Loss and damage is already a significant consequence of inadequate ability to adapt to
changes in climate patterns. This paper reports on the first ever multi-country, evidence …

So far, studies of Loss and Damage from climate change have focused primarily on human
systems and tended to overlook the mediating role of ecosystems and the services …

Vulnerability assessment is increasingly recognised as a starting point to identify climate
adaptation needs and improve adaptive capacity. However, vulnerability assessments are …

illustrates that loss and damage have tangible consequences today, and that adaptation as
well as loss and damage occur simultanously. Five case studies were conducted in …

It is widely accepted that environmental change can influence human migration. In
particular, the environment plays a role in migration processes in drylands, in which …

In West Africa, rural livelihoods depending on natural resources develop coping and
adapting strategies to face climate variability or change and economic or political changes …

Abstract “Collapse” is an engaging buzzword that captivates public interest; as such, the
notion of demise remains a dominant theme in studies of ancient civilizations. Our textbooks …

This paper argues that poverty assessments that use standard money‐metric indicators of
poverty overlook the welfare of communities highly vulnerable to weather‐related extremes …

Continuous over-fishing and declining fish stocks have caused many scholars to proclaim a
global crisis in fisheries (Pauly et al., 1998, 2002; Worm et al., 2006; Clark, 2007). The extent …

In West Africa, the most extreme predicted effects of climate change are expected to occur in
desert and grassland areas. It is crucial for local populations in this region to better …