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Behaviour description


Behaviour description consists of observing, or collecting data, on the behaviour of the relevant actors. There are a variety of social science methods for doing so.
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Behaviour description consists of observing, or collecting data, on the behaviour of the relevant actors. There are a variety of social science methods for doing so.

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This section is based on the UNEP PROVIA guidance document


Criteria checklist

1. You want to identify adaptation measures.
2. Your focus is on public actors and on individual actions.
3. The actors' potential capacity is high, but the private actors are not adapting autonomously.
4. Adaptation would not conflict with private interests.
5. It is succificient to describe actors and behaviours.