A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability
Because vulnerability is a conceptual construct rather than a directly observable phenomenon, most vulnerability assessments measure a set of “vulnerability indicators”. In order to identify the core approaches and range of variation in the field, we conducted a systematic literature review on lo...
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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| author | Delaney, A. Chesterman, Sabrina Crane, Todd A. Tamás, Peter A. Ericksen, Polly J. |
| author_browse | Chesterman, Sabrina Crane, Todd A. Delaney, A. Ericksen, Polly J. Tamás, Peter A. |
| author_facet | Delaney, A. Chesterman, Sabrina Crane, Todd A. Tamás, Peter A. Ericksen, Polly J. |
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| description | Because vulnerability is a conceptual construct rather than a directly observable phenomenon,
most vulnerability assessments measure a set of “vulnerability indicators”. In order to identify
the core approaches and range of variation in the field, we conducted a systematic literature
review on local vulnerability to climate change. The systematic review entailed an
identification of frameworks, concepts, and operationalizations and a transparency assessment
of their reporting. Three fully defined relevant frameworks of vulnerability were identified:
IPCC, Patterns of Smallholder Vulnerability and Vulnerability as Expected Poverty.
Comparative analysis found substantial heterogeneity in frameworks, concepts and
operationalizations, making it impossible to identify patterns of climate vulnerability
indicators and determinants that have robust empirical support. If research measuring farmers’
vulnerability to climate change is to have any comparability, it needs greater conceptual
coherence and empirical validity. We recommend a systematic program of testing and
validating vulnerability measures before institutionalizing them in programmatic contexts. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2014 |
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| spelling | CGSpace566922025-11-04T16:33:38Z A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability Delaney, A. Chesterman, Sabrina Crane, Todd A. Tamás, Peter A. Ericksen, Polly J. climate change adaptation climate food security evaluation techniques Because vulnerability is a conceptual construct rather than a directly observable phenomenon, most vulnerability assessments measure a set of “vulnerability indicators”. In order to identify the core approaches and range of variation in the field, we conducted a systematic literature review on local vulnerability to climate change. The systematic review entailed an identification of frameworks, concepts, and operationalizations and a transparency assessment of their reporting. Three fully defined relevant frameworks of vulnerability were identified: IPCC, Patterns of Smallholder Vulnerability and Vulnerability as Expected Poverty. Comparative analysis found substantial heterogeneity in frameworks, concepts and operationalizations, making it impossible to identify patterns of climate vulnerability indicators and determinants that have robust empirical support. If research measuring farmers’ vulnerability to climate change is to have any comparability, it needs greater conceptual coherence and empirical validity. We recommend a systematic program of testing and validating vulnerability measures before institutionalizing them in programmatic contexts. 2014-12-30 2015-02-11T10:53:19Z 2015-02-11T10:53:19Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56692 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Delaney A, Chesterman S, Crane T, Tamás P, Ericksen P. 2014. A systematic review of local velnerability to climate change: In search of transparency, coherence and compatability. CCAFS Working Paper no. 97. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
| spellingShingle | climate change adaptation climate food security evaluation techniques Delaney, A. Chesterman, Sabrina Crane, Todd A. Tamás, Peter A. Ericksen, Polly J. A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability |
| title | A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability |
| title_full | A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability |
| title_short | A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change: in search of transparency, coherence and comparability |
| title_sort | systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change in search of transparency coherence and comparability |
| topic | climate change adaptation climate food security evaluation techniques |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56692 |
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