Papers by Arnoldo Matus Kramer
Landscape and Urban Planning
Field Actions Science Reports, 2018
Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) was founded in 2013 as a se... more Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) was founded in 2013 as a separate NGO to help cities face three major threats and challenges: growing urbanization, globalization, and climate change. Initially, a commitment of $100 million dedicated to build urban resilience was made by the Foundation (the commitment has now gone up to $164 million). With this initiative, 100 Resilient Cities supports cities in building a Resilience Strategy aimed at identifying the main risks they are facing and the best way to tackle them. To help cities drive transformation, 100 Resilient Cities has set up different tools from financial to technical support. The initiative encourages cities to hire a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) who is the single point of contact within a city's government. The CRO's mission is to both deliver the Resilience Strategy of a city by assessing risks and to monitor implementation of the plan. Today, 40 resilience strategies have been set...
Field Actions Science Reports. The journal of field actions, 2018
Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) was founded in 2013 as a se... more Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) was founded in 2013 as a separate NGO to help cities face three major threats and challenges: growing urbanization, globalization, and climate change. Initially, a commitment of $100 million dedicated to build urban resilience was made by the Foundation (the commitment has now gone up to $164 million). With this initiative, 100 Resilient Cities supports cities in building a Resilience Strategy aimed at identifying the main risks they are facing and the best way to tackle them. To help cities drive transformation, 100 Resilient Cities has set up different tools from financial to technical support. The initiative encourages cities to hire a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) who is the single point of contact within a city’s government. The CRO’s mission is to both deliver the Resilience Strategy of a city by assessing risks and to monitor implementation of the plan. Today, 40 resilience strategies have been set up thro...
Futures, 2015
Recent debates identified the insufficient production of "interesting research", namely research ... more Recent debates identified the insufficient production of "interesting research", namely research that is innovative and develops theory while being both usable and rigorous. We propose that scenarios methodology as a scholarly form of inquiry is one way in which we can generate "interesting research". We present and compare how this methodology was used to investigate three research studies: (i) the unfolding of retailing formats in India; (ii) the evolution of migration patterns in Europe and the Mediterranean; and (iii) climate change and regional and urban planning in the Tulum region of the Peninsula of Yucatán. We found that when scenarios are used as a scholarly methodology involving iterations and revisions, they help to challenge existing assumptions, identify novel lines of inquiry, and enable new research opportunities to emerge,-thus opening up a research mode that helps engaged scholars to make sense of and address complex and uncertain contexts and produce interesting findings.
Climate and Development, 2012
he opinions expressed in these papers are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do T not n... more he opinions expressed in these papers are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do T not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or the governments of its member countries.
Climate Change presents a major challenge for development and poverty eradication. There is a rel... more Climate Change presents a major challenge for development and poverty eradication. There is a relation between poverty in low-income countries and economies heavy dependent on weather-sensitive resources, such as agriculture. Millions of poor people in developing countries are vulnerable to extreme weather events and climate change impacts on ecosystems, water and agriculture. This report looks at nineteen countries and their Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) and National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) by assessing criteria such as: a) the consideration of climate change scenarios and the vulnerabilities of the country; b) the analysis of poverty-climate links; and c) the climate change institutional framework of the country. It is important to acknowledge that the assessment does not provide a quantitative assessment. It assesses the integration of adaptation to climate change and climate risks management within a subjective qualitative framework. The results show th...
Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 2014
OECD Environment Working Papers, 2013
Climate and Development, 2013
ABSTRACT The last decade has seen a rapid proliferation of climate change adaptation research res... more ABSTRACT The last decade has seen a rapid proliferation of climate change adaptation research resulting in a broad theoretical and conceptual understanding of adaptation. However, significant gaps still exist in applying these theoretical frameworks and tools in policy and practice. There is also little agreement on which methods and frameworks are truly robust, while many developing countries lack access to key literature and data. Several issues are especially relevant for early career researchers and practitioners. These include working in an area of science that crosses disciplinary boundaries, improving the quality of and capacity to undertake adaptation research, and equity and ethics. We elaborate on these themes based on our experiences as early career adaptation researchers working in developed and developing countries. We also identify several support mechanisms required to enable early career researchers to advance their engagement with the climate change adaptation agenda.
Climate and Development, 2012
JT03287389 Document complet disponible sur OLIS dans son format d'origine Complete document avail... more JT03287389 Document complet disponible sur OLIS dans son format d'origine Complete document available on OLIS in its original format ENV/WKP(2010)10 Unclassified English -Or. English
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Papers by Arnoldo Matus Kramer