SCIENCE/ AP PT.

BY: VINZ C. COLO

SPECTRUM Target population irreversibly more target

population more vulnerable others
adversely affected by strategy. Ineffective adaptation. Short- medium
term effectiveness, long-
term
( WORST TO BEST) vulnerable to climate change. To climate
change, still fixable. No
negative consequences In the long positive
impact.

Term.
Transformation to climate
Resilient pathway.

MALADAPTATION
EFFECTIVE ADAPTATION
Higher vulnerability to climate change higher
vulnerability to climate change higher or
new vulnerability introduced Strategy has
negligible positive impacts of
climate change addressed
OUTCOMES – than before, vulnerability new or different than before high
opportunity costs high risk limited or no options for addressing new
negative impact.

Root causes of vulnerability still remain.

Pathway lock-in based on choices/future adaptation of pathway
lock-in but some opportunities to
vulnerability.
Opportunities in future undermined. Reverse
remain.
Vulnerability to climate change addressed. Root causes of
vulnerability addressed
Through system
transformation.

EXAMPLES- Sell land when value almost nothing Maintain land but
engage in seasonal wage develop irrigation that extends life of farming
Small- scale irrigation is developed Mediation groups with upstream
Sell land when value almost nothing lab our
elsewhere, missing opportunities to practices in the
location, creates significant water for farmers, but climate change
downstream users are established to
Labour in climate-sensitive sector likely to result in improve farming
conditions, making changes

stress downstream leading to new climate change continues to pose challenge

for help create sustainable quotas for water
Loss of employment in the near future. To livelihood
strategy costly or impossible. Vulnerability. Agriculture . use,
making everyone happy. Budding social

Capital.