2023/03/30 by Katharine Vincent · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Rural development and sustainability #Urban Agriculture and Sustainability #Climate change impacts on agriculture
paper · doi:10.1177/03091325231166076
openalex publication_date 2023/03/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/17
In this report, I review the concept of community-based adaptation, showing how it morphed from a participatory development-informed approach centred around agency and empowerment to one which is often externally driven, focusing on a spatial, rather than social, definition of community. I then highlight how locally-led adaptation is attempting to re-focus attention on agency, whilst also managing a conceptualisation of ‘local’ that is not limited to the community-level. Since the concept of locally-led adaptation is emerging, it is critical to learn from participatory development and the critiques of community-based adaptation to ensure that it is not also diluted from its intentions.