Climate Change

Abstract

Climatic and anthropogenic changes have affected water availability, food security, poverty, and migration in many parts of the world. While there will be no return to the normal climate and living, in arid and semi-arid regions, climate change has reached a point that can be best described as a new normal. Since the past cannot provide adequate guidance for the future, to manage the new normal, past knowledge should be unlearned. New normal management is a non-linear, complex, and non-deterministic behavior that considers the non-routine and uncertain features of climate change. The potential application of new normal management was assessed through in-depth review of the literature and three cases in Iran. The findings revealed significant differences between the crisis and new normal management practices and consequences. Accordingly, new normal management is a promising approach in facing climate change. To integrate new normal management into practice, political will, mobilization of resources, unlearning and relearning, and multilateral coordination are required.