TY - JOUR
T1 - Adaptation to compound climate risks
T2 - A systematic global stocktake
AU - Simpson, Nicholas P.
AU - Williams, Portia Adade
AU - Mach, Katharine J.
AU - Berrang-Ford, Lea
AU - Biesbroek, Robbert
AU - Haasnoot, Marjolijn
AU - Segnon, Alcade C.
AU - Campbell, Donovan
AU - Musah-Surugu, Justice Issah
AU - Joe, Elphin Tom
AU - Nunbogu, Abraham Marshall
AU - Sabour, Salma
AU - Meyer, Andreas L.S.
AU - Andrews, Talbot M.
AU - Singh, Chandni
AU - Siders, A.R.
AU - Lawrence, Judy
AU - van Aalst, Maarten
AU - Trisos, Christopher H.
PY - 2023/2/17
Y1 - 2023/2/17
N2 - This article provides a stocktake of the adaptation literature between 2013 and 2019 to better understand how adaptation responses affect risk under the particularly challenging conditions of compound climate events. Across 39 countries, 45 response types to compound hazards display anticipatory (9%), reactive (33%), and maladaptive (41%) characteristics, as well as hard (18%) and soft (68%) limits to adaptation. Low income, food insecurity, and access to institutional resources and finance are the most prominent of 23 vulnerabilities observed to negatively affect responses. Risk for food security, health, livelihoods, and economic outputs are commonly associated risks driving responses. Narrow geographical and sectoral foci of the literature highlight important conceptual, sectoral, and geographic areas for future research to better understand the way responses shape risk. When responses are integrated within climate risk assessment and management, there is greater potential to advance the urgency of response and safeguards for the most vulnerable.
AB - This article provides a stocktake of the adaptation literature between 2013 and 2019 to better understand how adaptation responses affect risk under the particularly challenging conditions of compound climate events. Across 39 countries, 45 response types to compound hazards display anticipatory (9%), reactive (33%), and maladaptive (41%) characteristics, as well as hard (18%) and soft (68%) limits to adaptation. Low income, food insecurity, and access to institutional resources and finance are the most prominent of 23 vulnerabilities observed to negatively affect responses. Risk for food security, health, livelihoods, and economic outputs are commonly associated risks driving responses. Narrow geographical and sectoral foci of the literature highlight important conceptual, sectoral, and geographic areas for future research to better understand the way responses shape risk. When responses are integrated within climate risk assessment and management, there is greater potential to advance the urgency of response and safeguards for the most vulnerable.
KW - Business
KW - Climatology
KW - Decision science
KW - Earth sciences
KW - Safety engineering
U2 - 10.1016/j.isci.2023.105926
DO - 10.1016/j.isci.2023.105926
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85146614818
SN - 2589-0042
VL - 26
JO - iScience
JF - iScience
IS - 2
M1 - 105926
ER -
