A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change

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Assessing global progress on human adaptation to climate change is an urgent priority. Although the literature on adaptation to climate change is rapidly expanding, little is known about the actual extent of implementation. We systematically screened >48,000 articles using machine learning methods and a global network of 126 researchers. Our synthesis of the resulting 1,682 articles presents a systematic and comprehensive global stocktake of implemented human adaptation to climate change. Documented adaptations were largely fragmented, local and incremental, with limited evidence of transformational adaptation and negligible evidence of risk reduction outcomes. We identify eight priorities for global adaptation research: assess the effectiveness of adaptation responses, enhance the understanding of limits to adaptation, enable individuals and civil society to adapt, include missing places, scholars and scholarship, understand private sector responses, improve methods for synthesizing different forms of evidence, assess the adaptation at different temperature thresholds, and improve the inclusion of timescale and the dynamics of responses.

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Authors/Creators:	Berrang-Ford, Lea Siders, A. R. Lesnikowski, Alexandra Fischer, Alexandra Paige Callaghan, Max W. Haddaway, Neal R. Mach, Katharine J. Araos, Malcolm Shah, Mohammad Aminur Rahman Wannewitz, Mia Doshi, Deepal Leiter, Timo Matavel, Custodio Musah-Surugu, Justice Issah Wong-Parodi, Gabrielle Antwi-Agyei, Philip Ajibade, Idowu Chauhan, Neha Kakenmaster, William Grady, Caitlin Chalastani, Vasiliki I. Jagannathan, Kripa Galappaththi, Eranga K. Sitati, Asha Scarpa, Giulia Totin, Edmond Davis, Katy Hamilton, Nikita Charles Kirchhoff, Christine J. Kumar, Praveen Pentz, Brian Simpson, Nicholas P. Theokritoff, Emily Deryng, Delphine Reckien, Diana Zavaleta-Cortijo, Carol Ulibarri, Nicola Segnon, Alcade C. Khavhagali, Vhalinavho Shang, Yuanyuan Zvobgo, Luckson Zommers, Zinta Xu, Jiren Williams, Portia Adade Canosa, Ivan Villaverde van Maanen, Nicole van Bavel, Bianca van Aalst, Maarten Turek-Hankins, Lynée L. Trivedi, Hasti Trisos, Christopher H. Thomas, Adelle Thakur, Shinny Templeman, Sienna Stringer, Lindsay C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-1654 Sotnik, Garry Sjostrom, Kathryn Dana Singh, Chandni Siña, Mariella Z. Shukla, Roopam Sardans, Jordi Salubi, Eunice A. Safaee Chalkasra, Lolita Shaila Ruiz-Díaz, Raquel Richards, Carys Pokharel, Pratik Petzold, Jan Penuelas, Josep Pelaez Avila, Julia Murillo, Julia B.Pazmino Ouni, Souha Niemann, Jennifer Nielsen, Miriam New, Mark Nayna Schwerdtle, Patricia Nagle Alverio, Gabriela Mullin, Cristina A. Mullenite, Joshua Mosurska, Anuszka Morecroft, Mike D. Minx, Jan C. (jcm120@york.ac.uk) Maskell, Gina Nunbogu, Abraham Marshall Magnan, Alexandre K. Lwasa, Shuaib Lukas-Sithole, Megan Lissner, Tabea Lilford, Oliver Koller, Steven F. Jurjonas, Matthew Joe, Elphin Tom Huynh, Lam T.M. Hill, Avery Hernandez, Rebecca R. Hegde, Greeshma Hawxwell, Tom Harper, Sherilee Harden, Alexandra Haasnoot, Marjolijn Gilmore, Elisabeth A. Gichuki, Leah Gatt, Alyssa Garschagen, Matthias Ford, James D. Forbes, Andrew Farrell, Aidan D. Enquist, Carolyn A.F. Elliott, Susan Duncan, Emily Coughlan de Perez, Erin Coggins, Shaugn Chen, Tara Campbell, Donovan Browne, Katherine E. Bowen, Kathryn J. Biesbroek, Robbert Bhatt, Indra D. Bezner Kerr, Rachel Barr, Stephanie L. Baker, Emily Austin, Stephanie E. Arotoma-Rojas, Ingrid Anderson, Christa Ajaz, Warda Agrawal, Tanvi Abu, Thelma Zulfawu
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details.
Dates:	Published: 1 November 2021 Published (online): 28 October 2021 Accepted: 31 August 2021
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Stockholm Environment Institute at York (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2022 14:50
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2024 18:40
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01170-y
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1038/s41558-021-01170-y
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:191186

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