Forward-looking, inclusive governance arrangements across different scales are a critical enabler for adaptation : an ASSAR cross-regional insight
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2019-10
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The paper concentrates on issues of governance in semi-arid regions, with a focus on what forms of governance will enable effective adaptation. Adaptation governance remains largely fragmented in semi-arid regions. Finances, knowledge, and human capital are required to support necessarily decentralized government structures. This decentralization needs to focus on socio-cultural and ecological aspects such as local perceptions of risk and resource degradation. In semi-arid regions, traditional and customary institutions can play an important role in natural resource management and adaptation response.
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ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, SEMI-ARID REGIONS, LOCAL LEVEL, GOVERNANCE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, DECENTRALIZATION, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SOUTH OF SAHARA