Adaption in Limburg. An evaluation on the adaptive capacity of the institutional arrangement surrounding the drinking water services in the Dutch province Limburg in light of increasing pressures on water quality due to climate change
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2018-08-26
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en
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The effects of climate change are or will be felt all around the world and action is required. One of the resources which is affected by climate change is fresh water. Not only the quantity but also the quality. Whether institutions have the capacity to change and adapt becomes crucial to guaranteeing the availability of this resource.
This thesis evaluates the adaptive capacity of the institutional arrangement surrounding the drinking water services in the Dutch province Limburg. This evaluation has been conducted by making use of the adaptive capacity wheel, a theory by Gupta et al. (2010). This theory divides adaptive capacity into six dimensions. Each dimension has been further divided into several criteria to structurally evaluate each dimension. Combined, the evaluation of the dimensions provide the degree of adaptive capacity. Due to time restrictions, two of the six dimensions have been evaluated: variety and learning capacity. The data for this evaluation was gathered through interviews and document analysis.
The results of the analysis and evaluation show that, based only on the two evaluated criteria, the institutional arrangement has a slight positive degree of adaptive capacity however, the institutional arrangement can improve its adaptive capacity in various ways.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen