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View article: Exploring the relationship between urban morphology types and household-level flood vulnerability profiles in Ho Chi Minh city
Exploring the relationship between urban morphology types and household-level flood vulnerability profiles in Ho Chi Minh city Open
View article: A novel approach to developing local flood vulnerability scenarios based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways framework: Sectoral risks and policy implications
A novel approach to developing local flood vulnerability scenarios based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways framework: Sectoral risks and policy implications Open
View article: The human and social impacts of climate overshoot
The human and social impacts of climate overshoot Open
The scientific community has produced increasingly robust knowledge and evidence of the physical impacts of warming on time scales of tens of decades and longer. However, the social and humanitarian impacts of climate overshoot remain larg…
View article: FRAMe: Empirically informed agent-based modeling of flood resilience in the Mekong River Basin
FRAMe: Empirically informed agent-based modeling of flood resilience in the Mekong River Basin Open
The FRAMe (Flood Resilience Agent-Based Model) serves as a framework designed to simulate flood resilience dynamics at the community level, focusing on a rural settlement in the Mekong River basin. Integrating empirical data from extensive…
View article: A systematic investigation of flood resilience measures in the Mekong River Basin
A systematic investigation of flood resilience measures in the Mekong River Basin Open
View article: Synergizing flood mitigation and water quality goals through green infrastructure in Dali City, China
Synergizing flood mitigation and water quality goals through green infrastructure in Dali City, China Open
View article: Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into urban planning—A pragmatic protocol to tackle the implementation gap
Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into urban planning—A pragmatic protocol to tackle the implementation gap Open
Despite the growing body of scientific literature on mainstreaming climate change adaptation (CCA) into urban planning and numerous implementation guidelines, adaptation remains insufficiently integrated across sectors and scales in urban …
View article: Assessment of existing datasets for tracking progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation (and beyond)
Assessment of existing datasets for tracking progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation (and beyond) Open
View article: Television's role in Climate Change Communication – Salience and Audiences
Television's role in Climate Change Communication – Salience and Audiences Open
In an era marked by multiple crises, climate change stands out as an urgent yet under-prioritized issue. Despite public interest, only 2.2% of broadcast minutes on television explicitly address climate change. Drawing on agenda setting res…
View article: Unravelling the capacity–action gap in flood risk adaptation
Unravelling the capacity–action gap in flood risk adaptation Open
Against the backdrop of increasing climate risks, strengthening the adaptive capacity of citizens is crucial. Yet, the usefulness of the concept of adaptive capacity is currently limited for science and policy, as it is not clear what exac…
View article: Frameworks to assess climate change responses—a systematic analysis to enhance frameworks for carbon dioxide removal
Frameworks to assess climate change responses—a systematic analysis to enhance frameworks for carbon dioxide removal Open
Achieving ambitious climate targets, such as greenhouse gas neutrality, requires a broad mix of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) measures across different scales and timeframes. The planning and implementation of these measures necessitate hol…
View article: Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options
Distinguish between feasibility and desirability when assessing climate response options Open
The current literature on assessing climate change response options does not sufficiently distinguish between assessing options in terms of their feasibility and in terms of their desirability. One example of this is the IPCC feasibility a…
View article: Enablers and barriers to implementing effective disaster risk management according to good governance principles: Lessons from Central Vietnam
Enablers and barriers to implementing effective disaster risk management according to good governance principles: Lessons from Central Vietnam Open
Despite the increasing frequency and intensity of natural hazard-induced disasters, global disaster risk governance predominantly focuses on theoretical frameworks and broad policies, with a noticeable gap in the effective local implementa…
View article: Spatial Dynamics and Drivers of Urban Growth in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam: Insights for Urban Sustainability in the Global South
Spatial Dynamics and Drivers of Urban Growth in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam: Insights for Urban Sustainability in the Global South Open
Investigating the historical patterns of urban growth and their drivers is crucial to informing sustainable urban planning policies, especially in cities of the Global South. In Vietnam, most studies focus primarily on city extents, offeri…
View article: Placing the Future: Understanding Space in the Making of Tomorrow
Placing the Future: Understanding Space in the Making of Tomorrow Open
Humanity has learned to know in hindsight, yet faces the challenge of navigating the infinite space of possibility found in the future. The 20th volume in the long-term series Knowledge and Space explores this dynamic, focusing on the chal…
View article: Profiling households through a combined vulnerability and flood exposure index in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Profiling households through a combined vulnerability and flood exposure index in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Open
As climate risks escalate worldwide, comprehending the household-level vulnerability to flood is critical for sustainable adaptation, particularly in rapidly urbanizing cities like Ho Chi Minh City. This study develops a household vulnerab…
View article: Identifying future challenges for climate change adaptation through insights from participatory scenario-downscaling in Mumbai
Identifying future challenges for climate change adaptation through insights from participatory scenario-downscaling in Mumbai Open
Populations in many coastal urban areas are increasingly exposed to climate-related hazards. At the same time, the number of people residing in coastal cities is growing, and, especially in the Global South, these cities are characterised …
View article: Effective Adaptation Options to Alleviate Nuisance Flooding in Coastal Megacities—Learning From Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Effective Adaptation Options to Alleviate Nuisance Flooding in Coastal Megacities—Learning From Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Open
The economies and livelihoods of many coastal megacities are at serious risk from flooding, despite investments in flood defenses. For instance, in Ho Chi Minh City, the construction of a large‐scale ring‐dike has mitigated negative effect…
View article: Actor-specific adaptation objectives shape perceived roles and responsibilities: lessons from Mumbai’s flood risk reduction and general considerations
Actor-specific adaptation objectives shape perceived roles and responsibilities: lessons from Mumbai’s flood risk reduction and general considerations Open
View article: Progress and gaps in climate change adaptation in coastal cities across the globe
Progress and gaps in climate change adaptation in coastal cities across the globe Open
Coastal cities are at the frontlines of climate change impacts, resulting in an urgent need for substantial adaptation. To understand whether, and to what extent, cities are on track to prepare for climate risks, this paper systematically …
View article: World risk and adaptation futures – addressing emerging trends in climate change risks and adaptation. An introduction to the article collection
World risk and adaptation futures – addressing emerging trends in climate change risks and adaptation. An introduction to the article collection Open
View article: Indonesia’s social protection system: the relevance of informal social protection to strengthen adaptation to climate change
Indonesia’s social protection system: the relevance of informal social protection to strengthen adaptation to climate change Open
Social protection is praised as a multipurpose instrument to protect the most vulnerable people and ensure socioeconomic development. Recently, this approach has also been recognized by climate scientists. Over the past few decades, Indone…
View article: Micro-business participation in collective flood adaptation: lessons from scenario-based analysis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Micro-business participation in collective flood adaptation: lessons from scenario-based analysis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Open
Although research on the impacts of climate change on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their adaptation to climate change risks has recently received more attention, the focus on micro-businesses and household businesses is s…
View article: Unravelling the capacity-action gap in flood risk adaptation
Unravelling the capacity-action gap in flood risk adaptation Open
Against the backdrop of increasing climate risks, strengthening the adaptive capacity of citizens is crucial. Yet, the usefulness of the concept of adaptive capacity is currently limited for science and policy, as it is neither clear what …
View article: Advancing understanding of the complex nature of flood risks to inform comprehensive risk management: Findings from an urban region in Central Vietnam
Advancing understanding of the complex nature of flood risks to inform comprehensive risk management: Findings from an urban region in Central Vietnam Open
Driven by rapid climate, socio-economic, environmental, and political change, flood risks in urban regions are on the rise. Given that cities and urban regions are highly complex and integrated systems comprising social, ecological and inf…
View article: Linking urban structure types and Bayesian network modelling for an integrated flood risk assessment in data-scarce mega-cities
Linking urban structure types and Bayesian network modelling for an integrated flood risk assessment in data-scarce mega-cities Open
Urban flood risk increases under rapid urbanization and climate change. Thus, it becomes crucial to assess current and future risk and potential adaptation strategies to minimize the consequences for society, ecology and economy, especiall…
View article: How suitable are current approaches to simulate flood risk under future urbanization trends?
How suitable are current approaches to simulate flood risk under future urbanization trends? Open
Flood risk in urban areas will increase massively under future urbanization and climate change. Urban flood risk models have been increasingly applied to assess impacts of urbanization on flood risk. For this purpose, different methodologi…
View article: Social contracts for climate change adaptation: an analytical and normative framework for the distribution of roles and responsibilities
Social contracts for climate change adaptation: an analytical and normative framework for the distribution of roles and responsibilities Open
Rapidly increasing climate risks result in a fundamental and quickly growing need for societies to adapt their settlements, infrastructure, managed ecosystems and social systems. In many contexts, this task is so large that is requires to …
View article: Assessing disaster risk governance effectiveness: a document-based analysis using the READ approach in Thua Thien Hue province, Central Vietnam
Assessing disaster risk governance effectiveness: a document-based analysis using the READ approach in Thua Thien Hue province, Central Vietnam Open
Although substantial research has been conducted on the subject of good governance, our comprehension of effective disaster governance and its criteria remains inadequate.Drawing from a comprehensive literature review, six criteria of good…
View article: How much data do we need to assess future flood risk in data-scarce mega-cities?
How much data do we need to assess future flood risk in data-scarce mega-cities? Open
Flood risk in urban areas is rising due to climate change and urbanization. Rapidly developing megacities located in the Global South are oftentimes referred to as risk hotspots with a particularly strong rise in risk. Therefore, it is ess…