1givrapd_policy_brief_integrated_approach_to_community_adaptation_sids-e48a928763519834.pdf

This policy brief describes the Global Islands’ Vulnerability Research Adaptation Policy and Development (GIVRAPD) Project, an interdisciplinary research initiative focused on understanding the socioeconomic, governance, and environmental factors that influence the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of small and medium-sized coastal communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

• Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face extreme vulnerability to climate change due to their geographical isolation and exposure to maritime and coastal threats, which impact critical economic sectors such as tourism, agriculture, and fisheries.
• The GIVRAPD Project employs an integrated approach across four 'learning sites' in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean to bridge knowledge gaps and inform local adaptation portfolios by combining scientific data with local knowledge.
• Standard IPCC sea level rise projections are not spatially uniform and may not fully account for the melting of land-based sea ice, necessitating site-specific biophysical assessments and downscaled climate scenarios for effective coastal planning in SIDS.
• Community-based vulnerability assessments indicate a shift away from hard engineering infrastructures, which can hinder ecosystem services, toward climate-resilient development that utilizes complementary benefits and synergies.
• Effective climate adaptation in SIDS requires addressing the disconnect between national adaptation planning and local implementation through multi-level governance networks and partnerships.
• Micro-insurance is identified as a potential tool to complement existing loss and damage mechanisms for vulnerable low-income households, provided there are enabling legal, regulatory, and public-private partnership frameworks.
• The GIVRAPD project highlights the need to incorporate gender and youth as critical elements in climate change adaptation planning to ensure community interests are not marginalized.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (n.d.). 1givrapd_policy_brief_integrated_approach_to_community_adaptation_sids-e48a928763519834.pdf. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1GIVRAPD_Policy_Brief_Integrated_Approach_to_Community_Adaptation_SIDS.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. 1givrapd_policy_brief_integrated_approach_to_community_adaptation_sids-e48a928763519834.pdf. n.d. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1GIVRAPD_Policy_Brief_Integrated_Approach_to_Community_Adaptation_SIDS.pdf.

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