What is an adaptation vision?

Lesson Progress

0% Complete

An overarching vision should be set to guide the direction of the city in terms of climate change adaptation.
An adaptation vision takes the form of a broad statement that speaks to the desired future state of the local government in terms of its resilience to the impacts of climate change.
The overarching adaptation vision must align with the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) vision and other relevant national plans and strategies.
Its base year for implementation (i.e. the year that the goal is set) must be stated.
The target year (i.e. the year to achieve the goal) to reach it must also be stated, aligned with the NDC.

Tips for creating an inclusive adaptation vision

Include a broad cross-section of the community and have an open table, while simultaneously ensuring a manageable planning process.
Begin within an open dialogue about the community’s understanding of adaptation. Avoid getting straight into technical language.
When engaging stakeholders avoid “you”, “they” and “them”, instead use inclusive language like “we” and “our”.

Learn how to develop an adaptation vision in Lesson 4.5.

What are adaptation targets?

To achieve the adaptation vision, the city should set adaptation targets per priority sector (sectors identified as most vulnerable in the RVA).
One sectoral target per priority sector should be set.
These should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound).

Learn how to set adaptation targets in Lesson 4.5.

Based on existing adaptation efforts at the national and local level, the city should set adaptation actions to reach each of the adaptation sectoral targets of the SEACAP.
Detailed information on each identified action per target including timeframe, stakeholders involved, implementing partners, cost, financing source, policy instruments, etc. should be included.
The city should highlight priority actions according to the local government’s context, budget, and needs.
Prioritised adaptation actions offer local government an opportunity to not only plan for climate change in a proactive way and thereby enhance the resilience of communities of place, interest, and identity, but also to capitalise on the benefits of responding to climate change, including growing along a more sustainable development trajectory.

Additional considerations for creating actions:

It is important to consider women and marginalised people as a distinct group with unique needs as well as members of the larger group. Ensure actions speak to the needs of and does not adversely affect women and marginalised groups.
Incorporating a specific action related to women and the marginalised is a good way of ensuring these groups are factored in.
The critical insights, learnings and behaviour changes that are uncovered through focusing on women and marginalised groups will be useful when applied to the whole population;, this is targeted universalism.

Learn how to plan adaptation actions in Lesson 4.6.