International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management: Volume 8 Issue 3 , Open Access

Developing Alberta’s greenhouse gas offset system within Canadian and international policy contexts

Brent M. Swallow, Thomas W. Goddard

This paper aims to track the development of climate policy in the province of Alberta, Canada, particularly the province’s unique greenhouse gas emission offset mechanism. The…

Barriers to the implementation of climate change adaptation in land use planning: A multi-level governance problem?

Sirkku Juhola

In the past 10 years, most countries and cities have published a national adaptation strategy that outlines the strategic approach to reduce the vulnerability to climate change…

Motivations and attitudes to (not) take action for climate change adaptation in protected areas

Gerd Lupp, Linda Heuchele, Christina Renner, Ralf-Uwe Syrbe, Werner Konold, Dominik Siegrist

Implementing climate change adaptation measures immediately is considered both to minimize considerably negative impacts on biodiversity as well as on outdoor recreation in…

Community-based action in Fiji’s Gau Island: a model for the Pacific?

Elise Remling, Joeli Veitayaki

Drawing on qualitative fieldwork on a remote outer island in Fiji, this paper aims to address a shortcoming in the literature on climate adaptation in the Pacific. Internationally…

Negotiating stakeholder participation in the Ghana national climate change policy

Elaine Tweneboah Lawson

Stakeholder consultation and participation are central to the climate change policymaking process. The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of stakeholder participation in…

Methodology for examining the challenges in mainstreaming climate change adaptation

Sining C. Cuevas, Ann Peterson, Tiffany Morrison, Catherine Robinson

This paper aims to contribute to adaptation research by devising a systematic method for examining the challenges in mainstreaming climate change adaptation (CCA) into local land…

The use of indigenous knowledge systems for short and long range rainfall prediction and farmers’ perceptions of science-based seasonal forecasts in Zimbabwe

Juliet Gwenzi, Emmanuel Mashonjowa, Paramu L. Mafongoya, Donald T. Rwasoka, Kees Stigter

This paper aims to document indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) used for short- and long-range rainfall prediction by small holder farmers in three communities of Guruve District…

Economic impacts of climate change and variability on agricultural production in the Middle East and North Africa region

Mohamed Alboghdady, Salah E. El-Hendawy

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of climate change and variability on agricultural production in Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) where the deleterious…