Ringsmuth, Andrew, Otto, Ilona, van den Hurk, Bart et al. (18 more authors) (2022) Lessons from COVID-19 for managing transboundary climate risks and building resilience. Climate Risk Management. 100395. ISSN 2212-0963
Abstract
COVID-19 has revealed how challenging it is to manage global, systemic and compounding crises. Like COVID-19, climate change impacts, and maladaptive responses to them, have potential to disrupt societies at multiple scales via networks of trade, finance, mobility and communication, and to impact hardest on the most vulnerable. However, these complex systems can also facilitate resilience if managed effectively. This review aims to distil lessons related to the transboundary management of systemic risks from the COVID-19 experience, to inform climate change policy and resilience building. Evidence from diverse fields is synthesised to illustrate the nature of systemic risks and our evolving understanding of resilience. We describe research methods that aim to capture systemic complexity to inform better management practices and increase resilience to crises. Finally, we recommend specific, practical actions for improving transboundary climate risk management and resilience building. These include mapping the direct, cross-border and cross-sectoral impacts of potential climate extremes, adopting adaptive risk management strategies that embrace heterogenous decision-making and uncertainty, and taking a broader approach to resilience which elevates human wellbeing, including societal and ecological resilience.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s) |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Stockholm Environment Institute at York (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION 821010 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2022 15:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 18:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2022.100395 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.crm.2022.100395 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:183713 |
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