Institutional change processes are complex, contested and sporadic . Such processes are often inhibited by unclear planning mandates, conflicting development priorities, lack of leadership and resource and capacity shortfalls . There is no one size fits all approach to institutional change, which works in situ, and benefits from clearly defined plans and an incremental approach to revising new elements and addressing gaps or failures . A longitudinal view of institutional change allows for assessing actors and dynamics involved in integrating adaptation into the sectoral agendas or governance arrangements mentioned above .
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