3.4 institutional adaptations

Question 1

what is institutional adaptation strategies?

Answer 1

• allows for larger scale measures which otherwise may be impossible for communities to carry out on their own
  -since communities lack funding, resources, expertise

Question 2

what are examples of national policies?

Answer 2

1. Ministry of sustainability and the environment
   -plans and oversees how Singapore can be more climate-resilient
2. The centre for climate research Singapore
   -conducts research in climate science to understand Singapore’s changing climate
   -research used to support resilience planning

Question 3

what are examples of regional policies?

Answer 3

-e.g. ASEAN cooperation on climate
-ASEAN climate outlook forum(ASEANCOF)
-collaborate on developing climate outlooks for the region
-helps make decisions to manage and adapt climate risks

Question 4

what are the limitations of institutional strategies?

Answer 4

1. countries have competing national priorities
2. no sufficient budget to finance adaptation strategy