Growing evidence suggests that climate adaptation responses that do not incorporate equity
considerations may worsen inequality and increase vulnerability. Using data from a …

Adapting to some level of climate change has become unavoidable. However, there is
surprisingly limited systematic knowledge about whether and how adaptation policies have …

Assessing global progress on human adaptation to climate change is an urgent priority.
Although the literature on adaptation to climate change is rapidly expanding, little is known …

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 …

Adaptation to impacts of climate change is a key pillar of climate change policy, and local
governments have historically played a major role in the design and implementation of these …

Governments, businesses, and civil society organizations have diverse policy tools to
incentivize adaptation. Policy tools can shape the type and extent of adaptation, and …

Climate change is increasingly affecting agriculture worldwide, causing yield losses and
undermining food security. Behind the international consensus on the urgent need for …

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

To tackle the manifold crises of our times, most notably the environmental crises we face,
ambitious policy change is urgently needed to achieve the necessary radical transformation …

Resilience has become an important concept in urban governance, yet, the policies that
cities actually adopt and implement to build resilience remain largely unknown. The lack of …