An assessment of the global progress in climate change adaptation is urgently needed.
Despite a rising awareness that adaptation should involve diverse societal actors and a …

Public engagement on socioscientific issues is crucial to explore solutions to different crises
facing humanity today. It is vital for fostering transformative change. Yet, assumptions shape …

Highlights•Adaptation needs expanded imaginaries for pluralistic and inclusive future
visions.•Universalisation of adaptation leads to solutions disconnected from local …

Climate change adaptation is a critical response to the challenges posed by climate change
and is important for building resilience. Progress in adaptation efforts has been made …

Setting goals that are context-specific, relevant, and collectively shared is critical in
adaptation. As necessary elements in target setting, imaginaries for adaptation and the …

Finance for coping with the harms of climate change must be disbursed swiftly and
pragmatically. The world's largest existing climate fund for supporting climate mitigation and …

The Pacific region is experiencing accelerating global change with complex interactions
amongst multiple drivers, yet the onus for urgent adaptation falls largely on communities …

In the face of rapid urbanization and urban climate vulnerabilities in the Global South,
developing effective and suitable climate action plans have become imperative. Recent …

Abstract People in the Majority World disproportionately experience Loss and Damage
(L&D) related to climate change. Policymakers and researchers are exploring ways to …

Non-technical summaryWe identify a set of essential recent advances in climate change
research with high policy relevance, across natural and social sciences:(1) looming …