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 …

This paper analyzes the vicious spiral between climate change impacts, ecosystem
degradation and increased risk of climate-related disasters; secondly, it defines the central …

Digitalization is a key enabler of sustainable development of cities' socio-economic
dynamics with the potential to foster climate-friendly urban environments and societies. The …

The paper deals with the development of a general as well as integrative and holistic
framework to systematize and assess vulnerability, risk and adaptation. The framework is a …

The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these
impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation …

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 identifies rare climate challenges in the long-term history of seven areas, three in
the subpolar North Atlantic Islands and four in the arid-to-semiarid deserts of the US …

Social Marketing is the utilisation of marketing principles and methods to encourage
individual and organisational behaviour change for the public good. Traditionally the …

Adaptive Social Protection refers to efforts to integrate social protection (SP), disaster risk
reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA), the need for which is increasingly …

Actions that range from incremental steps to transformational changes are essential for
reducing risk from weather and climate extremes (high agreement, robust evidence).[8.6 …