Considering the rapid urbanization trends in many parts of the world and the increasing
consequences of climate change, more and more cities are at risk of natural disasters and …

Flooding is the most common natural hazard and third most damaging globally after storms
and earthquakes. Anthropogenic climate change is expected to increase flood risk through …

Current and future climate-related drivers of risk for small islands during the 21st century
include sea level rise (SLR), tropical and extratropical cyclones, increasing air and sea …

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SREX) explores the
challenge of understanding and managing the risks of climate extremes to advance climate …

This paper reflects on the resurgence and meaning of the adaptation concept in the current
climate change literature. We explore the extent to which the early political economic critique …

Global warming is one of today's greatest challenges. The science of climate change leaves
no doubt that policies to cut emissions are overdue. Yet, after twenty years of international …

An increasing number of studies have compared climate change adaptation policies within
and between different countries. In this paper we show that these comparative studies suffer …

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and strategies are well established within the
international development community, being utilised at the grassroots level to address all …

If some combination of narcissistic morality and raw self interest does not help reduce
vulnerability, then perhaps some good analysis and political engagement may. Analysis of …

This chapter assesses the literature on the economics of climate change adaptation,
building on the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and the increasing role that economic …