Adaptation is increasing across all sectors globally. Yet, the effectiveness of adaptation is
inadequate, and examples of maladaptation are increasing. To reduce the risk of …

Water scarcity is a global challenge, yet existing responses are failing to cope with current
shocks and stressors, including those attributable to climate change. In sub-Saharan Africa …

This paper critically reviews the outcomes of internationally-funded interventions aimed at
climate change adaptation and vulnerability reduction. It highlights how some interventions …

Adapting to climate change is necessary to ensure that the impacts will not overwhelm
societies and ecosystems around the world. But planning adaptation is an exercise in …

Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

The importance of extension services in hel** smallholder farmers to address the many
challenges of agricultural production cannot be over-emphasized. However, relatively few …

Climate change in Asia is affecting farmers' daily routines. Much of the focus surrounding
climate change has targeted the economic and environmental repercussions on farming …

This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …

Most research on hydrological risks focuses either on flood risk or drought risk, whilst floods
and droughts are two extremes of the same hydrological cycle. To better design disaster risk …