How local governments engage communities in climate change adaptation

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2014-02

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Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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This is a one page draft submission towards a larger article based on research and review of 47 case studies from the Asia Pacific region. It aims to understand how local governments engage their communities, and the capacities and contextual factors which influence these relationships. Collaboration between local governments and communities is potentially of great importance to the effectiveness and sustainability of local adaptation to climate change.

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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, THAILAND, FAR EAST ASIA

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