The impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise and extreme weather events, are
expected to increase and alter human migration and mobility. Climate-related mobility is not …

Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

17 Decision-Making Options for Managing Risk Page 1 SPM 2539 17 Decision-Making
Options for Managing Risk Coordinating Lead Authors: Mark New (South Africa), Diana …

Climate change is widely recognized as a major risk to societies and natural ecosystems but
the high end of the risk, ie, where risks become existential, is poorly framed, defined, and …

Coastal areas are subject to hazards that can result in severe impacts due to the high
concentration of people and assets in exposed locations. While climate-induced sea-level …

Cities and settlements (C&S) by the sea are on the frontline of climate change—they face
climate-compounded risks that are amongst the highest, but are a key source of innovation …

As managed retreat programs expand across the globe, there is an urgent need to assess
whether these programs are reducing exposure to climatic hazards, enhancing adaptive …

Research on the influencing factors of sustainable livelihoods in the context of climate
change tend to focus on macro-regional and objective factors. However, there is room to …

Adaptation is key to minimizing heatwaves' societal burden; however, our understanding of
adaptation capacity across the socioeconomic spectrum is incomplete. We demonstrate that …