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Climate Change Adaptation in Areas Beyond Government Control: Opportunities and Limitations
Areas beyond government control constitute a highly diverse subgroup of fragile and conflict-affected settings. As a result of conflict and weak governance, many of these areas have become more vulnerable to climate change. Their communities have been left with limited capacity to respond to changing climatic conditions and extreme weather events. These settings pose unique challenges for external engagement and have, therefore, long been overlooked in adaptation efforts.
This SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security explores both opportunities for and limitations of climate change adaptation in areas beyond government control. By highlighting the diversity of these settings and the range of possible adaptation measures, the paper proposes a framework with four guiding questions designed to help identify context-appropriate adaptation options.
Table of contents
I. Introduction
II. Adaptation needs and challenges in conflict-affected contexts
III. Diversity in areas beyond government control
IV. Diversity in climate change adaptation actions
V. Framework for supporting the identification of suitable adaptation measures in areas beyond government control
VI. Conclusions
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)/EDITORS
Dr Karen Meijer was a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme.
Ann-Sophie Böhle is a Research Assistant in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme