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Expanding the Community of Community-Based Adaptation

Adaptation to climate change at the local community level can reduce the vulnerability of individuals and households to climate impacts.

Lisa Schipper / Published on 6 October 2009
Citation

Schipper, L. (2009). Expanding the Community of Community-Based Adaptation.

However, ‘community-based’ does not mean that communities can adapt entirely on their own to climate variability and change. The success of community-based responses depends on the wider enabling conditions, which are facilitated by external institutions and policies.

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SEI author

Lisa Schipper
Lisa Schipper

SEI Affiliated Researcher

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SEI Asia