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Climate Change Adaptation and Policy Capacity in the Canadian Finance Sector: A Meso Analysis
Author(s) -
Williams Russell Alan,
McNutt Kathleen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/ropr.12004
Subject(s) - operationalization , climate change , corporate governance , adaptation (eye) , climate change adaptation , policy analysis , political economy of climate change , adaptive capacity , climate policy , economics , public economics , environmental resource management , business , regional science , political science , finance , public administration , sociology , ecology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , optics , biology
This article examines policy capacity in relation to climate change adaptation in the C anadian finance sector. Through a meso‐level analysis focused on the level of integration of the finance policy network and a survey of policy professionals in the area regarding climate change issues, the article illustrates both challenges to operationalizing the concept of “policy capacity” and limitations to effective policy capacity on climate change in this policy domain. Though a central concern for governments, improvements in policy capacity require more attention to network integration and governance arrangements if governments are to effectively respond to the unique challenges posed by climate change adaptation.