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Rölfer, Lena [Author]; Abson, David J. [Author]; Costa, María Máñez [Author]; Rosendo, Sergio [Author]; Smith, Timothy F. [Author]; Celliers, Louis [Author]; 2 Faculty of Sustainability Leuphana University Lüneburg Germany [Author]; 1 Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) Helmholtz‐Zentrum Hereon Hamburg Germany [Author]; 3 Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FCSH) Nova University of Lisbon (UNL) Lisbon Portugal [Author]; 4 Sustainability Research Centre School of Law and Society University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs QLD Australia [Author]

Leveraging Governance Performance to Enhance Climate Resilience

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Leveraging Governance Performance to Enhance Climate Resilience
  • Contributor: Rölfer, Lena [Author]; Abson, David J. [Author]; Costa, María Máñez [Author]; Rosendo, Sergio [Author]; Smith, Timothy F. [Author]; Celliers, Louis [Author]; 2 Faculty of Sustainability Leuphana University Lüneburg Germany [Author]; 1 Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) Helmholtz‐Zentrum Hereon Hamburg Germany [Author]; 3 Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FCSH) Nova University of Lisbon (UNL) Lisbon Portugal [Author]; 4 Sustainability Research Centre School of Law and Society University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs QLD Australia [Author]
  • imprint: GEO-LEOe-docs (FID GEO), 2022-10-17
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003012
  • Keywords: adaptive capacity ; social‐ecological systems ; climate change adaptation ; coastal governance ; leverage points ; transformation
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  • Description: Enhancing the resilience of complex social‐ecological systems (SES) to climate change requires transformative changes. Yet, there are knowledge gaps on how best to achieve transformation. In this study, we present an approach for assessing governance performance in SES and identifying leverage points to ultimately enhance climate resilience. The approach combines three different methods including a capital approach framework, fuzzy cognitive mapping, and a leverage points analysis. Using a coastal case‐study in Algoa Bay, South Africa, the performance of governance processes contributing to different forms of capital is assessed. Subsequently, leverage points ‐ where a small shift may lead to transformative changes in the system as a whole ‐ are identified based on measures of centrality and performance. Results suggest that a range of leverage points can improve governance performance and therefore climate resilience in the case‐study. Leverage points include improving (a) support from the provincial government; (b) priority given to climate change in the integrated development plan; (c) frequency of collaborations; (d) participation in the implementation of climate action plans; (e) allocation of funding to climate change actions; (f) the overall level of preparedness in terms of staff with relevant expertise; (g) public awareness and understanding of climate change. The approach can also be used to analyze and model the relations and interactions between capitals. The study advances methodological and theoretical knowledge on the identification of leverage points for enabling transformations toward climate resilience and broader sustainability goals in SES. ; Plain Language Summary: Climate change has severe impacts on both people and nature. Enhancing the ability to persist and adapt to climate change requires transformative governance of social‐ecological systems. However, more knowledge is required on how to enable such transformations. In this paper, we present an approach to measure the performance of ...
  • Access State: Open Access