Applying information for national adaptation planning and decision making: present and future practice in the Pacific Is
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Applying information for national adaptation planning and decision making: present and future practice in the Pacific Islands Kate Morioka 1
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Madeleine McGann 1 & Samuel Mackay 1 & Brendan Mackey 1
Received: 26 May 2020 / Accepted: 22 October 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Climate change adaptation decision-making frameworks have evolved over the past three decades, with the management of information and knowledge now a key element of these processes. This paper examines the use of climate change-related information for national adaptation planning and decision-making in the Pacific Islands region to better understand the use of, and demand for, such information. Using an appreciative inquiry approach, a situation analysis was undertaken to examine the information praxis of national governments in Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Tuvalu, as well as the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. The study revealed that adaptation decisions are (i) driven by national strategies and priorities which are innately community-centred, (ii) largely made through collaborative structures involving multiple stakeholders within a specific governance or project setting, and (iii) informed by a range of climatic and nonclimatic information from domestic, regional and international sources. The study also affirmed the importance of information and knowledge management to national adaptation planning and decision-making, evidence of collaborative and multistakeholder decision-making processes, and the trend towards country-driven and user-centred information and knowledge production. The study recommends dedicated commitment to and investment in information and knowledge management for Pacific Islands, and the need for a holistic understanding of the complex environment in which climate change adaptation takes place. Keywords Climate change . Adaptation . Decision-making . Pacific . Information . Knowledge
Introduction Ongoing debate on the science-policy nexus has led to a growing interest in the user-centred production and delivery of climate information and knowledge (Vincent et al. 2018). This is particularly pertinent for least developed countries (LDC), including the low-lying atolls and small island Communicated by Stacy-ann Robinson * Kate Morioka [email protected] Madeleine McGann [email protected] Samuel Mackay [email protected] Brendan Mackey [email protected] 1
Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
developing states (SIDS) in the Pacific where risk-informed policy and decision-making underpin the discourse on climate resilient development due to their extreme vulnerability to climate change. The geographic remoteness and size of many Pacific SIDS, coupled with a reliance on climate-sensitive resources and other environmental, social and economic challenges, underscore their vulnerability to climate change impacts (Pacific Community et al. 2016; Granderson 2017; Buckwell et
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