Livelihood resilience in the face of climate change

Tanner, Thomas; Lewis, David; Wrathall, D; Bronen, R; Cradock-Henry, N; Huq, Saleemul; Lawess, C; Nawrotski, R; Prasad, V; Rahman, Md. A; Alaniz, R; King, Katherine; McNamara, K; Nadiruzzaman, Md.; Henly-Shepard, S; Thomalla, F

Abstract

The resilience concept requires greater attention to human livelihoods if it is to address the limits to adaptation strategies and the development needs of the planet's poorest and most vulnerable people. Although the concept of resilience is increasingly informing research and policy, its transfer from ecological theory to social systems leads to weak engagement with normative, social and political dimensions of climate change adaptation. A livelihood perspective helps to strengthen resilience thinking by placing greater emphasis on human needs and their agency, empowerment and human rights, and considering adaptive livelihood systems in the context of wider transformational changes.

Citation

Tanner, T., Lewis, D., Wrathall, D., Bronen, R., Cradock-Henry, N., Huq, S., Lawess, C., Nawrotski, R., Prasad, V., Rahman, M. A., Alaniz, R., King, K., McNamara, K., Nadiruzzaman, M., Henly-Shepard, S., & Thomalla, F. (2015). Livelihood resilience in the face of climate change. Nature Climate Change, 1(4), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2431

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 10, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Dec 18, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 30, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 30, 2019
• Journal: Nature Climate Change
• Print ISSN: 1758-678X
• Electronic ISSN: 1758-6798
• Publisher: Nature Research
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 23-26
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2431
• Keywords: Climate change, resilience, livelihoods, transformation