Conceptualizing climate vulnerability: Understanding the negotiating strategies of Small Island Developing States

被引:10
作者
Oculi, Neil [1 ]
Stephenson, Scott R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Connecticut, Dept Geog, 215 Glenbrook Rd,U-4148, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
关键词
Vulnerability; Small Island Developing States (SIDS); Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); Climate change; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Adaptation; Mitigation; Climate change negotiations; ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; ADAPTATION; FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENT; RISK;
D O I
10.1016/j.envsci.2018.03.025
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The discourse on vulnerability to climate change presents many complexities. Among these are the constant tension between policy makers and academics. This paper unpacks these complexities in order to analyze how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) deal with the notion of vulnerability at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The lack of a clear definition of vulnerability at the UNFCCC has created many tensions among developing countries because the notion of vulnerability is associated with financial and technical resource distribution. However, on a strategic level SIDS have had to demonstrate their vulnerabilities within the UNFCCC in order to remain relevant and compete with other groups for these resources. This paper highlights some of these tensions, especially among developing countries, through an indepth analysis of vulnerability within academia and foreign policy through the UNFCCC. We argue that competing definitions of vulnerability by academics and policymakers evoke different methodologies for understanding and measuring vulnerability. Further, we find that within the UNFCCC, prioritizing mitigation policies over adaptation has increased SIDS' vulnerability.
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页码:72 / 80
页数:9
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