Identifying adaptation 'on the ground': Development of a UK adaptation Inventory
Identifying adaptation 'on the ground': Development of a UK adaptation Inventory
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确定“实地”适应：制定英国适应清单
DOI：
10.1016/j.crm.2022.100430
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Jenkins K
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作者：
Jenkins K
适应在管理不可避免的气候变化风险方面发挥着至关重要的作用。英国被认为处于国家适应计划的前沿。然而，计划和方案在多大程度上转化为实际的减少风险行动，而不是适应性能力建设，仍然不太清楚。鉴于英国没有正式的适应行动数据库，尽管政府有识别、评估和报告适应进展的各种需求，包括英国在《联合国气候变化框架公约》巴黎协定下对适应的国家盘点，本研究概述了最新和前瞻性的英国适应清单的开发。该清单以公共和私营部门组织向政府提交的国家报告以及对同行评议文献的系统审查为基础，记录了当地的适应情况。该框架的重点是确定和记录当前和计划中的适应情况；就适应行动的类型而言，它是如何实施的；以及正在进行适应和可能存在差距的部门。对于所涉及的部门子集，有明确证据表明正在实施广泛的跨部门和针对特定部门的适应措施。总共确定了360个例子，其中80%以上已经实施。这包括134种不同类型的适应行动，主要旨在利用工程、建筑环境或技术机制减少脆弱性。与十年前的情况相比，这表明英国在报告和实施适应方面取得了重大进展，包括气候敏感部门私营部门的适应。在更广泛的层面上，《清单》是为联合王国的适应盘点提供基线评估的第一步；可以帮助其他组织了解现有的适应方案；并提供实践行动的案例研究，以帮助支持决策。
Adaptation plays a crucial role in managing the unavoidable risks from climate change. The UK is considered to be at the forefront of national adaptation planning. However, the extent to which plans and programmes translate into tangible risk reducing action on the ground, as opposed to adaptive capacity building, remains less clear. Given that there is no formal database of adaptation action for the UK, despite the various needs of government to identify, assess and report on adaptation progress, including the UK national stocktake on adaptation under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement, this study outlines the development of an up-to-date and forward-looking UK Adaptation Inventory. The Inventory documents adaptation on the ground, based on national reporting to government by public and private sector organisations and a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature. The framework is centred on identifying and documenting current and planned adaptation; how it is being implemented in terms of the types of adaptation actions; and the sectors where adaptation is occurring and where gaps may remain. For the sub-set of sectors captured there is clear evidence of a wide range of cross-sectoral and sector-specific adaptation being implemented. In total, 360 examples were identified, over 80% of which have already been implemented. This comprises 134 different types of adaptation action, largely aimed at reducing vulnerability using engineered, built environment or technological mechanisms. Compared to the situation a decade earlier, this suggests that significant progress has occurred in the UK in terms of reporting and implementing adaptation, including adaptation by the private sector in climate sensitive sectors. At the broader level, the Inventory is a first step in providing a baseline assessment for the UK stocktake on adaptation; can help inform other organisations about adaptation options that are available; and provide case studies of actions in practice to help support decision-making.