Indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists of north eastern Ethiopia: Role in adaptation to weather and climate variability by Mulubrhan Balehegn, Selam Balehey, Chao Fu, Wu Liang

“…In this study, we used individual interviews and focused group discussions to systematically document indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge among Afar pastoralists, with the aim of making such information available, and enhance use of this knowledge in climate change adaptation and explore synergies with modern weather forecasting system. …”
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The significance of farmers’ climate change and salinity perceptions for on-farm adaptation strategies in the south-central coast of Bangladesh by Md Isfatuzzaman Bhuyan, Iwan Supit, Uthpal Kumar, Shamim Mia, Fulco Ludwig

“…In conclusion, this research provides valuable information for formulating climate change adaptation policies in the context of coastal agriculture in Bangladesh.…”
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Assessing streamflow and sediment responses to future climate change over the Upper Mekong River Basin: A comparison between CMIP5 and CMIP6 models by Di Ma, Zhixu Bai, Yue-Ping Xu, Haiting Gu, Chao Gao

“…Overall, CMIP6 suggests more severe climate change impacts on streamflow and sediment loads in the UMRB than CMIP5, highlighting the need to update climate change adaptation and mitigation policies based on the latest insights derived from CMIP6.…”
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Adoption of climate resilient agricultural practices among the Giriama community in South East Kenya: implications for conceptual frameworks by John Safari Ziro, John Safari Ziro, Edith Kichamu-Wachira, Edith Kichamu-Wachira, Helen Ross, Gomathy Palaniappan

“…While quantitative studies are robust at assessing the extent of climate change adaptation, and statistical relationships among variables involved, qualitative studies are also essential to understand the social rationales underlying relationships among variables, and to identify the roles of variables that have been overlooked or are hard to measure. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Effects of the 1872 Storm and Coastal Flood Risk Management in Denmark, Germany, and Sweden by Caroline Hallin, Jacobus L. A. Hofstede, Grit Martinez, Jürgen Jensen, Nina Baron, Thorsten Heimann, Aart Kroon, Arne Arns, Björn Almström, Per Sørensen, Magnus Larson

“…The processes of climate change adaptation and implementation of the EU Floods Directive are slowly removing these differences in flood risk management approaches.…”
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Unraveling hydroclimatic forces controlling the runoff coefficient trends in central Italy’s Upper Tiber Basin by Arash Rahi, Mehdi Rahmati, Jacopo Dari, Carla Saltalippi, Cosimo Brogi, Renato Morbidelli

“…Policymakers can harness these insights as a bedrock to develop effective strategies for water resources planning and climate change adaptation.…”
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New concepts, models, and assessments of climate-wise connectivity by Annika T H Keeley, David D Ackerly, D Richard Cameron, Nicole E Heller, Patrick R Huber, Carrie A Schloss, James H Thorne, Adina M Merenlender

“…Research focused on assessing the utility of habitat connectivity for climate change adaptation by species ( N  = 29) and modeling and mapping climate-wise connectivity for planning purposes ( N  = 55). …”
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Optimistic Scenario of 0.50 m Mean Sea Level Rise and Possible Environmental Impacts, Resulting from Tidal Variations, in the City of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro—Brazil by Vilmar Leandro Dias Ferreira, Elizabeth Santos Pereira, Lucas Pluvie Souza de Mello, Rodrigo Amado Garcia Silva, Fábio Ferreira Dias

“…In the municipality of Niterói—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where a large urban concentration in coastal areas is observed, a Climate Change Adaptation System was developed, through which mitigation and adaptation strategies are combined, in order to: reduce vulnerabilities; avoid losses and damages; build instruments to allow adaptation of natural, human, productive and infrastructure systems. …”
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Building-scale flood loss estimation through vulnerability pattern characterization: application to an urban flood in Milan, Italy by A. Taramelli, A. Taramelli, M. Righini, E. Valentini, L. Alfieri, I. Gatti, S. Gabellani

“…It is a crucial component in risk assessment studies, both for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. In this study, we analyse patterns of vulnerability for the residential sector in a frequently hit urban area of Milan, Italy. …”
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Home gardening in sub‐Saharan Africa: A scoping review on practices and nutrition outcomes in rural Burkina Faso and Kenya by Lea‐Sophie Hansen, Raissa Sorgho, Isabel Mank, Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle, Erick Agure, Till Bärnighausen, Ina Danquah

“…Pending rigorous impact evaluation, home gardens appear to be a promising tool for climate change adaptation while simultaneously improving food security and the nutritional situation among women and young children in these two exemplar countries of sub‐Saharan Africa.…”
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Rapid increase in the risk of heat-related mortality by Samuel Lüthi, Christopher Fairless, Erich M. Fischer, Noah Scovronick, Ben Armstrong, Micheline De Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, Yue Leon Guo, Yuming Guo, Yasushi Honda, Veronika Huber, Jan Kyselý, Eric Lavigne, Dominic Royé, Niilo Ryti, Susana Silva, Aleš Urban, Antonio Gasparrini, David N. Bresch, Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera

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Drivers of climate variability and increasing water salinity impacts on the farmer’s income risk with future outlook mitigation by Arshad Ahmad Khan, Sufyan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Abu Sufyan Ali, Aftab Khan, Yousaf Hayat, Jianchao Luo

“…The technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution ranking system found that B1 was the best climatic scenario for adopting climate change adaptation in the research region. Originality/value – In this study, farmers' income threats were assessed with the aspects of different climate scenario (A1, A1B and B1) over the horizons of 2030, 2040 and 2050 and three different indicators (economic, social and environmental) in Northwestern region of Pakistan. …”
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The feed balances sheet: a tool for planning the use of resources and enhancing resilience in tropical grazing livestock by Anne Mottet, Mohamed Habibou Assouma, Mohamed Habibou Assouma, Mohamed Habibou Assouma

“…However, in this region, government planning, impact assessments and climate change adaptation solutions face several methodological limitations and lack of data availability particularly about the feed and forage resources and how there are used by livestock. …”
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Impact of climate change on farmers and adaptation strategies in Rangsit, Thailand by Zeeshan Ashraf Sheikh, Saqib Ashraf, Sutat Weesakul, Mustajab Ali, Nguyen Cong Hanh

“…It is crucial for long-term investment decisions to incorporate measures for climate change adaptation and resilience. The uncertainty surrounding future climate conditions has made it difficult and expensive to design structures supporting climate adaptation. …”
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Smallholder Farmers Spend Credit Primarily on Food: Gender Differences and Food Security Implications in a Changing Climate by Marissa Carranza, Meredith T. Niles, Meredith T. Niles

“…The use of financial resources for these varying purposes likely has different short-term vs. long-term returns and tradeoffs, which could influence smallholder farmer capacity for climate change adaptation.…”
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Displacement and climate change: improving planning policy and increasing community resilience by Tijana Crnčević, Violeta Orlović Lovren

“…The gaps and needs identified, as well as the recommendations provided, may be of value for neighboring countries as well, who face similar challenges in climate change adaptation and who need to increase disaster risk resilience.…”
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Urban Resilience of Shenzhen City under Climate Change by Weiwei Shao, Xin Su, Jie Lu, Jiahong Liu, Zhiyong Yang, Chao Mei, Chuang Liu, Jiahui Lu

“…The Chinese government attaches great importance to climate change adaptation and has issued relevant strategies and policies. …”
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Role of Agricultural Management in the Provision of Ecosystem Services in Warm Climate Vineyards: Functional Prediction of Genes Involved in Nutrient Cycling and Carbon Sequestrati... by Rafael Alcalá-Herrera, Beatriz Moreno, Martin Aguirrebengoa, Silvia Winter, Ana Belén Robles-Cruz, María Eugenia Ramos-Font, Emilio Benítez

“…However, most of the predicted bacterial functions related to soil organic matter turnover were enhanced by organic management. (4) Conclusions: We posit the potential for organic viticulture to adequately address climate change adaptation in the context of sustainable agriculture.…”
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Concurrent Precipitation Extremes Modulate the Response of Rice Transplanting Date to Preseason Temperature Extremes in China by Yiqing Liu, Weihang Liu, Yan Li, Tao Ye, Shuo Chen, Zitong Li, Ran Sun

“…Our results highlight that the need to improve our understanding and modeling of modulation effects of precipitation extremes on temperature–phenology relationship, which benefits the field of agriculture risk analysis and climate change adaptation.…”
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Comparing climate adaptation strategies on technical efficiency of cassava production in Southwest, Nigeria by Rufus Sunday Owoeye

“…To achieve the main objective of the study, the specific objectives were stated as follows: (a) describe relevant socio-economic characteristics of cassava farmers in southwestern region of Nigeria; (b) assess the influence of the used climate change adaptation strategies on technical efficiency of cassava production in both agro-ecological zones. …”
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