Flood hazards are the most common and destructive of all natural disasters. For decades,
experts have been examining how flood losses can be mitigated. Just as in other risk …

This paper considers community‐based adaptation (CBA) to climate change and its
relationship to the theory and practice of participatory development. It is argued that CBA …

The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these
impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation …

Pakistan is ranked among the most climate change adversely affected countries of the world
due to facing higher frequency of extreme natural hazards events as floods, drought, and …

Environmental disasters cause enormous losses of life and property every year, a threat that
is recognized and addressed in both the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and …

Pakistan is one of the most adversely affected countries by climate-related extreme events
such as floods owing to its geographical and climatic conditions. Over the last two decades …

Heat waves are considered a health risk and they are likely to increase in frequency,
intensity and duration as a consequence of climate change. The effects of heat waves on …

The widespread increase in flood hazards and the ensuing impacts have guided a change
in approach to flood risk management especially in developed countries. This is based on …

Even though flooding is one of the most destructive natural hazards in the Mediterranean,
causing hundreds of deaths and economic losses and despite the significant efforts of civil …

We systematically reviewed current climate change literature in order to examine how
multiple processes that affect human vulnerability have been studied. Of the 125 reviewed …