A policy action gap arises when administrative, communication, financial and other organisational blockages and inertia interrupt implementation of policy, the intent of political leadership and delivery of adaptation interventions on the ground . Political and policy confidence are key enabling conditions for adaptation decision making. As the AR5 already acknowledged, political inaction can arise where there is low confidence that adaptation actions can deliver a safer future for all . For example, in some administrative jurisdictions , calls by social movements for the adoption of Climate Emergency Declarations were addressed, however, practical outcomes in terms of adaptation have been limited, and may have foreclosed other future local actions  and raised concerns about maladaptation . Political inaction for climate justice is particularly visible in contexts of informality . Studies of city and local authority decision-making in South America , Asia  and Europe  indicate that where there is
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