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Presented in this volume are the results and accomplishments drawn from the partnership with local collaborators from fifteen Arctic communities. In each of the case studies researchers have documented the conditions and forces that exacerbate or diminish vulnerabilities in each of the case studies, identified previous and current adaptation strategies, and assess the prospects for the development of effective adaptive strategies and policies in the future.. .

This volume, edited by Professor Karen O'Brien, Asunción Lera St. Clair of the University of Bergen and Berit Kristoffersen of the University of Tromsø, presents human security perspectives on climate change, as well as a discussion of our capacity to respond to what is increasingly considered to be the greatest societal challenge for humankind  

PLAN prosjektet tilbyr stipend til master studenter som ønsker å skrive om tema tilknyttet den faglige fokusen i prosjektet. Ta kontakt med prosjektleder på epost karen.obrien (at) sgeo.uio.no for å høre mer om mulighetene.  

Adapting to climate change is a critical problem facing humanity. This involves reconsidering our lifestyles, and is linked to our actions as individuals, societies and governments. The book Adapting to Climate Change: Thresholds, Values, Governance  presents the latest science and social science research on whether the world can adapt to climate change. Written by experts, both academics and practitioners, the books examines the risks to ecosystems, demonstrating how values, culture and the constraining forces of governance act as barriers to action.