Europe's climate change vulnerability pushes for initiatives such as the European
Adaptation Strategy and the associated Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. What …

The concept of barriers is increasingly used to describe the obstacles that hinder the
planning and implementation of climate change adaptation. The growing literature on …

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 …

As an initial exploration, preliminary studies which are conducted for the identification of key
points to be addressed in flood risk management (FRM) processes are crucial to mitigate …

Research on climate change adaptation has increased in number and significance since the
1970s. Yet, the volume of information on adaptation is now difficult to manage given its vast …

Considerable barriers can emerge in developing and implementing climate change
adaptation strategies. Understanding the nature of barriers to adaptation is important so as …

Municipal planning represents a key avenue for local adaptation, but is subject to
recognised constraints. To date, these constraints have focused on simplistic factors such as …

There are two forms of capacity to adapt to global change: those associated with
fundamental human development goals (generic capacity), and those necessary for …

This paper reviews research traditions of vulnerability to environmental change and the
challenges for present vulnerability research in integrating with the domains of resilience …

Climate change potentially brings continuous and unpredictable changes in weather
patterns. Consequently, it calls for institutions that promote the adaptive capacity of society …