Triple exposure: Reducing negative impacts of climate change, blue growth, and conservation on coastal communities

Gill, David A., Blythe, Jessica, Bennett, Nathan, Evans, Louisa, Brown, Katrina, Turner, Rachel A., Baggio, Jacopo A., Baker, Dana, Ban, Natalie C., Brun, Victor, Claudet, Joachim, Darling, Emily, Di Franco, Antonio, Epstein, Graham, Estradivari, Gray, Noella J., Gurney, Georgina G., Horan, Rebecca P., Jupiter, Stacy D., Lau, Jacqueline D., Lazzari, Natali, Lestari, Peni, Mahajan, Shauna L., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Naggea, Josheena, Selig, Elizabeth R., Whitney, Charlotte K., Zafra-Calvo, Noelia, and Muthiga, Nyawira A. (2023) Triple exposure: Reducing negative impacts of climate change, blue growth, and conservation on coastal communities. One Earth, 6 (2). pp. 118-130.

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Abstract

Coastal communities are on the frontlines of three accelerating global change drivers, climate change, blue growth, and the expansion of area-based conservation, leading to a “triple exposure” scenario. Despite efforts to maximize social benefits from climate, development, and conservation, externally driven processes can converge to amplify vulnerabilities and inequalities. Pre-existing social injustices increase the sensitivity of affected individuals to change and limit their capacity to adapt or benefit from the interacting impacts of triple exposure. We argue that external implementors cannot effectively and equitably achieve climate, economic, and conservation goals without prioritizing social justice and building general resilience. We therefore recommend that implementors: (1) address root causes of vulnerability, namely pre-existing social injustices; (2) use participatory systems approaches to improve understanding of local contexts and potential consequences of proposed initiatives; and (3) leverage inclusive partnerships to facilitate collaborative design and implementation. These strategies—applied together and adapted to local contexts—can support well-being, justice, and resilience within coastal communities experiencing rapid change.

Item ID: 78401
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 2590-3322
Keywords: blue economy, blue growth, climate change, conservation, equity, justice, social-ecological system, sustainability, transformation, vulnerability
Copyright Information: © 2023 Elsevier Inc.
Date Deposited: 08 Aug 2023 02:30
FoR Codes: 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4101 Climate change impacts and adaptation > 410199 Climate change impacts and adaptation not elsewhere classified @ 40%
44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4406 Human geography > 440699 Human geography not elsewhere classified @ 40%
44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4404 Development studies > 440406 Rural community development @ 20%
SEO Codes: 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280123 Expanding knowledge in human society @ 30%
19 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS > 1901 Adaptation to climate change > 190103 Social impacts of climate change and variability @ 40%
18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1802 Coastal and estuarine systems and management > 180299 Coastal and estuarine systems and management not elsewhere classified @ 30%
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