Melissa García
Associate senior lecturer
The Multi-Scalar Inequities of Climate Adaptation Finance : A Critical Review
Author
Summary, in English
Purpose of Review: Following a multi-scalar analytical approach, this critical literature review explores the factors that determine adaptation finance accessibility and allocation with particular attention to how the needs of climate-vulnerable communities are considered. Recent Findings: Our review reveals that climate vulnerability is not a primary determinant in the accessibility and allocation of climate adaptation finance at inter-state, sub-national and local scales. Instead, factors such as institutional capacities and financial and political interests exert significant influence. This leads to maladaptation and multi-scalar inequities where climate finance favours relatively resilient groups across scales with less support for more vulnerable populations. Summary: We argue that finance does not trickle down, but “ripples” within a climate finance arena – where we define the latter as a messy space of competition, negotiation and collaboration. To unlock equitable adaptation finance patterns, future research should focus on the multi-scalar configurations of adaptation finance beyond the international level and consider local and regional territorial and scalar politics.
Department/s
- LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Publishing year
2024-05-23
Language
English
Pages
46-59
Publication/Series
Current Climate Change Reports
Volume
10
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article review
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Human Geography
- Political Science
Keywords
- Climate adaptation finance
- Climate change governance
- Climate justice
- Climate vulnerability
- Maladaptation
- Scalar politics
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2198-6061