The Potential of Civil Society in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
The Potential of Civil Society in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
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民间社会在气候变化适应战略中的潜力
DOI：
10.1177/003231870806000103
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Iati Iati
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作者：
Iati Iati
让人们相信气候变化可能与该地区的贫困、冲突和腐败等其他问题一样重要，是气候变化适应战略面临的重大挑战。许多专家将太平洋岛国周围海岸线的后退和海平面的明显上升归因于气候变化。普通人是否也在建立类似的联系值得怀疑。如果要改变这种情况，就必须提高对气候变化的关注程度。本文认为，以非政府组织（NGO）形式出现的公民社会为创造这一变革提供了非常有效的手段。非政府组织与当地社区密切合作，可以利用这种关系来传达紧急关注气候变化问题的必要性。非政府组织还可以接触包括政府在内的政策制定者，利用这些信息帮助政策与社区优先事项保持一致。
Convincing people that climate change is potentially as important as other problems in the region such as poverty, conflict, and corruption, is a significant challenge for climate change adaptation strategies. Many experts attribute the receding shorelines and apparent rise in sea levels around Pacific island countries to climate change. It is questionable whether ordinary people are making similar connections. Raising the level of concern about climate change is essential if this is to change. This paper argues that civil society, in the form of non-government organisations (NGOs), offers a very effective means for creating this change. Non-government organisations work closely with local communities, and can use this relationship to communicate the need to give urgent attention to climate change issues. NGOs also have access to policy makers, including government, which they can use to help align policies with community priorities.