Does adaptation to a possible rise in 4°C in global temperature requires system transformation rather than incremental adaptation?
Written by Raphael Danglade The IPCC (TAR, 2007) stated that adaptation is an ‘adjustment in natural or human system in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli of … Continue reading
Concept paper: a new systems approach to resilience
by Rory Walshe Climate change adaptation has a problem. Its vocabulary consists of a huge number of intersecting and crosscutting concepts that are still under deliberation and academic debate. The application … Continue reading
Understanding Impasse in Climate Change Negotiations: The North-South Conflict and Beyond
Sırça‘s two cents on why the UNFCCC context looks ever-tortuous and the COP process, more often than not, dead-locked. A recap on negotiations… Climate change has been identified as a global … Continue reading
REDD+: Limitations and potentials in saving tropical forests
Written by Janto S. Hess Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) is often referred to as a promising approach to reduce carbon emissions. Recent studies suggest that tropical … Continue reading
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