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View article: Health risks of migration in a heating world
Health risks of migration in a heating world Open
View article: Hope as an enabler of climate change adaptation
Hope as an enabler of climate change adaptation Open
Adaptation to climate change continues to fall short of needs. Emerging research in psychology and other social sciences suggests that hope may be an important emotion and cognitive process for enabling climate action, and for keeping desp…
View article: Improving the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures
Improving the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures Open
To a large degree, economic metrics and mechanisms underpin the design of adaptation policies. Such a focus has undesired consequences on the effectiveness of adaptation measures as well as on our ability to prevent incommensurable losses.…
View article: A method for tracking national progress towards climate change adaptation
A method for tracking national progress towards climate change adaptation Open
View article: A Method for Tracking National Progress Towards Climate Change Adaptation
A Method for Tracking National Progress Towards Climate Change Adaptation Open
View article: The gendered nature of climate change impacts in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
The gendered nature of climate change impacts in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Open
Empirical evidence on the gendered impacts of climate change is limited, particularly in the islands of the Pacific. This paper presents findings from fieldwork in the Republic of Marshall Islands that engaged with 1362 participants from 1…
View article: The political economy of the social constraints to adaptation
The political economy of the social constraints to adaptation Open
View article: Overcoming lock-in of science-policy responses to reef heating
Overcoming lock-in of science-policy responses to reef heating Open
View article: The enablers of adaptation: A systematic review
The enablers of adaptation: A systematic review Open
Knowledge of the practice of climate change adaptation is slowly shifting from a focus on barriers and limits to an understanding of its enablers. Here we take stock of the knowledge on the enablers of adaptation through a systematic revie…
View article: Following the money: climate adaptation finance in the Marshall Islands
Following the money: climate adaptation finance in the Marshall Islands Open
The significant body of research on the distribution of international finance for climate change adaptation shows that it is not well correlated to the vulnerability of countries. Vulnerability differs greatly within countries as well, yet…
View article: Migration, belonging, and the sustainability of atoll islands through a changing climate
Migration, belonging, and the sustainability of atoll islands through a changing climate Open
Climate change might catalyze and exacerbate the trend of outmigration from low-lying atoll islands. There is speculation that migration away from atolls may not stop until such islands are abandoned. Yet migration creates both opportuniti…
View article: The human right to climate adaptation
The human right to climate adaptation Open
We demonstrate that a right to climate change adaptation exists in a bundle of pre-existing human rights norms. This existing right provides clear principles to guide the implementation of climate adaptation in ways that are equitable and …
View article: Research priorities for the sustainability of coral-rich western Pacific seascapes
Research priorities for the sustainability of coral-rich western Pacific seascapes Open
Nearly a billion people depend on tropical seascapes. The need to ensure sustainable use of these vital areas is recognised, as one of 17 policy commitments made by world leaders, in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 (‘Life below Water…
View article: “Winga Is Trying to Get in”: Local Observations of Climate Change in the Tiwi Islands
“Winga Is Trying to Get in”: Local Observations of Climate Change in the Tiwi Islands Open
There is a growing body of research documenting Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities' observations of changes in climate. The accuracy, efficacy, and transferability of this research depends on its motives and methods. In this paper, w…
View article: The Future of Environmental Peace and Conflict Research
The Future of Environmental Peace and Conflict Research Open
Interest in the intersections of environmental issues, peace and conflict has surged in recent years. Research on the topic has developed along separate research streams, which broadened the knowledge base considerably, but hardly interact…
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
View article: Nature-based solutions for atoll habitability
Nature-based solutions for atoll habitability Open
Atoll societies have adapted their environments and social systems for thousands of years, but the rapid pace of climate change may bring conditions that exceed their adaptive capacities. There is growing interest in the use of ‘nature-bas…
View article: Three ways social identity shapes climate change adaptation
Three ways social identity shapes climate change adaptation Open
Adaptation to climate change is inescapably influenced by processes of social identity—how people perceive themselves, others, and their place in the world around them. Yet there is sparse evidence into the specific ways in which identity …
View article: Between adaptive capacity and action: new insights into climate change adaptation at the household scale
Between adaptive capacity and action: new insights into climate change adaptation at the household scale Open
Research on social vulnerability and adaptation to climate change assumes that increasing amounts of adaptive capacity increase the likelihood of actions to adapt to climate change. We test this assumption as it applies at the scale of hou…
View article: Advancing Coral Reef Governance into the Anthropocene
Advancing Coral Reef Governance into the Anthropocene Open
View article: An integrated assessment of China's South—North Water Transfer Project
An integrated assessment of China's South—North Water Transfer Project Open
China's South–North Water Transfer Project (SNWTP) is a vast and still expanding network of infrastructure and institutions that moves water from the Yangtze River and its tributaries to cities in North China. This article aims to assess t…
View article: Freshwater Supply to Metropolitan Shanghai: Issues of Quality from Source to Consumers
Freshwater Supply to Metropolitan Shanghai: Issues of Quality from Source to Consumers Open
Shanghai is experiencing drinking water supply problems that are caused by heavy pollution of its raw water supply, deficiencies in its treatment processes, and water quality deterioration in the distribution system. However, little attent…
View article: Freshwater Supply to Metropolitan Shanghai: Issues of Quality from Source to Consumers
Freshwater Supply to Metropolitan Shanghai: Issues of Quality from Source to Consumers Open
Shanghai is experiencing water supply problems caused by heavy pollution of its raw water supply, deficiencies in its treatment processes and water quality deteoriation in the distribution system. However, little attention has been paid th…
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View article: Mobile Worlds: Choice at the Intersection of Demographic and Environmental Change
Mobile Worlds: Choice at the Intersection of Demographic and Environmental Change Open
Research on environmental change has often focused on changes in population as a significant driver of unsustainability and environmental degradation. Demographic pessimism and limited engagement with demographic realities underpin many ar…
View article: Everyday practices and technologies of household water consumption: evidence from Shanghai
Everyday practices and technologies of household water consumption: evidence from Shanghai Open
A social practice approach to household consumption examines socially produced patterns of practice, and understands these to be composed of technology, knowledge and meaning. This approach challenges many of the assumptions made about how…
View article: The dilemmas of normalising losses from climate change: Towards hope for Pacific atoll countries
The dilemmas of normalising losses from climate change: Towards hope for Pacific atoll countries Open
The idea that climate change may cause the loss of atoll countries is now taken for granted in much of climate change science, policy and media coverage. This normalisation of loss means atoll countries now face a future that is apparently…
View article: Accounting for justice in local government responses to sea-level rise: evidence from two local councils in Victoria, Australia
Accounting for justice in local government responses to sea-level rise: evidence from two local councils in Victoria, Australia Open
This chapter explains the way justice is being considered by two local governments tasked with the responsibility of facilitating adaptation to sea-level rise. It compares the ways in which the East Gippsland Shire Council and Wellington S…
View article: Erratum to: Estimating urban water demand under conditions of rapid growth: the case of Shanghai
Erratum to: Estimating urban water demand under conditions of rapid growth: the case of Shanghai Open