Afterword

Investing in ‘gluing’ roles, as was performed by the UKCR Champions, is essential for building community and delivering impact, as is a strong online and social media presence and a programme of community building events.

Resilience research should be ‘user’ or ‘challenge’ led and needs to invest in ways of working that facilitate innovative and transdisciplinary approaches. Key research gaps remain including in understanding compound, transboundary, cascading and systemic risks; place-based vulnerability assessments that combine risk information with other socioeconomic and behavioural factors; and scaling-up climate services.

Future adaptation research programmes should prioritise further developing the research-practice community to adequately address the complex challenge of building resilience.