1. Social Capital, Adaptation, and Climate Change Arun Agrawal Nicolas Perrin

2. Why focus on social Capital
Plans vs. Surprises: to build resilience in the face of climate surprises. Drawing from basic ecological theory
social capital boosts autonomous and flexible adaptive responses
Attention to multiple actors increases system functional diversity
Actions by multiple actors increases system response diversity
How do you build capacity to deal with surprises?

3. Why focus on social capital?
Hard vs. Soft: Social capital critical to soft adaptation responses
typically less costly,
more comprehensive;
requires local buy-in

4. Forms of social capital and their role in development
--Ties and networks
(Bonding/Bridging)
--Institutions and Organizations
(Inclusive/Exclusionary)

5. Forms of social capital and their role in development
Ties and networks
(Bonding/Bridging)

6. Forms of social capital and their role in development
Institutions and Organizations
(Inclusive/Exclusionary)

7. Forms of Adaptation Social Capital Relevant to facilitating
generating
Planned
Autonomous
Anticipatory
Development of new technologies
Agricultural/
occupational diversification
Reactive
Disaster relief
Post-disaster migration

8. Forms of autonomous adaptation
Different risks correlate with different forms of autonomous adaptation
Risks across space
Risks over time
Risks across asset classes
Risks across households
Mobility
Storage
Diversification
Communal Pooling
Market Exchange

9. Spatial Distribution: Local vs Dispersed
Forms of social capital and their role in development
Spatial Distribution: Local vs Dispersed

10. Impact of different combinations of social capital on ability to adapt
Types of Risks/Adaptation
Types of Social Capital
Mobility
Storage/
Pooling/
Diversification
Market Exchange
Dispersed ties, inclusive instns.
High
Medium
Dispersed ties, exclusionary instns.
Low
Local ties,
inclusive instns.
Local ties, exclusionary instns.

11. Two examples Rural-urban migrants Small farmers threatened by
climate change

12. Conclusion: Social Capital, Adaptation, and Adaptive Policies
Interactive decision-making and learning
In-built adjustment mechanisms
Autonomous responses
Encourage self-organization and networks
Include review mechanisms
Promote diversity rather than consistency