Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation
Constraints and limits to adaptation are critical to understanding the extent to which human and natural systems can successfully adapt to climate change. We conduct a systematic review of 1,682 academic studies on human adaptation responses to identify patterns in constraints and limits to adaptati...
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| author | Thomas, Adelle Theokritoff, Emily Lesnikowski, Alexandra Reckien, Diana Jagannathan, Kripa Cremades, Roger Campbell, Donovan Joe, Elphin Tom Sitati, Asha Singh, Chandni Segnon, Alcade C Pentz, Brian Musah-Surugu, Issah J Mullin, Cristina A Mach, Katharine J. Gichuki, Leah Galappaththi, Eranga K Chalastani, Vasiliki I Ajibade, Idowu Ruíz Diaz, Raquel Grady, Caitlin Garschagen, Matthias Ford, James Bowen, Kathryn Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team |
| author_browse | Ajibade, Idowu Bowen, Kathryn Campbell, Donovan Chalastani, Vasiliki I Cremades, Roger Ford, James Galappaththi, Eranga K Garschagen, Matthias Gichuki, Leah Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team Grady, Caitlin Jagannathan, Kripa Joe, Elphin Tom Lesnikowski, Alexandra Mach, Katharine J. Mullin, Cristina A Musah-Surugu, Issah J Pentz, Brian Reckien, Diana Ruíz Diaz, Raquel Segnon, Alcade C Singh, Chandni Sitati, Asha Theokritoff, Emily Thomas, Adelle |
| author_facet | Thomas, Adelle Theokritoff, Emily Lesnikowski, Alexandra Reckien, Diana Jagannathan, Kripa Cremades, Roger Campbell, Donovan Joe, Elphin Tom Sitati, Asha Singh, Chandni Segnon, Alcade C Pentz, Brian Musah-Surugu, Issah J Mullin, Cristina A Mach, Katharine J. Gichuki, Leah Galappaththi, Eranga K Chalastani, Vasiliki I Ajibade, Idowu Ruíz Diaz, Raquel Grady, Caitlin Garschagen, Matthias Ford, James Bowen, Kathryn Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team |
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| description | Constraints and limits to adaptation are critical to understanding the extent to which human and natural systems can successfully adapt to climate change. We conduct a systematic review of 1,682 academic studies on human adaptation responses to identify patterns in constraints and limits to adaptation for different regions, sectors, hazards, adaptation response types, and actors. Using definitions of constraints and limits provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we find that most literature identifies constraints to adaptation but that there is limited literature focused on limits to adaptation. Central and South America and Small Islands generally report greater constraints and both hard and soft limits to adaptation. Technological, infrastructural, and ecosystem-based adaptation suggest more evidence of constraints and hard limits than other types of responses. Individuals and households face economic and socio-cultural constraints which also inhibit behavioral adaptation responses and may lead to limits. Finance, governance, institutional, and policy constraints are most prevalent globally. These findings provide early signposts for boundaries of human adaptation and are of high relevance for guiding proactive adaptation financing and governance from local to global scales. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1151532025-12-08T09:54:28Z Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation Thomas, Adelle Theokritoff, Emily Lesnikowski, Alexandra Reckien, Diana Jagannathan, Kripa Cremades, Roger Campbell, Donovan Joe, Elphin Tom Sitati, Asha Singh, Chandni Segnon, Alcade C Pentz, Brian Musah-Surugu, Issah J Mullin, Cristina A Mach, Katharine J. Gichuki, Leah Galappaththi, Eranga K Chalastani, Vasiliki I Ajibade, Idowu Ruíz Diaz, Raquel Grady, Caitlin Garschagen, Matthias Ford, James Bowen, Kathryn Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team adaptation climate change constraints agriculture food security Constraints and limits to adaptation are critical to understanding the extent to which human and natural systems can successfully adapt to climate change. We conduct a systematic review of 1,682 academic studies on human adaptation responses to identify patterns in constraints and limits to adaptation for different regions, sectors, hazards, adaptation response types, and actors. Using definitions of constraints and limits provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we find that most literature identifies constraints to adaptation but that there is limited literature focused on limits to adaptation. Central and South America and Small Islands generally report greater constraints and both hard and soft limits to adaptation. Technological, infrastructural, and ecosystem-based adaptation suggest more evidence of constraints and hard limits than other types of responses. Individuals and households face economic and socio-cultural constraints which also inhibit behavioral adaptation responses and may lead to limits. Finance, governance, institutional, and policy constraints are most prevalent globally. These findings provide early signposts for boundaries of human adaptation and are of high relevance for guiding proactive adaptation financing and governance from local to global scales. 2021-09 2021-09-24T12:56:49Z 2021-09-24T12:56:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115153 en Open Access Springer Thomas A, Theokritoff E, Lesnikowski A, Reckien D, Jagannathan K, Cremades R, Campbell D, Joe ET, Sitati A. Singh C, Segnon AC, Pentz B, Musah-Surugu IJ, Mullin CA, Mach KJ, Gichuki L, Galappaththi, EK, Chalastani VI, Ajibade I, Ruiz-Diaz R, Grady C, Garschagen M, Ford J, Bowen K and Global AMIT. 2021. Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation. Regional Environmental Change 21:85. |
| spellingShingle | adaptation climate change constraints agriculture food security Thomas, Adelle Theokritoff, Emily Lesnikowski, Alexandra Reckien, Diana Jagannathan, Kripa Cremades, Roger Campbell, Donovan Joe, Elphin Tom Sitati, Asha Singh, Chandni Segnon, Alcade C Pentz, Brian Musah-Surugu, Issah J Mullin, Cristina A Mach, Katharine J. Gichuki, Leah Galappaththi, Eranga K Chalastani, Vasiliki I Ajibade, Idowu Ruíz Diaz, Raquel Grady, Caitlin Garschagen, Matthias Ford, James Bowen, Kathryn Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation |
| title | Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation |
| title_full | Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation |
| title_fullStr | Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation |
| title_short | Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation |
| title_sort | global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation |
| topic | adaptation climate change constraints agriculture food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115153 |
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