Explaining and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation

The document identifies a gap in climate change adaptation research, noting that while barriers are frequently reported, there is a lack of conflicting evidence and explanations for why these barriers persist and evolve. It argues for a shift toward actor-centred and comparative research to better understand the interdependencies and dynamics of these barriers to facilitate their removal.

• Current literature on climate change adaptation barriers identifies common obstacles but lacks sufficient explanations for their existence and evolution, often presenting conflicting evidence.
• To effectively explain and overcome adaptation barriers, future research should prioritize actor-centred and comparative approaches that examine the dynamic nature and interdependencies of these obstacles.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2014). Explaining and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation. https://www.sei.org/publications/explaining-and-overcoming-barriers-to-climate-change-adaptation/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Explaining and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation. 2014. https://www.sei.org/publications/explaining-and-overcoming-barriers-to-climate-change-adaptation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2014explaining, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Explaining and Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2014}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/explaining-and-overcoming-barriers-to-climate-change-adaptation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }