Glaciers in the tropical Andes have been retreating for the past several decades, leading to
a temporary increase in dry season water supply downstream. Projected future glacier …

Climate adaptation is not a neutral or apolitical process, but one that ignites social
resistance. Government responses to risks of floods, droughts, or hurricanes–even those …

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 …

One of the most investigated research topics in the corporate sustainability literature is “the”
business case. Long lionized for linking the profit motive to corporate environmental …

The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …

A recent opinion piece rekindled debate as to whether geography's current interdisciplinary
make‐up is a historical relic or an actual and potential source of intellectual vitality. Taking …

Introduction This chapter synthesizes the scientific literature on the detection and attribution
of observed changes in natural and human systems in response to observed recent climate …

Accelerating glacier recession in tropical highlands and in the Peruvian Andes specifically is
a manifestation of global climate change that is influencing the hydrologic cycle and …

Scholars frequently identify how path dependency serves to constrain the process of climate
adaptation and is a key feature of maladaptation. Most studies, however, centre on …

Glacierized mountains are often referred to as our world's water towers because glaciers
both store water over time and regulate seasonal stream flow, releasing runoff during dry …