Who is adaptation for? Vulnerability and adaptation benefits in proposals approved by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund

The document examines the portrayal of vulnerability and the distribution of adaptation benefits in proposals approved by the Adaptation Fund Board up to December 2012. It argues that focusing on country-level allocation ignores the locally contextualized nature of vulnerability and seeks to provide lessons for the Green Climate Fund regarding the equitable and efficient allocation of scarce resources.

• The authors argue that discussing fund allocation primarily between countries is problematic because it overlooks the fact that vulnerability is a locally contextualized phenomenon.
• The study qualitatively analyzes all proposals approved by the Adaptation Fund Board as of December 2012, specifically comparing how 'particular vulnerability' is justified and identifying who receives economic, social, and environmental benefits.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2014). Who is adaptation for? Vulnerability and adaptation benefits in proposals approved by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund. https://www.sei.org/publications/who-is-adaptation-for-vulnerability-and-adaptation-benefits-in-proposals-approved-by-the-unfccc-adaptation-fund/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Who is adaptation for? Vulnerability and adaptation benefits in proposals approved by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund. 2014. https://www.sei.org/publications/who-is-adaptation-for-vulnerability-and-adaptation-benefits-in-proposals-approved-by-the-unfccc-adaptation-fund/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2014who, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Who is adaptation for? Vulnerability and adaptation benefits in proposals approved by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2014}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/who-is-adaptation-for-vulnerability-and-adaptation-benefits-in-proposals-approved-by-the-unfccc-adaptation-fund/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }