circumstances, there will be a need for considering transformative changes as part of adaptation strategies that can provide long-term benefits and address the root causes of vulnerability. However, to date, there is limited understanding of how societies respond to, or drive, transformative changes in social-ecological systems due to climate change impact. We reviewed 60 empirical case studies of shifts in trajectories of social-ecological systems in tropical and subtropical countries that were driven by climate change to identify how societies responded to these shifts and the extent to which societies used transformative adaptation as part of this response. In the case studies, we identified three types of shifts driven by climate change depending on whether the shift occurred in the ecological, social, or social-ecological system. Climate change shifted the trajectories of social-ecological systems by altering the feedback loops connecting soil, water, or vegetation conditions with people's livelihoods and well-being. In response to these shifts, people adjusted land use policies and practices, but only one-quarter of the reported adaptation actions included transformative adaptation. A more holistic understanding of how climate change modifies interactions in social-ecological systems and leads to shifts in system trajectories could help identify appropriate adaptation responses, including transformative adaptation, that provide long-term and sustainable benefits.
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author	Giacomo Fedele Camila I. Donatti Celia A. Harvey Lee Hannah David G. Hole
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title	Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change
title_short	Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change
title_full	Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change
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Limited use of transformative adaptation in response to social-ecological shifts driven by climate change

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