Risks from extreme weather events are mediated through state, civil society and individual action. We propose evolving social contracts as a primary mechanism by which adaptation to climate change proceeds. We use a natural experiment of policy and social contexts of the UK and Ireland affected by the same meteorological event and resultant flooding in November 2009. We analyse data from policy documents and from household surveys of 356 residents in western Ireland and northwest England.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/changing-social-contracts-climate-change-adaptation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/w-neil-adger
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tara-quinn
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/irene-lorenzoni-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ireland
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-management
