Care-full and just: Making a difference through climate change adaptation

摘要: Abstract In the small city of Dunedin, on south-east coast Aotearoa New Zealand, sea-level rise and increased flood events are affecting communities. The potential for climate change impacts in South Dunedin to exacerbate existing inequalities is high. Floods 2015 became a catalyst different way ‘doing’ adaptation suggesting more care-full just intentions practices. Drawing from both local authority community actions, we document how care has become basis meaningful bring justice forefront early stages planning. We Tronto's (2013) caring with demonstrated significant shift relationship between within affected communities Council since floods. nature this partnership work evident through initiatives Council's approach engagement, which providing spaces discussions becoming easier, emotional dimensions can be expressed, where embodied work. argue that invokes care, co-constituted when moral institutionalised adaptive