A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change

Lea Berrang-Ford (), A. R. Siders, Alexandra Lesnikowski, Alexandra Paige Fischer, Max W. Callaghan, Neal R. Haddaway, Katharine J. Mach, Malcolm Araos, Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah, Mia Wannewitz, Deepal Doshi, Timo Leiter, Custodio Matavel, Justice Issah Musah-Surugu, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, Philip Antwi-Agyei, Idowu Ajibade, Neha Chauhan, William Kakenmaster, Caitlin Grady, Vasiliki I. Chalastani, Kripa Jagannathan, Eranga K. Galappaththi, Asha Sitati, Giulia Scarpa, Edmond Totin, Katy Davis, Nikita Charles Hamilton, Christine J. Kirchhoff, Praveen Kumar, Brian Pentz, Nicholas P. Simpson, Emily Theokritoff, Delphine Deryng, Diana Reckien, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, Nicola Ulibarri, Alcade C. Segnon, Vhalinavho Khavhagali, Yuanyuan Shang, Luckson Zvobgo, Zinta Zommers, Jiren Xu, Portia Adade Williams, Ivan Villaverde Canosa, Nicole Maanen, Bianca Bavel, Maarten Aalst, Lynée L. Turek-Hankins, Hasti Trivedi, Christopher H. Trisos, Adelle Thomas, Shinny Thakur, Sienna Templeman, Lindsay C. Stringer, Garry Sotnik, Kathryn Dana Sjostrom, Chandni Singh, Mariella Z. Siña, Roopam Shukla, Jordi Sardans, Eunice A. Salubi, Lolita Shaila Safaee Chalkasra, Raquel Ruiz-Díaz, Carys Richards, Pratik Pokharel, Jan Petzold, Josep Penuelas, Julia Pelaez Avila, Julia B. Pazmino Murillo, Souha Ouni, Jennifer Niemann, Miriam Nielsen, Mark New, Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle, Gabriela Nagle Alverio, Cristina A. Mullin, Joshua Mullenite, Anuszka Mosurska, Mike D. Morecroft, Jan C. Minx, Gina Maskell, Abraham Marshall Nunbogu, Alexandre K. Magnan, Shuaib Lwasa, Megan Lukas-Sithole, Tabea Lissner, Oliver Lilford, Steven F. Koller, Matthew Jurjonas, Elphin Tom Joe, Lam T. M. Huynh, Avery Hill, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Greeshma Hegde, Tom Hawxwell, Sherilee Harper, Alexandra Harden, Marjolijn Haasnoot, Elisabeth A. Gilmore, Leah Gichuki, Alyssa Gatt, Matthias Garschagen, James D. Ford, Andrew Forbes, Aidan D. Farrell, Carolyn A. F. Enquist, Susan Elliott, Emily Duncan, Erin Coughlan de Perez, Shaugn Coggins, Tara Chen, Donovan Campbell, Katherine E. Browne, Kathryn J. Bowen, Robbert Biesbroek, Indra D. Bhatt, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Stephanie L. Barr, Emily Baker, Stephanie E. Austin, Ingrid Arotoma-Rojas, Christa Anderson, Warda Ajaz, Tanvi Agrawal and Thelma Zulfawu Abu
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Lea Berrang-Ford: University of Leeds
A. R. Siders: University of Delaware
Alexandra Lesnikowski: Concordia University
Alexandra Paige Fischer: University of Michigan
Max W. Callaghan: University of Leeds
Neal R. Haddaway: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Katharine J. Mach: University of Miami
Malcolm Araos: New York University
Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah: University of Glasgow
Mia Wannewitz: Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Deepal Doshi: Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Timo Leiter: London School of Economics and Political Science
Custodio Matavel: Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Justice Issah Musah-Surugu: United Nations University
Gabrielle Wong-Parodi: Stanford University
Philip Antwi-Agyei: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Idowu Ajibade: Portland State University
Neha Chauhan: Leuphana University
William Kakenmaster: University of Notre Dame
Caitlin Grady: Penn State University
Vasiliki I. Chalastani: National Technical University of Athens
Kripa Jagannathan: University of Michigan
Eranga K. Galappaththi: Laval University
Asha Sitati: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Giulia Scarpa: University of Leeds
Edmond Totin: Université Nationale d’Agriculture
Katy Davis: University of Leeds
Nikita Charles Hamilton: NCH Strategy Group
Christine J. Kirchhoff: University of Connecticut
Praveen Kumar: Jawaharlal Nehru University
Brian Pentz: University of Toronto Scarborough
Nicholas P. Simpson: University of Cape Town
Emily Theokritoff: Climate Analytics
Delphine Deryng: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Diana Reckien: University of Twente
Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Nicola Ulibarri: University of California Irvine
Alcade C. Segnon: University of Abomey-Calavi
Vhalinavho Khavhagali: University of Twente
Yuanyuan Shang: The Australian National University
Luckson Zvobgo: University of Cape Town
Zinta Zommers: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Jiren Xu: University of Glasgow
Portia Adade Williams: CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute
Ivan Villaverde Canosa: University of Leeds
Nicole Maanen: Climate Analytics
Bianca Bavel: University of Leeds
Maarten Aalst: University of Twente
Lynée L. Turek-Hankins: University of Miami
Hasti Trivedi: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Christopher H. Trisos: University of Cape Town
Adelle Thomas: Climate Analytics
Shinny Thakur: Kosi-Katarmal
Sienna Templeman: Columbia University
Lindsay C. Stringer: University of York
Garry Sotnik: University of Michigan
Kathryn Dana Sjostrom: Memphis-Shelby County Division of Planning and Development
Chandni Singh: Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Mariella Z. Siña: Cayetano Heredia University
Roopam Shukla: Telegrafenberg
Jordi Sardans: CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-UAB, Bellaterra
Eunice A. Salubi: University of Waterloo
Lolita Shaila Safaee Chalkasra: University of Ottawa
Raquel Ruiz-Díaz: Future Oceans Lab, CIM-Universidade de Vigo
Carys Richards: University of St Andrews
Pratik Pokharel: Danish Cancer Society Research Centre
Jan Petzold: Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Josep Penuelas: CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CEAB-UAB, Bellaterra
Julia Pelaez Avila: University of Cape Town
Julia B. Pazmino Murillo: Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
Souha Ouni: Columbia University
Jennifer Niemann: University of Miami
Miriam Nielsen: Columbia University
Mark New: University of Cape Town
Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle: Heidelberg University
Gabriela Nagle Alverio: Duke University
Cristina A. Mullin: University of Connecticut
Joshua Mullenite: Wagner College
Anuszka Mosurska: University of Leeds
Mike D. Morecroft: Natural England
Jan C. Minx: University of Leeds
Gina Maskell: Telegrafenberg
Abraham Marshall Nunbogu: University of Waterloo
Alexandre K. Magnan: IDDRI-Sciences Po
Shuaib Lwasa: Global Centre on Adaptation
Megan Lukas-Sithole: University of Cape Town
Tabea Lissner: Climate Analytics
Oliver Lilford: Australian National University
Steven F. Koller: University of Miami
Matthew Jurjonas: Michigan Chapter
Elphin Tom Joe: World Resources Institute
Lam T. M. Huynh: University of Tokyo
Avery Hill: Stanford University
Rebecca R. Hernandez: University of California
Greeshma Hegde: Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom
Tom Hawxwell: HafenCity University
Sherilee Harper: University of Alberta
Alexandra Harden: University of Connecticut
Marjolijn Haasnoot: Deltares
Elisabeth A. Gilmore: Clark University
Leah Gichuki: International Livestock Research Institute
Alyssa Gatt: Wilfrid Laurier University
Matthias Garschagen: Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
James D. Ford: University of Leeds
Andrew Forbes: University of Ottawa
Aidan D. Farrell: The University of the West Indies—St Augustine Campus
Carolyn A. F. Enquist: US Geological Survey, Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Susan Elliott: University of Waterloo
Emily Duncan: University of Guelph
Erin Coughlan de Perez: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Shaugn Coggins: University of Alberta
Tara Chen: E-DA Hospital
Donovan Campbell: The University of West Indies
Katherine E. Browne: Stockholm Environment Institute
Kathryn J. Bowen: Australian National University
Robbert Biesbroek: Wageningen University
Indra D. Bhatt: Kosi-Katarmal
Rachel Bezner Kerr: Cornell University
Stephanie L. Barr: University of Waterloo
Emily Baker: Cornell University
Stephanie E. Austin: Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Amberg-Weiden
Ingrid Arotoma-Rojas: University of Leeds
Christa Anderson: WWF
Warda Ajaz: National University of Sciences and Technology
Tanvi Agrawal: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Thelma Zulfawu Abu: University of Waterloo

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 11, 989-1000

Abstract: Abstract Assessing global progress on human adaptation to climate change is an urgent priority. Although the literature on adaptation to climate change is rapidly expanding, little is known about the actual extent of implementation. We systematically screened >48,000 articles using machine learning methods and a global network of 126 researchers. Our synthesis of the resulting 1,682 articles presents a systematic and comprehensive global stocktake of implemented human adaptation to climate change. Documented adaptations were largely fragmented, local and incremental, with limited evidence of transformational adaptation and negligible evidence of risk reduction outcomes. We identify eight priorities for global adaptation research: assess the effectiveness of adaptation responses, enhance the understanding of limits to adaptation, enable individuals and civil society to adapt, include missing places, scholars and scholarship, understand private sector responses, improve methods for synthesizing different forms of evidence, assess the adaptation at different temperature thresholds, and improve the inclusion of timescale and the dynamics of responses.

Date: 2021
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