Petzold, J;
Joe, ET;
Kelman, I;
Magnan, AK;
Mirbach, C;
Nagle Alverio, G;
Nunn, PD;
(2023)
Between tinkering and transformation: A contemporary appraisal of climate change adaptation research on the world's islands.
Frontiers in Climate
, 4
, Article 1072231. 10.3389/fclim.2022.1072231.
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Abstract
Islands are at the center of discourses on climate change. Yet despite extensive work on diverse island systems in a changing climate, we still lack an understanding of climate change-related responses amongst islands and what shifting from what might be called “tinkering” (perhaps heat warnings) to “transformational” adaptation (perhaps relocation) means for these vastly different landmasses which are often grouped together by default. Through a systematic review of the climate change adaptation scientific literature, this paper critically reflects on how considering islands as a homogenous ensemble and the use of buzzwords such as “transformational adaptation” may be problematic for diverse island realities under climate change. Our findings show that the adaptation evidence base actually provides literature on contrasting island types and cultural and political contexts, including Small Island Developing States as well as other island territories. This study finds research gaps with respect to regions (e.g., South America, Africa, and Mediterranean) and that there is overall both little evidence of and a lack of context-specific definitions of transformational adaptation in island contexts. The adaptation literature does not yet fully reflect the experiences or needs of islands regarding transitions and transformations throughout history.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Between tinkering and transformation: A contemporary appraisal of climate change adaptation research on the world's islands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fclim.2022.1072231 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1072231 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2023 Petzold, Joe, Kelman, Magnan, Mirbach, Nagle Alverio, Nunn, Ratter and The Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | global warming, small island developing states, subnational island jurisdictions, transformational adaptation, evidence synthesis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Inst for Risk and Disaster Reduction |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10165253 |
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