As the impacts of climate change intensify, the need to better understand how societies and ecosystems can adapt—and where limits to adaptation may arise—has become more pressing than ever. Despite ...

Examining how human culture evolves in response to a changing environment may help with creating more effective climate change adaptation efforts. Using farming data from across the U.S., a team of ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions. This challenge is especially urgent for crops—plants resilient to drought and ...

Many Australians will have been reading up recently on whether they are likely to be among the 1.5 million reported to be at risk of sea level rise or the 190% increase in heat-related deaths in ...

ADAPTATION is the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic conditions or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. It is a ...

Johanna Nalau has received funding from the Australian Research Council. She is the Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change WGII and affiliated with the World ...

In early March, a climate change adaptation workshop organized by WWF and hosted in Phnom Penh attracted massive participation from nearly 80 people, including representatives from the Cambodian ...

The world is facing more extreme weather that scientists say is fueled by human-driven climate change. The poorest countries have done the least to cause the problem, but they are being hit the ...

“I’ve starred in a lot of science fiction movies and, let me tell you something,\xa0climate change is not science fiction. This is a battle in the real world, it is impacting us right now” ———- Arnold ...

MALE’, September 17, 2024 – The Maldives’ economy relies heavily on tourism and fisheries, two sectors that comprise nearly half of the nation’s GDP and employment. These crucial industries are facing ...

Last month, we heard yet again about the need to stop global warming at about 1.5 degrees centigrade above preindustrial levels. The International Energy Agency outlined a plan to meet that goal, and ...