Simon Levine's Presentation of the ACCRA research findings, Sept 2011
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Simon Levine, Senior researcher at the Overseas Development Institute, presents ACCRA's findings from Phase I.
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Simon Levine's Presentation of the ACCRA research findings, Sept 2011
- 1. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE CHANGING FOCUS: CAN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS TAKE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY SERIOUSLY? Lindsey Jones Simon Levine Eva Ludi Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA)
- 6. The Asset Base Availability and interplay of appropriate key assets that allow the system to respond to evolving circumstances in a changing environment
- 7. Institutions and Entitlements Institutions and Entitlements An appropriate and evolving institutional environment ensuring access to key assets
- 8. Knowledge and Information Collecting, analysing and disseminating information so it can be used in support of sustainability
- 9. Innovation Innovation An enabling environment to foster and make use of innovation
- 10. Flexible Forward-looking Decision Making and Governance governance structures which can anticipate and respond to a changing environment
- 19. But the problem is... None of this is new . Climate change re-underlines their importance and urgency. But what has stopped us from taking it on board? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE?
Editor's Notes
- The ability of a community to cope with, and respond to a changing environment largely depends on availability, access and control over key assets and capitals Lack of availability and access to appropriate resources may limit ability to respond to changing shocks and trends. Depends on diversity and the ability of key assets to be used interchangeably: backup in case of failure or redundancy, substitutability
- Communities are more likely to be able to cope with and respond to change if they have appropriate knowledge and information about impacts and vulnerabilities, and how to adapt appropriately to them Successful adaptation may benefit from information and understanding of future change; knowledge around adaptation options; the ability to assess them; and the capacity to implement the most suitable interventions Knowledge generation and sharing can be both formal and informal- Relevant information needs to reach key stakeholders to ensure that actions taken are effective in the long term, and prevent maladaptive practices.
- Communities are more likely to be able to cope with and respond to change if they have appropriate knowledge and information about impacts and vulnerabilities, and how to adapt appropriately to them Successful adaptation may benefit from information and understanding of future change; knowledge around adaptation options; the ability to assess them; and the capacity to implement the most suitable interventions Knowledge generation and sharing can be both formal and informal- Relevant information needs to reach key stakeholders to ensure that actions taken are effective in the long term, and prevent maladaptive practices.
- As changes to both social and environmental dynamics continue, communities will need to alter existing, or in some cases adapt new practices, resources and behaviours. Experimentation, innovation and adoption as part of the learning process, are essential Important to recognise innovation as not only high-tech and large scale innovations but also micro-level initiatives. Many of the adaptation actions will be taken spontaneously, or autonomously Traditional practices can play a large role in informing innovation and creativity, such as new farming practices or sharing of crop varieties. Strong links with other characteristics: i.e. knowledge and communication, assets base
- Informed decision-making, transparency, and prioritisation are each key elements of adaptive governance Decision making and governance that is flexible, and learning-based may be responsive, and better able to cope with evolving circumstances. Recognises the role of dynamicism and evolving roles of organisations/institutions, and the processes and actions they control in response to shocks and trends. In some cases, taking a longer term approach and ensuring foresight within governance and decision making is important in preventing maladaptive interventions