The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …

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

Climate change literacy encompasses being aware of both climate change and its
anthropogenic cause, and thus underpins informed mitigation and adaptation responses …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body
for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular …

Coral reef ecosystems and the people who depend on them are increasingly exposed to the
adverse effects of global environmental change (GEC), including increases in sea-surface …

Social innovation is a term that is being increasingly used, albeit quite superficially, in the
climate adaptation field. We thus seek to develop a more consolidated approach to linking …

Abstract The Paris Agreement put adaptation prominently on the global climate action
agenda. Despite a surge in research and praxis-based knowledge on adaptation, a critical …

This article explores farmers' perceptions of the manifestations of global change as a whole
and of climate variability in particular, and its effects on the agricultural production in …

Mounting evidence suggests that win‐wins are elusive and trade‐offs are the norm in
marine conservation development practice. The status quo involves trade‐offs, and any …