APHDR Technical Background Paper 2012/09

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APHDR Technical Background Paper 2012/09

June 17, 2015

The study addresses the variation in adaptive capacity of farmers located in Asian deltas due to different forms of resource availability and institutional governance as well as physical location.

The data presented in this paper suggests that adaptive capacity is highly volatile and depends on a vast number of factors and influences even in a general area considered ‘vulnerable’.

The analysis shows that the specific set of resources available to communities differentiate potentials for adaptation. Institutions govern the availability of resources and thereby determine the level of adaptive capacity of a community or household. The analysis concludes that any future strengthening of adaptive capacity needs to take current adaptation into account in order to create ownership among beneficiaries and become effective.

Finally, a framework for policy interventions is introduced that targets four main areas influencing institutional adaptive capacity (a) households, (b) government, (c) community and (d) markets.

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Regions and Countries