scholarly journals Enlightening the coastal communities of Bengkalis Island on climate change policies

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1664-1673
Author(s):  
Afni Zulkifli ◽  
Triono Dul Hakim ◽  
Vita Amelia
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Climate Change Policies ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation

Coastal communities are some of the most vulnerable groups to the effects of climate change. The Non-Governmental Organization of the Environmental Malay Youth Institute (LSM IPMPL), a partner of the three villages on Bengkalis Island, has traced the communities’ ignorance of climate change policies to the poor digital literacy of community members. This has had an impact on the involvement of community components and local village governments in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. This community service provides assistance, socialization, and training to improve the literacy of the coastal communities of Bengkalis Island, especially as it concerns their access to climate change policies. The results of this activity show an increase in the communities’ knowledge, abilities, skills, and digital awareness of the government's efforts towards forming a climate-resilient society. Furthermore, the activity produced social impact as it increased peace, improved the community's economy and improved the quality of the community's living environment.

scholarly journals Challenges of Compensation and Reparation for Loss and Damage Related to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Jorge Gabriel Arévalo García
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Loss And Damage ◽  
Legal Model ◽  
Adaptation Policies

Anthropogenic climate change has and will have unavoidable adverse effects despite mitigation and adaptation policies. Therefore, the financial burden of the costs of loss and damage must be distributed fairly and proportionally. This implies that those responsible for climate change must take responsibility and compensate those who suffer losses and, if possible, repair the damages related to this phenomenon. However, climate justice has been limited by the lack of a causal link between a specific climate change effect and specific damages or losses. Accordingly, this article discusses the compensation and reparation of losses and damages related to the adverse effects of climate change, as a stream applicable after mitigation and adaptation policies. In addition, this article reviews the implications of the relevant findings that established the existence and development of climate change as a problem that affects the enjoyment of human rights, to argue how the theory of human rights can contribute to the current legal model for reparation and compensation for losses and damages associated with climate change. Also, due to the impossibility of obtaining a legally binding agreement as a structure for integration, and to adequately address the problem of causes, consequences, benefits and burdens, vulnerable groups ought to be the most affected.

scholarly journals Arctic Climate Interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 596-617
Author(s):  
Daniel Bodansky ◽  
Hugh Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Climate System ◽  
Arctic Climate ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Climate Change Policies ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Arctic Ice

Abstract The melting of the Arctic poses enormous risks both to the Arctic itself and to the global climate system. Conventional climate change policies operate too slowly to save the Arctic, so unconventional approaches need to be considered, including technologies to refreeze Arctic ice and slow the melting of glaciers. Even if one believes that global climate interventions, such as injecting aerosols into the stratosphere to scatter sunlight, pose unacceptable risks and should be disqualified from consideration, Arctic interventions differ in important respects. They are closer in kind to conventional mitigation and adaptation and should be evaluated in similar terms. It is unclear whether they are feasible and would be effective in saving the Arctic. But given the importance of the Arctic, they should be investigated fully.

scholarly journals Integration of Forest and Climate Change Policies in Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ganesh Paudel ◽  
Shankar Adhikari ◽  
Prabin Bhusal
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Climate Change Policies ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Forest Policies ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
User Groups

Climate change poses threats to forest ecosystems, forest dependent communities and society as a whole. Incorporation of climate change in forest policy and vice-versa is essential to effectively deal with climate change impacts while managing forest. Review of climate change and forest policies, incorporating forestry and climate change issues has not been substantially discussed and analyzed yet in Nepal. In this paper we aim to review the climate change and forest policies in terms of its content, relevancy and adequacy. We reviewed five forest policies and three climate change related plans and policies regarding integration of forest and climate change issues in respective policies. Our review reveals that forest policies contain notable provisions in regard to the contribution of forestry to climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, new and emerging issues such as climate refugia and invasive species are least concerned in forest policies. Climate change policies also contain provisions for forest management focusing on the mobilization of forest user groups for carrying out adaptation activities at the local level. However, the implementation of both polices seems poor due to lack of legal framework. Therefore, formulation of legal framework for implementation of these policies is essential. Similarly, we suggest both policies need to be revised incorporating the provisions based on scientific findings and field experience.

scholarly journals Challenges to address climate adaptation actions in coastal New England – insights from a web survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (61E) ◽  
pp. 39-55
Author(s):  
Ana Mesquita-Emlinger
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New England ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Web Survey ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Policies

Coastal communities all over the world are experiencing unprecedented alterations from climate change. Unlike what most people would guess, coastal communities have not advanced much in their preparedness for a climate that is changing fast, despite their extensive exposure to climate hazards. If not true worldwide, at least that is what is happening in the majority of small and medium communities in the coast of New England, in the Northeast of US. This article explores data collected in a web survey conducted with city officials of coastal communities in the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, aiming to verify barriers to address climate change adaptation at the local level. The results of the survey showed many similarities between the challenges experienced by these small coastal communities. We suggest that, in presenting the main themes of the research, including special attention to the barriers encountered, this knowledge can contribute to the creation of a more climate-friendly region, thus helping to design and implement future climate change policies at the local level.

scholarly journals KAPASITAS ADAPTIF MASYARAKAT PESISIR MENGHADAPI PERUBAHAN IKLIM : KASUS PULAU GANGGA, MINAHASA UTARA

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Ary Wahyono ◽  
Masyhuri Imron ◽  
Ibnu Nadzir
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Ecological Changes ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
The Village

Masyarakat pesisir merupakan salah satu kelompok masyarakat yang paling rentan menghadapiperubahan iklim. Perubahan kecil pada lingkungan mereka dapat memberikan dampak langsung padakehidupan masyarakat pesisir khususnya pada sistem mata pencaharian. Nelayan misalnya, akankesulitan untuk melaut dalam situasi cuaca yang tidak menentu. Situasi semacam ini juga dialamioleh berbagai mata pencaharian lain di wilayah pesisir, seperti penambak garam maupun ikan. Lebihlanjut, perubahan ekologis ini dapat berpengaruh pada kapasitas adaptif masyarakat pesisir. Tulisanini mengangkat isu perubahan iklim yang terjadi pada masyarakat pesisir di Pulau Gangga. Informasidari tulisan ini diperoleh dari wawancara dan FGD yang dijelaskan dengan kerangka konsep kapasitasadaptif. Tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa fenomena perubahan iklim telah secara nyata dirasakan diPulau Gangga. Meskipun demikian, gejala ini belum dianggap sebagai masalah yang signifikan olehwarga. Hal tersebut dipengaruhi oleh pengetahuan warga yang terbatas mengenai gejala perubahaniklim. Temuan lainnya menunjukkan bahwa kapasitas adaptif tidak hanya ditentukan oleh lingkungan.Struktur sosial baik dalam relasi patron-klien maupun kelembagaan di tingkat desa amat berpengaruhpada kapasitas adaptif masyarakat Pulau Gangga.Title: The Adaptive Capacity of Coastal Communites Face Climate Change:Gangga Island Case, South of MinahasaCoastal communities are one of the most vulnerable groups to climate change. Littleenvironmental change contributes to direct impact on the lives of coastal communities specifically onlivelihood systems. Fishermen, for example, will find it hard to go to sea in a situation of erratic weather.Such a situation also faced by many other livelihoods in coastal areas, such as salt and fish farmer.Furthermore, these ecological changes may affect the adaptive capacity of coastal communities. Thispaper raised the issue of climate change on coastal communities on the island of Gangga Island.Toexplain the problem this paper uses interview and focus group data that is described through adaptivecapacity framework. This paper shows that the phenomenon of climate change has been affectingcoastal communities in Gangga Island. Nevertheless, this phenomenon has not been regarded as asignificant problem by the citizens. It is influenced by the limited knowledge of the citizens about thesymptoms of climate change. Other findings indicate that adaptive capacity is not only determined bythe environment. Social structure in both the patron-client and institutional at the village level is veryinfluential on the adaptive capacity of society Gangga Island

Climate Change Policies—Mitigation and Adaptation at the Local Level

2011 ◽  
pp. 261-287
Author(s):  
Lara Lázaro Touza ◽  
Elena López-Gunn
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Climate Change Policies ◽  
Environmental Policy Integration ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Elite Interviews ◽  
Global Energy Consumption

Despite city level involvement in climate change policies since the 90’s existing understanding on how cities address climate change is still limited. Yet cities are key in dealing with climate change as they account for two thirds of global energy consumption, three fourths of CO2 emissions and their mitigation potential is significant. In order to advance current understanding on cities and climate change, semi-structured elite interviews were conducted. Data has been analysed using the Environmental Policy Integration (EPI) framework as a pre-requisite for sustainable development in Madrid, one of the EU cities expected to be significantly affected by climate change. The EPI theoretical framework has been used elsewhere in the literature for the analysis of other national and sectorial environmental issues and is applied in this chapter to the local level for the analysis of climate change policies. The research method is hence deductive in nature. The main findings indicate that progress has been made as regards mitigation. Adaptation is occurring spontaneously in sectors already experiencing impacts; however adaptation is poorly integrated into a comprehensive local climate policy.

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