The concept of barriers is increasingly used to describe the obstacles that hinder the
planning and implementation of climate change adaptation. The growing literature on …

Considerable barriers can emerge in developing and implementing climate change
adaptation strategies. Understanding the nature of barriers to adaptation is important so as …

This article presents a systematic framework to identify barriers that may impede the process
of adaptation to climate change. The framework targets the process of planned adaptation …

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, given
dependence on agricultural production and limited adaptive capacity. Based on farm …

This bold and passionate textbook has become a go-to introduction to current and emerging
thinking on the social dimensions of climate change, presenting key concepts and …

Human systems will have to adapt to climate change. Understanding of the magnitude of the
adaptation challenge at a global scale, however, is incomplete, constrained by a limited …

There are two forms of capacity to adapt to global change: those associated with
fundamental human development goals (generic capacity), and those necessary for …

While there is a recognised need to adapt to changing climatic conditions, there is an
emerging discourse of limits to such adaptation. Limits are traditionally analysed as a set of …

Climate change potentially brings continuous and unpredictable changes in weather
patterns. Consequently, it calls for institutions that promote the adaptive capacity of society …

Climate adaptation has become a pressing issue. Yet little attention has been paid to the
consequences of adaptation policies and practices for sustainability. Recognition that not …