Climate change adaptation needs to focus on the political dimensions of vulnerability in order to be effective.
![Politics, aid policies and war cause starvation [AFP/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014519104923294580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

James Morrissey is researcher focussed on environmental justice concerns.
Climate change adaptation needs to focus on the political dimensions of vulnerability in order to be effective.
![Politics, aid policies and war cause starvation [AFP/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014519104923294580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)