Politics of climate risk management in local government: a case study of the municipality of Stavanger

The case study presented in this paper was conducted to the politics of local-level climate risk management and discuss these politics' implications for responses change democratic deliberation. Local government plays an important role response change, particular with reference coping unwanted consequences such as more frequent intense extreme weather events, including torrential rain flooding. Climate is approach that local can adopt deal consequences. To investigate management, we a municipality Stavanger Norway. In analyzing study, drew on literature securitization particular, risk-based produced by governmental power. analysis given here derived applying concept logic understood translation into together actions use tools influenced discipline thereby entailed. Risk manifests political discourse, actors, tools. justification at level comes from national-level laws regulations. Moreover, translated existing bureaucratic routines, organizational structures, activities professionals. play essential making governable manifest consequence or convey logic. implies based power has depoliticizing effect issue. unique characteristics fade seen driver be factored well-known risks, normalizes situation. Finally, focus cause seems diminish because safety function referent objects, becomes decoupled wider issue global warming.