The adaptation policy paradox: The implementation deficit of policies framed as climate change adaptation

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Dupuis, Johann ^a   Knoepfel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Barriers; Climate change; Framing; Implementation; Policy coordination; Policy design; Political sciences; Public policy; Tractability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL POLICY; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

INDIA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84889082164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05965-180431     Document Type: Article

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