scholarly journals Whose climate change adaptation ‘barriers’? Exploring the coloniality of climate change adaptation policy assemblages in Thailand and beyond

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-104
Author(s):  
Kayly Ober ◽  
Patrick Sakdapolrak
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Policy ◽  
Adaptation Barriers ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Policy

Weathering The Storm: Developing a Climate Change Adaptation Policy for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Leighty ◽  
Ellen Simon ◽  
Kyung-Ok Yi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Adaptation Policy ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Weather Damage ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Policy

For many Americans the impacts of climate change are either hypothetical futures or far-off problems. However, climate change is already impacting millions of Americans as they commute to work each day. In the Nation’s capital the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has already suffered as heat waves and severe weather damage equipment and reduce service. The transportation authority must take a comprehensive look at its infrastructure and adapt policies to mitigate the current and future risks to transportation services.

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