1. Equity in human adaptation-related responses
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Elphin Tom Joe, Tanvi Agrawal, A. R. Siders, Gabriela Nagle Alverio, Ben Orlove, James D. Ford, Lynée L. Turek-Hankins, Lea Berrang-Ford, Brian Pentz, Kripa Jagannathan, Pandey Spandan, Eranga K. Galappaththi, Katharine J. Mach, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Diana Reckien, Christine J. Kirchhoff, Maarten van Aalst, Matthias Garschagen, Katy Davis, Miriam Nielsen, A.J. Hudson, Nicola Ulibarri, Alexandra Harden, Sienna Templeman, Roopam Shukla, Idowu Ajibade, Caitlin Grady, Malcolm Araos, Erin Coughlan de Perez, Thelma Zulfawu Abu, Shaugn Coggins, Alexandra Lesnikowski, and Abraham Marshall Nunbogu
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Social group ,Climate justice ,Empirical research ,Equity (economics) ,Political science ,Development economics ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Ethnic group ,Vulnerability ,Social vulnerability ,General Environmental Science ,Social equality - Abstract
Summary Growing evidence suggests that climate adaptation responses that do not incorporate equity considerations may worsen inequality and increase vulnerability. Using data from a systematic review of peer-reviewed empirical research on adaptation responses to climate change (n = 1,682), we present an assessment of how social equity is considered in adaptation across regions, sectors, and social groups. Roughly 60% of peer-reviewed literature on adaptation responses considers social equity by reporting on which marginalized groups were involved in planning or implementation. Articles on responses in Africa and Asia and those focusing on poverty reduction most frequently considered social equity. Equity was less likely to be considered in adaptation responses in Europe, Australasia, and North America, as well as in literature focused on cities. Income-based inequity was more frequently considered than gender, age, or Indigenous status. Ethnic and racial minorities, migrants, and people with disabilities were rarely considered. Attention to the levels and forms in which equity is integrated into adaptation research and practice is needed to ensure just adaptation.
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- 2021
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