Adapting to Climate Change in Russia, Kazakhstan and Georgia: Political Restrictions and Regional Complexities

• In Event: The Politics of the Environment and Climate Change across Eurasia

Abstract

The post-Soviet space represents a variety of climate change vulnerabilities which come both from the geographical characteristics (e.g. water scarcity in Central Asia or permafrost melting in Russia) and from the socio-political predicaments of the region. In particular, the case studies selected for analysis (Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia) embody different degrees of authoritarianism/democratic backsliding that can hinder or in some (rare) cases facilitate climate adaptation policies and practices. In this paper, we look at how these chosen cases have advanced their climate adaptation policies and the extent to which the national and international context has hindered or supported these developments.

Authors

• Morena Skalamera, Leiden U (Netherlands)

• Ellie Martus, Griffith U (Australia)