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We do this for three reasons. Firstly, as opposed to technical innnovations, social innovations usually require much less financial resources which are often one of the limiting factors in developing countries. Secondly, the assumption that technolgical advances will always save us is highly debatable \citep[see]{Malthus}. Thirdly, little reserach has been done yet on the potentials of social innovations as an adaptation strategy for climate.  In section  \ref{climate-change-adaptation} we briefly review the concept of climate change adaptation. In section \ref{social-innovations} we reflect on the notion of social innovations and their characteristics. In section \ref{social-innovation-adaptation} we merge both concepts to illustrate examples from the Global South how this is utilised and what potentials we see emerging from it.