DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0809-1
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84940725908
论文题名: The communication of physical science uncertainty in European National Adaptation Strategies
作者: Lorenz S. ; Dessai S. ; Paavola J. ; Forster P.M.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2015
卷: 132, 期: 1 起始页码: 143
结束页码: 155
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Climate change
; Adaptation policies
; Adaptation strategies
; Embedded information
; European Countries
; Political context
; Structured communication
; Structured uncertainties
; Uncertainty assessment
; Uncertainty analysis
英文摘要: Many European countries have developed National Adaptation Strategies (NAS) to guide adaptation to the expected impacts of climate change. There is a need for more structured communication of the uncertainties related to future climate and its impacts so that adaptation actions can be planned and implemented effectively and efficiently. We develop a novel uncertainty assessment framework for comparing approaches to the inclusion and communication of physical science uncertainty, and use it to analyse ten European NAS. The framework is based on but modifies and integrates the notion of the “cascade of uncertainties” and the NUSAP (Numeral Unit Spread Assessment Pedigree) methodology to include the overarching assessment categories of Numerical Value, Spread, Depth and Substantiation. Our assessment indicates that there are marked differences between the NAS in terms of inclusion and communication of physical science uncertainty. We find that there is a bias towards the communication of quantitative uncertainties as opposed to qualitative uncertainties. Through the examination of the English and German NAS, we find that similar stages of development in adaptation policy planning can nevertheless result in differences in handling physical science uncertainty. We propose that the degree of transparency and openness on physical science uncertainty is linked to the wider socio-political context within which the NAS are framed. Our methodology can help raise awareness among NAS users about the explicit and embedded information on physical science uncertainty within the existing NAS and would help to design more structured uncertainty communication in new or revised NAS. © 2013, The Author(s). Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/84528
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: School of Earth and Environment and Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Lorenz S.,Dessai S.,Paavola J.,et al. The communication of physical science uncertainty in European National Adaptation Strategies[J]. Climatic Change,2015-01-01,132(1)