Assets and Adaptation: An emerging debate

Prowse, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-468X and Scott, Lucy (2008) Assets and Adaptation: An emerging debate. IDS Bulletin, 39 (4). pp. 42-52. ISSN 1759-5436

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Abstract

This article outlines current perspectives on adaptation and discusses what a pro-poor view of adaptation might look like. It argues that an explicit focus on assets, or the resources which people have available to them, adds a valuable perspective to adaptation debates. It discusses three bodies of literature: on climate risk reduction; on household vulnerability; and finally on asset approaches to poverty reduction. In particular focusing on assets highlights the agency of poor people in the face of risks, and draws attention to how risk can be an opportunity as well as a threat.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 1 - no poverty,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
Related URLs:	https://www.odi.org/publications/2564-as...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2020 23:56
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 06:37
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/76487
DOI:	10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00475.x

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