Which modes of governance will governors select to address problems? The main choice here is between creating and imposing a set of enforceable social norms hierarchically (i.e. through the instrument of regulation), allowing them to emerge and disseminate via market-based instruments in markets, or relying on flatter and more network-based modes in which trustbased incentives play a more important role (Kjær 2004: 41-9). Also, the issue of metagovernance, how to connect the various modes of governance is relevant. Under this heading we invite papers that conceptualize the challenge that adaptation presents and connect it to appropriate modes of governance. Empirical analyses that focus on the effectiveness of certain modes of governance, and the conditions under which they work, are also welcomed.
Papers per session
22 March 13:30-15:15 session
- Are we adapting to climate change: Approaches for tracking adaptation action. J. D. Ford, L. Berrang-Ford, A. Lesnikowski, McGill University, Canada – Presentation
- Viewing policy through a ‘climate lens’? Evolving climate policy ‘mainstreaming’ practice in the European Commission. T. Rayner, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK
- The governance of climate change adaptation in ten OECD countries: challenges, approaches and modes of governance, R. Steurer, A. Bauer, J. Feichtinger, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria - Presentation
22 March 15:30-17:15 session
- Enabling adaptation: A polycentric institutional approach. E. Boyd, B. Kjellen, University of Reading, UK – Presentation
- Analytical Framework for Analyzing Adaptation in Social-Ecological Systems, M. Jain, Columbia University, USA - Presentation
22 March 15:30-17:15 session
- Towards a legal framework for coastal adaptation: Assessing the first steps in Europe,J. Verschuuren, J. MacDonald, Tilburg Sustainability Center, Netherlands - Presentation
- Climate change adaptation in practice: lessons from two coastal cities, L. Junghans, Universität Trier, Germany - Presentation
- When innovative adaptation strategies meet actors and institutions: Water squares in the City of Rotterdam. G.R. Biesbroek, C.J.A.M. Termeer, J.E.M. Klostermann, P. Kabat, Wageningen University, Netherlands – Presentation
23 March 09:00-10:45 session
- The double struggle of climate policy – insights for the governance of mitigation and adaptation from an insurance perspective. C. Heuson, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany – Presentation
- Intergovernmental fiscal transfers for climate change adaptation. S. Mumbunan, University of Indonesia, Indonesia – Presentation
- Adaptation, governance and politics in sub-Saharan Africa. M. Lockwood, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK - Presentation
23 March 11:00-12:45 session
- Adapting Adaptation: a critical governance analysis of the English eco-town initiative. D. Tomozeiu, S. Joss, University of Westminster, UK - Presentation
- Social Networks, Institutional Relations and Climate change Adaptation in Greater Manchester, UK. A. Kazmierczak, H. Knox, University of Manchester, UK – Presentation
- Adaptation Discourses and Modes of Governance in Swiss Alpine Regions. A. Widmer, C. Hirschi, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland - Presentation
23 March 11:00-12:45 session
- Effective Governance of Climate Change Adaptation. P. K. Rao, Rutgers University, USA
- Priming the governance system for climate change adaptation: The application of a Social Ecological Inventory to engage actors in Niagara, Canada. K. Pickering, J.M. Baird, R. Plummer, Brock University, Canada
- The Climate Adaptation Navigator as a tool for analyzing governance issues. M. Marchand, S. Hommes, H. van der Most & I. de Vries, Deltares, Netherlands
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