Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the effectiveness of mainstreaming climate adaptation objectives into existing policies by reviewing peer-reviewed empirical analyses.

• While adaptation policy outputs are identified in most cases, only a minority of these translate into actual policy outcomes, creating an 'implementation gap' that is most pronounced in developing countries.
• There is no observed difference across countries regarding the effectiveness of policy outcomes.
• The authors state that unified frameworks and more explicit definitions for adaptation mainstreaming research are necessary to support future research syntheses and policy recommendations.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation. https://www.sei.org/publications/mainstreaming-climate-adaptation/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/mainstreaming-climate-adaptation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017mainstreaming, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/mainstreaming-climate-adaptation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }