Networks Shaping Climate Adaptation Policy & Governance

Institute for Sustainable Futures

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What

WhyWhereHowWhat happened

Introduction to Networks

Introduction to Rational

Case Study Sites

Methodology

Findings

Discussion and Application

Questions

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Adaptation Architecture Collaborative Adaptation

Networks of Adaptation

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NETWORKS

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CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ENTITIES

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Social Network Analysis

People are represented as nodes

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CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE

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Social network Analysis

People are represented as nodes

Connections are represented as edges/lines.

Allows for analysis using mathematical graph theory

Connections may be kin, work, friendship, co-authorship, knowledge etc

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Introduction to Rational

Why undertake this research?• Limited evidence empirical examples of SNA for climate policy.

• No ‘one size fits all’ approach to adaptation policy

• Every community is unique

Research Questions: • What is the influence of formal and informal networks on

communities?

• Who are the key actors in communities for climate adaptation policy knowledge exchange?

• Are there some similar characteristics between different communities and/or key actors?

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Case Site Locations

Shoalhaven

Bega

Orange

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Case Site Locations

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Shoalhaven Bega Orange

First people Wodi Wodi and Wandandian Aboriginal people

Yuin-Monaro Aboriginalpeople

Wiradjuri Aboriginal people

Population ~98,000 ~35,000 ~40,000Local Industries Dairy farming Dairy Farming State and Fed Gov

DepartmentsBeef Farming Beef Farming Mining and services to

miningNurseries Timber HospitalityManufacturing Fishing TourismTourism Oyster harvesting RetailOyster harvesting Tourism Service Sector

Projected Climate Change SE NSWMaximum temperatures increase 0.5 – 1.0 degree C, minimum temperatures increase 0.4-0.7 degree C,number of hot days increase, rainfall decreases spring and winter, fire risk creases summer and spring

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MethodologyQUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE SNA

Semi-structured interviews with purposive snowball sampling including a cross-section of the community

Formal Federal government, State government, Local Government, Research Centres

Informal Non Government Organisations, Community Based Organisations

Key Questions:

Where do you access information about climate adaptation?

How do you share information about climate adaption?

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Shoalhaven Bega OrangeResearch undertaken Mar-Apr 2014 Oct-Nov 2014 Nov-Dec 2015Sample Size N=24 N=31

(29 participated in SNA)N=31

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FINDINGS: full cohesion measures UCInet statisticsINSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES

Access Shoalhaven Bega Orange Share Shoalhaven Bega Orange

Ave Degree 2.558 1.320 1.316 Ave Degree 1.99 1.257 1.185

Density 0.016 0.008 0.006 Density 0.015 0.006 0.006

Components 1 175 212 Components 7 209 198

Component Ratio

0 1 1 Component Ratio

0.031 0.995 0.966

Fragmentation 0 0.989 0.990 Fragmentation 0.449 0.991 0.978

Closure 0.015 0.063 0.106 Closure 0.007 0.213 0.107

Average Distance

4.417 1.392 1.513 Average Distance

4.249 1.398 2.664

Diameter 9 4 3 Diameter 7 3 8

Density 2.558 1.320 1.316 Density 1.99 1.257 1.185

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FINDINGS: ACCESS (top row) & SHARE (bottom row)INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES

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Access Shoalhaven Bega OrangeBureau of Meteorology CSIRO Ind CBOABC Radio Internet Ind State GovSydney Morning Herald

ABC News Ind State gov

% nodes reached 84.2% of the network 77.7% of the network 34.93% of the network

Share Shoalhaven Bega Orange2ST Radio Friends Ind State GovInterviewee CBO Interviewee CBO Ind NGOInterviewee Local Gov Interviewee LLS Ind CBO

% nodes reached 70.1% of the network 79.5% of the network 49.01% of the network

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AcknowledgementsThis research was funded by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. The research team acknowledge the assistance and support from NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

Research undertaken by CISRO & UTS:ISF as part of the NSW Adaptation Research Hub – Adaptive Communities Node

Research Team:Dr Christopher Cvitanovic, Dr Rebecca Cunningham, Assoc Prof Brent Jacobs Dr Tom Measham, Ben Harman, Dr Peter Brown & Keegan Rylance

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REFERENCESADAPTIVE COMMUNITIES FULL REPORTS:

https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/institutesustainable-futures/our-research/climate-change/nsw

SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS PRIMER:“Social network analysis: a primer on engaging communities on climate adaptation in New South Wales, Australia UTS:ISF, Australia”https://www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/Cunninghametal2017Socialnetworkanalysisprimer.pdf

JOURNAL PUBLICATION: “Engaging communities in climate adaptation: the potential of social networks” Climate Policy · June 2015 DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2015.1052955

Link to full article: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/yTmsKfG2VuBJQUevM6Eu/full

Image credits:

“Convergence and Governance” – David Blair https://medium.com/@Fulminata/convergence-and-governance-a354347c1d2e

• Internet By The Opte Project - Originally from the English Wikipedia;

description page is/was here., CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/

index.php?curid=1538544

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Network Legend

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QUESTIONS WELCOME

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Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney

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