TY - JOUR
T1 - Machine learning evidence map reveals global differences in adaptation action
AU - Sietsma, A.J.
AU - Theokritoff, Emily
AU - Biesbroek, G.R.
AU - Villaverde Canosa, Iván
AU - Thomas, Adelle
AU - Callaghan, Max
AU - Minx, Jan
AU - Ford, James D.
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - Climate change adaptation policies are urgently needed, but the large volume and variety of evidence limits the ability of practitioners to make informed decisions. Here, we create an evidence map of adaptation policy research, selecting and categorizing 8,691 documents using state-of-the-art transformers-based machine learning models. We combine policy-relevant categories, such as the NATO-typology and governance levels, with automatically extracted locations and a structural topic model to provide a detailed global assessment of the tools governments are using to address climate change risks and impacts. We find that international-level policies, as well as policies in North America and much of the Global South, emphasize financial instruments, whereas national policies, particularly in Europe and Oceania, favor authority-based legislation. Collaborative approaches are most common at the local level. Despite a rapidly expanding evidence base overall, we note persistent geographic inequalities and limited evidence on information-based policies, policy implementation, and structural reforms.
AB - Climate change adaptation policies are urgently needed, but the large volume and variety of evidence limits the ability of practitioners to make informed decisions. Here, we create an evidence map of adaptation policy research, selecting and categorizing 8,691 documents using state-of-the-art transformers-based machine learning models. We combine policy-relevant categories, such as the NATO-typology and governance levels, with automatically extracted locations and a structural topic model to provide a detailed global assessment of the tools governments are using to address climate change risks and impacts. We find that international-level policies, as well as policies in North America and much of the Global South, emphasize financial instruments, whereas national policies, particularly in Europe and Oceania, favor authority-based legislation. Collaborative approaches are most common at the local level. Despite a rapidly expanding evidence base overall, we note persistent geographic inequalities and limited evidence on information-based policies, policy implementation, and structural reforms.
U2 - 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.011
M3 - Article
SN - 2590-3330
VL - 7
SP - 280
EP - 292
JO - One Earth
JF - One Earth
IS - 2
ER -