Transformational adaptation
Decoding buzzwords at SB58: what is transformational adaptation?
What does the term 'transformational adaptation' truly mean and how can it shape our future? Dive in as we decode this critical concept from the Bonn Climate Conference, SB58.
Decision Making Options for Managing Risk – Frequently Asked Questions from Chapter 17 of the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report
How do we know whether adaptation is successful? Which guidelines, instruments and resources are available for decision-makers to recognize climate risks and decide on the best course of action? Learn about these and other frequently asked questions from Chapter 17 of the 6th Assessment Report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group 2: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.
Adaptation interventions and their effect on vulnerability in developing countries: Help, hindrance or irrelevance?
Based on a review of 34 interventions, this paper shows that adaptation interventions may reinforce, redistribute or create new vulnerability.
Transformative adaptation of rivers in an urban context: An ecological infrastructure and socio-ecological toolkit
Ecological infrastructure plays an important role in the overall health of rivers. This toolkit supports users to design, plan, implement and finance ecological infrastructure.
Pathways to transformative climate adaptation in southern African cities
A review of academic and grey literature addressing transformative adaptation, with a focus on cities, including two case studies, Durban in South Africa and Harare in Zimbabwe.
Transformative Riverine Management in Durban, South Africa
With support from the C40 Cities Finance Facility, the eThekwini Municipality is building a case for investment in transformative, city-wide urban river management.
Unpacking Transformation: A framework and insights from adaptation mainstreaming
This paper puts forward a conceptual framework for determining the likelihood of an adaptation initiative delivering transformation.
Transformation in Adaptation: Learning from ASSAR’s Regional Diagnostic Studies
This ASSAR working paper highlights a range of activities that could be classified in different ways as embodying transformation, and reflects on some of their implications and complexities.
Transformational Adaptation: An Introduction
This introductory article provides a brief overview of the concept of transformational adaptation and relevant case studies for practitioners.
Course: Capacity building for adaptation mainstreaming, monitoring, evaluation and learning – filling a gap
This provides a description of Garama 3C short training courses on adaptation mainstreaming and M&E was offering.