Mapping Adaptation to Climate Change Globally

This podcast gives a a comprehensive overview of research on human adaptation to climate change, primarily drawing from the Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative (GAMI). We examine where, how, and to what extent adaptation responses are being implemented globally, covering various geographical regions, sectors, and the types of climate hazards addressed. A significant focus is placed on the involvement of diverse actors, from individuals and households to governments and civil society organizations, and the policy tools that support or hinder adaptation efforts. Furthermore, the sources critically assess the consideration of social equity in adaptation, the feasibility of different adaptation options, and the presence of constraints and limits to effective adaptation, including instances of maladaptation and the potential for transformational change.  The podcast draws on research from the Climate Risk Lab including:

• A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01170-y
• A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01824-z
• Adaptation to compound climate risks: a systematic global stocktake, iScience, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.105926
• Dichotomy or Continuum? A global review of the interaction between autonomous and planned adaptations. Ecology & Society, https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-15335-300118
• Progress and gaps in climate change adaptation in coastal cities across the globe. Nature Cities. 10.1038/s44284-024-00106-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00106-9
• Human adaptation to climate change in the context of forests: a systematic review. Climate Risk Management, 100573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2023.100573
• Between tinkering and transformation: A contemporary appraisal of climate change adaptation research on the world's islands. Frontiers in Climate. 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1072231
• Tradeoffs and Synergies Across Global Climate Change Adaptations in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus, Earth's Future, https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021EF002201
• Feasibility assessment of climate change adaptation options across Africa: An evidence-based review. Environmental Research Letters (Special Issue on Evidence Synthesis for Climate Solutions). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac092d
• What climate change adaptation is happening in conflict-affected areas? Discover Sustainability. 2(42) https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-021-00052-9
• A global assessment of policy tools to support climate adaptation, Climate Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2021.2002251
• Closing the Adaptation Gap in Mountains, Mountain Research and Development, 41(3):A1-A10. https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-21-00033.1
• Equity in human adaptation-related responses: A systematic global review, One Earth, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.09.001
• Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation, Regional Environmental Change, 21(85), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-021-01808-9
• The effects on public health of climate change adaptation responses: a systematic review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries, Environmental Research Letters, (16) 073001, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac092c
• Climate change adaptation to extreme heat: A global systematic review of implemented action, Oxford Open Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgab005