CCA Quiz 3

What are the three components of vulnerability?

Exposure, Sensitivity, Adaptive Capacity

Exposure

the presence of something in an area exposed to changes in climate or extreme weather either now or in the future

Sensitivity

the magnitude of the direct or indirect effects of climate or extreme weather relative to the climatic event

Adaptive Capacity

the ability of a system or a species to adapt to climate change/climatic event in a way that reduces harmful impacts

resilience

What are two parts of discursive violence in São Tomé and Principe?

1.) rendering vulnerability, 2.) creating model adaptation subjects

How does soft adaptation face political problems?

Policy makers have electoral incentives to favor hard, visible adaptation over soft adaptation. The concept of soft adaptation is open ended.

What are some drawbacks of locally led adaptation?

1.) states may abandon their role/responsibility to engage and drive climate adaptation

2.) can still reproduce inequalities at the local level

3.) may increase the burden on the most marginalized and least-resourced to enact their adaptation

What is the difference between the Green Climate Fund vs Adaptation Fund?

Adaptation Fund: exclusively adaptation, quicker, smaller funds (less than $10,000)

Green Fund: Adaptation and Mitigation, takes more time, larger projects up to 30-40,000