Stocktaking of the decision‐making context: first version of the network database and related documentation
This report investigates the interactions within a selected group of key actors associated with the climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) fields. A social network analysis was applied to answer questions about how actors are connected to each other, how strong their relationships are, which actors are best positioned to connect other actors in the network, which clusters can be recognized within this network and whether these clusters correspond to the CCA and DRR communities.
The social network analysis (SNA) aimed to investigate the interactions within a selected group (nest) of stakeholders and to quantitatively assess the importance of different actors in the network. This exercise provided an overview of the relevant actors, their activities and relationships within the CCA and DRR landscape.
Results showed that in general two “communities” can be identified, corresponding to actors involved mainly in CCA or in DRR activities. The allocation of actors to two groups is not rigid and variations are observed depending on the applied algorithms and the considered indicators, but in general it appears clear that DRR actors form a more cohesive and relatively isolated group, while CCA actors are more sparse and diverse. Communication and collaboration exist both with groups and between groups. In relative terms, communication appears to be stronger within groups, while collaboration is also relatively relevant between groups.