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Abstract: Given the urgent need for climate change adaptation, especially in
developing countries, there is an increasingly acknowledged role for the private sector to
be involved. This thesis explores one possible way in which the private sector can
contribute to adaptation efforts: through alignment of companies' corporate social
responsibility (CSR) initiatives with their core competencies ... read moreto help build adaptive
capacity. This conceptual model fits well with community-based adaptation (CBA), a model
used to increase adaptive capacity at a local scale. This thesis investigates the
feasibility of this concept by first considering how the CBA and CSR models can complement
one another. Secondly, since this is a novel concept that is not supported by a strong
literature, interviews conducted with CBA or CSR professionals and academics are analyzed.
Lastly, benefits and limitations of the concept, and support systems that would be required
for such a concept to be successfully implemented, are considered.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2011.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning.
Advisor: Ann Rappaport.
Committee: Sivan Kartha.
Keywords: Climate change, and Business.read less
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