Güven Eken, Leon Bennun, Thomas M. Brooks, Will Darwall et al.
Site conservation is among the most effective means to reduce global biodiversity loss. Therefore, it is critical to identify those sites where unique biodiversity must be conserved immediately. To this end, the concept of key biodiversity areas (KBAs) has been developed, seeking to identify and, ul...
Thomas Tanner, David Lewis, David Wrathall, Robin Bronen et al.
Pelayo Menéndez, Íñigo J. Losada, Saúl Torres-Ortega, Siddharth Narayan et al.
Coastal flood risks are rising rapidly. We provide high resolution estimates of the economic value of mangroves forests for flood risk reduction every 20 km worldwide. We develop a probabilistic, process-based valuation of the effects of mangroves on averting damages to people and property. We coupl...
Tanjena Rume, S. M. Didar-Ul Islam
The global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affecting every part of human lives, including the physical world. The measures taken to control the spread of the virus and the slowdown of economic activities have significant effects on the environment. Therefore, this study intends to...
Hugh Brammer
The physical geography of Bangladesh’s coastal area is more diverse and dynamic than is generally recognised. Failure to recognise this has led to serious misconceptions about the potential impacts of a rising sea-level on Bangladesh with global warming. This situation has been aggravated by account...
Shamsuddin Shahid, Houshang Behrawan
Heidi Kreibich, Anne F. Van Loon, Kai Schröter, Philip J. Ward et al.
Abstract Risk management has reduced vulnerability to floods and droughts globally 1,2 , yet their impacts are still increasing 3 . An improved understanding of the causes of changing impacts is therefore needed, but has been hampered by a lack of empirical data 4,5 . On the basis of a global datase...
Hessel Winsemius, Rens van Beek, Brenden Jongman, Philip J. Ward et al.
Abstract. There is an increasing need for strategic global assessments of flood risks in current and future conditions. In this paper, we propose a framework for global flood risk assessment for river floods, which can be applied in current conditions, as well as in future conditions due to climate ...
Laura McCann, Bonnie G. Colby, Κ. William Easter, Alexander Kasterine et al.
Saleemul Huq, Hannah Reid, Mama Konate, Atiq Rahman et al.
Abstract The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are a group of 49 of the world's poorest countries. They have contributed least to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) but they are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. This is due to their location in some of the most vulnerable regions...
Alexandre Magnan, E. Lisa F. Schipper, Maxine Burkett, Sukaina Bharwani et al.
This paper reviews the current theoretical scholarship on maladaptation and provides some specific case studies—in the Maldives, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Bangladesh—to advance the field by offering an improved conceptual understanding and more practice‐oriented insights. It notably highlights fou...
Christine Jost, Florence Birungi Kyazze, Jesse B. Naab, Sharmind Neelormi et al.
In Uganda, Ghana and Bangladesh, participatory tools were used for a socio-economic and gender analysis of three topics: climate-smart agriculture (CSA), climate analogue approaches, and climate and weather forecasting. Policy and programme-relevant results were obtained. Smallholders are changing a...
G. M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq
Adaptation is a key strategy that can alleviate the severity of climate change impacts on agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely to be effective without an understanding of the farmers’ perceptions of climate change. This paper explores the local knowledge of adaptation ...
Ann Varley
The Exceptional and the Everyday - Vulnerability Analysis in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Vulnerability Analysis and the Explanation of Natural Disasters Peru's 500-Year Earthquake - Vulnerability in Historical Context Prevention and Mitigation of Disasters in Central Amer...
Jamie K. Reaser, Laura A. Meyerson, Quentin Cronk, Maj De Poorter et al.
Minimizing the impact of invasive alien species (IAS) on islands and elsewhere requires researchers to provide cogent information on the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of IAS to the public and policy makers. Unfortunately, this information has not been readily available owing to a pauc...