Adaptive policy pathways planning: sharing techniques, tools and experiences across domains, jurisdictions and institutional settings — YRD
  1. Schedule
  2. Lessons from Adaptation Pathways Planning in Practice (Speed Talk)
  3. Adaptive policy pathways planning: sharing techniques, tools and experiences across domains, jurisdictions and institutional settings

Adaptive policy pathways planning: sharing techniques, tools and experiences across domains, jurisdictions and institutional settings (2901)

Judy Lawrence 1 , Marjolijn Haasnoot 2 , Karyn Bosomworth 3 , Jan Kwakkel 4
  1. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Lower Hutt, WELLINGTON, New Zealand
  2. Deltares, Delft , Netherlands
  3. RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  4. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Neatherlands

The concept of ‘Adaptive Policy Pathways’ is receiving increased attention globally as an approach to adaptation planning that can address many of the inherent challenges of uncertainties and dynamic change. At the Adaptation Futures Conference in Rotterdam in May 2016, a session was held presenting a range of case studies where the concept has been applied in different ways in different jurisdictions including, in Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Maldives, Peru, United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia and Bangladesh. The lessons learned from these case studies will be presented. The focus will be on why a pathways approach was chosen, what worked and didn’t, how the application would be approached next time and what steps will be taken next in the application of the concept. Issues arising for its application in a New Zealand context will bring the discussion back to Australasia, the aim being to transfer learnings from around the world and in so doing, build up a body of new knowledge through a “community of practice”.