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dc.contributor.authorLama, Phu Doma
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Per
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T08:30:01Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T08:30:01Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationLama, P.D. & Becker, P. 2019. Conflicts in adaptation: case studies from Nepal and the Maldives. Disaster prevention and management: an international journal, 28(3):304-318. [https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-12-2018-0393]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0965-3562
dc.identifier.issn1758-6100 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/32435
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/DPM-12-2018-0393
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-12-2018-0393
dc.description.abstractPurpose Adaptation appears to be regarded as a panacea in policy circles to reduce the risk of impending crises resulting from contemporary changes, including but not restricted to climate change. Such conceptions can be problematic, generally assuming adaptation as an entirely positive and non-conflictual process. The purpose of this paper is to challenge such uncritical views, drawing attention to the conflictual nature of adaptation, and propose a theoretical framework facilitating the identification and analysis of conflicts in adaptation. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on case study research using first-hand narratives of adaptation in Nepal and the Maldives collected using qualitative interviews, participant observation and document analysis. Findings The findings identify conflicts between actors in, and around, communities that are adapting to changes. These conflicts can be categorized along three dimensions: qualitative differences in the type of conflict, the relative position of conflicting actors and the degree of manifestation of the conflict. Originality/value The three-dimensional Adaptation Conflict Framework facilitate analysis of conflicts in adaptation, allowing for a critical examination of subjectivities inherent in the adaptation discourses embedded in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation research and policy. Such an inquiry is crucial for interventions supporting community adaptation to reduce disaster risken_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.subjectNepalen_US
dc.subjectAdaptationen_US
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectThe Maldivesen_US
dc.titleConflicts in adaptation: case studies from Nepal and the Maldivesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID23639652 - Becker, Per


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