Adaptation in Collaborative Governance Regimes

The paper bridges natural/social science research on adaptive capacity with public administration literature on collaborative governance. It identifies four shared dimensions of capacity—structural arrangements, leadership, knowledge and learning, and resources—and argues that collaborative capacities generate the adaptive capacities necessary for institutional adaptation. These concepts are illustrated through a case study of watershed management within the National Estuary Program.

• The paper identifies four common dimensions of capacity shared between collaborative governance and adaptive capacity: structural arrangements, leadership, knowledge and learning, and resources.
• The authors propose that collaborative capacities create associated adaptive capacities, which in turn facilitate institutional adaptation within collaborative governance regimes.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Adaptation in Collaborative Governance Regimes. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/adaptation-in-collaborative-governance-regimes/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Adaptation in Collaborative Governance Regimes. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/adaptation-in-collaborative-governance-regimes/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025adaptation, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Adaptation in Collaborative Governance Regimes}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/adaptation-in-collaborative-governance-regimes/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }