Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report
Development processes and action on climate change are closely interlinked. This is recognised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fifth assessment report, which reports on climate-resilient pathways, understood as development trajectories towards sustainable development w...
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| author | Werners, Saskia E Sparkes, Edward Totin, Edmond Abel, Nick Bhadwal, Suruchi Butler, James R.A. Douxchamps, Sabine James, Harrhy Methner, Nadine Siebeneck, Jana Stringer, Lindsay C. Vincent, Katharine Wise, Russell M. Tebboth, Mark G.L. |
| author_browse | Abel, Nick Bhadwal, Suruchi Butler, James R.A. Douxchamps, Sabine James, Harrhy Methner, Nadine Siebeneck, Jana Sparkes, Edward Stringer, Lindsay C. Tebboth, Mark G.L. Totin, Edmond Vincent, Katharine Werners, Saskia E Wise, Russell M. |
| author_facet | Werners, Saskia E Sparkes, Edward Totin, Edmond Abel, Nick Bhadwal, Suruchi Butler, James R.A. Douxchamps, Sabine James, Harrhy Methner, Nadine Siebeneck, Jana Stringer, Lindsay C. Vincent, Katharine Wise, Russell M. Tebboth, Mark G.L. |
| author_sort | Werners, Saskia E |
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| description | Development processes and action on climate change are closely interlinked. This is recognised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fifth assessment report, which reports on climate-resilient pathways, understood as development trajectories towards sustainable development which include adaptation and mitigation. The upcoming sixth assessment report dedicates a chapter to climate resilient development pathways. In this context, this paper asks what conceptual and empirical advances on climate resilient development pathways were made since the fifth assessment report. Through a literature review, this paper analyses goals and approaches for climate resilient development pathways, and discusses what conceptual advances have and could still be made. We find little evidence of dedicated concept development. Rather, we observe conceptual ambiguity. Literature showed four non-exclusive clusters of approaches: (a) climate action oriented, (b) social-learning and co-creation oriented, (c) mainstreaming oriented and (d) transformation oriented. We recommend operationalising climate resilient development pathways as the process of consolidating climate action and development decisions towards long-term sustainable development. This process requires explicit engagement with aspirations of actors, and connecting past developments with future aspirations and understandings of risk. Working with multiple pathways allows us to embed flexibility, anticipation and learning in planning. A greater focus is needed on issues linked to justice and equity as climate resilient development pathways will inevitably involve trade-offs. Substantiating the concept of climate resilient development pathways has the potential to bridge climate and development perspectives, which may otherwise remain separated in development and climate policy, practice and science. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1159762025-12-08T09:54:28Z Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report Werners, Saskia E Sparkes, Edward Totin, Edmond Abel, Nick Bhadwal, Suruchi Butler, James R.A. Douxchamps, Sabine James, Harrhy Methner, Nadine Siebeneck, Jana Stringer, Lindsay C. Vincent, Katharine Wise, Russell M. Tebboth, Mark G.L. sustainability climate development international organizations resilience climate change development plans sostenibilidad clima desarrollo organizaciones internacionales resiliencia Development processes and action on climate change are closely interlinked. This is recognised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fifth assessment report, which reports on climate-resilient pathways, understood as development trajectories towards sustainable development which include adaptation and mitigation. The upcoming sixth assessment report dedicates a chapter to climate resilient development pathways. In this context, this paper asks what conceptual and empirical advances on climate resilient development pathways were made since the fifth assessment report. Through a literature review, this paper analyses goals and approaches for climate resilient development pathways, and discusses what conceptual advances have and could still be made. We find little evidence of dedicated concept development. Rather, we observe conceptual ambiguity. Literature showed four non-exclusive clusters of approaches: (a) climate action oriented, (b) social-learning and co-creation oriented, (c) mainstreaming oriented and (d) transformation oriented. We recommend operationalising climate resilient development pathways as the process of consolidating climate action and development decisions towards long-term sustainable development. This process requires explicit engagement with aspirations of actors, and connecting past developments with future aspirations and understandings of risk. Working with multiple pathways allows us to embed flexibility, anticipation and learning in planning. A greater focus is needed on issues linked to justice and equity as climate resilient development pathways will inevitably involve trade-offs. Substantiating the concept of climate resilient development pathways has the potential to bridge climate and development perspectives, which may otherwise remain separated in development and climate policy, practice and science. 2021-12 2021-11-11T09:33:37Z 2021-11-11T09:33:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115976 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Werners, S.E.; Sparkes, E.; Totinc, E.; Abel, N.; Bhadwal, S.; Butler, J.R.A.; Douxchamps, S.; James, H.; Methner, N.; Siebeneck, J.; Stringer, L.C.; Vincent, K.; Wise, R.M.; Tebboth M.G.L. (2021) Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report. Environmental Science & Policy. 126:168-176. ISSN: 1462-9011 |
| spellingShingle | sustainability climate development international organizations resilience climate change development plans sostenibilidad clima desarrollo organizaciones internacionales resiliencia Werners, Saskia E Sparkes, Edward Totin, Edmond Abel, Nick Bhadwal, Suruchi Butler, James R.A. Douxchamps, Sabine James, Harrhy Methner, Nadine Siebeneck, Jana Stringer, Lindsay C. Vincent, Katharine Wise, Russell M. Tebboth, Mark G.L. Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report |
| title | Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report |
| title_full | Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report |
| title_fullStr | Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report |
| title_short | Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report |
| title_sort | advancing climate resilient development pathways since the ipcc s fifth assessment report |
| topic | sustainability climate development international organizations resilience climate change development plans sostenibilidad clima desarrollo organizaciones internacionales resiliencia |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115976 |
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