DOI: 10.1002/wcc.98
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-79961233785
论文题名: Science, decision-making and development: Managing the risks of climate variation in less-industrialized countries
作者: Kandlikar M ; , Zerriffi H ; , Ho Lem C
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2011
卷: 2, 期: 2 起始页码: 201
结束页码: 219
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Climatology
; Decision making
; Developing countries
; Climate change impact
; Climate variability
; Climate variability and change
; Industrialized countries
; Knowledge production
; North indian oceans
; Scientific information
; Scientific knowledge
; Climate change
英文摘要: This article addresses the role of scientific knowledge in decision-making with respect to climate variability and change in the developing world, with a focus on scientific capacity. We propose a 'systemic' view of scientific capacity for studying the relationship between science and decision-making vis-à-vis climate variation, one that encompasses knowledge production, as well as its translation for and use in decision-making. We analyze the challenges faced by developing countries in building capacity on each of these elements. Case studies on the production and use of scientific information for societal decision-making at three distinct timescales-the weekly scale (Hurricanes in the North Indian Ocean), the seasonal scale (Climate Variability in the Sahel), and the decadal/century scale (Climate Change Impacts on Small Island States) are used to elucidate the scale and complexity of capacity building challenges. We argue that capacity building for coping with the impacts of climate change is interwoven with the capacity needed for meeting the challenges of development, particularly those related to short-term climate and weather variation. Any serious attempt to build scientific capacity for decision-making vis-à-vis climate change will need to embrace a 'developmentalist' position. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76478
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Kandlikar M,, Zerriffi H,, Ho Lem C. Science, decision-making and development: Managing the risks of climate variation in less-industrialized countries[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2011-01-01,2(2)