Outcome · Outcome

Equity

Outcome construct denoting the fair distribution of adaptation benefits, burdens, risks, and decision-making power across people and groups, accounting for differing needs, capacities, and historical disadvantage.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII (equity and justice in adaptation)

Synonyms

fairness

Broader

Top concept of the scheme

Narrower

Social equity, Gender equity

Counts as adaptation

Outcome is measured against a climate hazard (e.g. yield under drought), OR is produced by a qualifying intervention, OR an adaptation-specific principle or cross-cutting concept applies to it; NOT adaptation when it is a plain level or quantity result not framed against a climate stressor.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

OTC_115 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/OTC_115
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/OTC_115)