The Adaptive Capacity of Whitehouse, Jamaica to Climate Change

The document introduces a case study on the adaptive capacity of Whitehouse, Jamaica, as part of the Global Islands’ Vulnerability Research Adaptation Policy Development (GIVRAPD) project. It utilizes the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework, which evaluates five elements: asset base, institutions and entitlements, knowledge and information, innovation, and flexible forward-looking decision-making and governance. The paper aims to align the LAC framework with an evolutionary perspective on adaptive capacity and test the tool's applicability across different geographical contexts.

• The study area, referred to as Whitehouse, is an administrative unit of the Government of Jamaica’s Social Development Commission (SDC) comprising Whitehouse Town, Bluefields, and Beeston Springs, with estimated 2008 populations of 3476, 4708, and 1989 respectively.
• The Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework, developed by the Overseas Development Institute in 2010, defines adaptive capacity through five specific elements: asset base; institutions and entitlements; knowledge and information; innovation; and flexible forward-looking decision-making and governance.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). The Adaptive Capacity of Whitehouse, Jamaica to Climate Change. https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-adaptive-capacity-whitehouse-jamaica-climate-change

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. The Adaptive Capacity of Whitehouse, Jamaica to Climate Change. 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-adaptive-capacity-whitehouse-jamaica-climate-change.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017adaptive, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{The Adaptive Capacity of Whitehouse, Jamaica to Climate Change}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-adaptive-capacity-whitehouse-jamaica-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }