Adaptation task

Deliberative appraisal of options
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Deliberative appraisal of options

For participatory decision appraisal, informal methods may be take a more deliberative form. For example, consensus-based decision making can facilitate discourse amongst a group to increase familiarity and shared understanding of the decision. This may increase a sense of shared control amongst different actors, and lead to more effective adaptation (Minkler and Wallerstein, 2011). There is an equally large range of methods, which address collaborative goal setting, which cannot be addressed by formal methods. These are described in in the Toolbox section on Informal decision-making.
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For participatory decision appraisal, informal methods may be take a more deliberative form. For example, consensus-based decision making can facilitate discourse amongst a group to increase familiarity and shared understanding of the decision. This may increase a sense of shared control amongst different actors, and lead to more effective adaptation (Minkler and Wallerstein, 2011). There is an equally large range of methods, which address collaborative goal setting, which cannot be addressed by formal methods. These are described in in the Toolbox section on Informal decision-making.

Case steps (Europe)

Case study steps identified for task 'Deliberative appraisal of options'.

SE1 - Sorry, no more wine!
Appraising adaptation options: What is the optimal adaptation based on economic, social, and institutional outcomes?
SE3 - Guadiana basin
Appraising options: Which options are preferred by stakeholders?
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This section is based on the UNEP PROVIA guidance document

Criteria checklist

1. You want to appraise adaptation options.
2. The focus is either on collective actions and there are no conflicting interests of private actors, or the focus is on individual collective actions.
3. Decisions can or should not be formalised.
4. Public adaptation situation.