Funding rules that promote equity in climate adaptation outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Many climate policies adopt improving equity as a key objective. A key challenge is that policies often conceive of equity in terms of individuals but introduce strategies that focus on spatially coarse administrative areas. For example, the Justice40 Initiative in the United States requires 518 diverse federal programs to prioritize funds for "disadvantaged" census tracts. This strategy is largely untested and contrasts with the federal government's definition of equity as the "consistent and systematic fair, just and impartial treatment of all individuals (Executive Office of the President, Federal Register, 2021)." How well does the Justice40 approach improve equity in climate adaptation outcomes across individuals? We analyze this question using a case study of a municipality th

SUBMITTER: Pollack AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745337 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature