Faced with sea level rise and the intensification of extreme events, human populations living
on the coasts are developing responses to address local situations. A synthesis of the …

Coastal areas constitute important habitats, and they contain a large and growing
population, much of it located in economic centers such as London, New York, Tokyo …

Coastal climate adaptation, as a response to managing the increasing risk of inundation of
coastal settlements and infrastructure, is a global challenge. As a result, there is a …

Climate change poses significant challenges to coastal cities. Local governments around
the world are using various strategies to address sea level rise and coastal flooding. Most of …

The Earth's climate is changing; ice sheets and glaciers are melting and coastal hazards
and sea level are rising in response. With a total population of over 300 million people …

Climate change poses increasingly severe risks for coastal ecosystems and coastal
communities all around the globe. This condition requires implementing climate adaptation …

Adaptation is defined as the planned or unplanned, reactive or anticipatory, successful or
unsuccessful response of a system to a change in its environment. This paper examines the …

The challenges faced in adapting to climate change present themselves with increasing
urgency. Nowhere will these challenges be greater than in the developing world where often …

For many climate change impacts such as drought and heat waves, global and national
frameworks for climate services are providing ever more critical support to adaptation …

Abstract The Paris Agreement requires measurement of the progress made on adaptation.
Tracking the progress made by governments through analysis of policies provides insight …