According to the IPCC 6th assessment report, maladaptation refers to actions that may lead to increased risk of adverse climate-related outcomes, including via increased greenhouse gas emissions, ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. When understood from the climate scope, maladaptation is a ...

A crescendo of deadly extreme weather is outpacing preparations for a climate-addled world, according to a landmark UN assessment of climate impacts released this week. Whether it is sustainable ...

Countries continue to debate adaptation to climate change: How should such strategies be financed? Who pays for them? How should the success of these measures be measured and their failure avoided?

Lisa Schipper has received funding from Sida, GiZ, British Academy and the Chilean Research Council. Vanesa Castán Broto receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC), the UK's Global ...

Whether it is sustainable farming or bioengineered crops to boost food security; restoring mangrove forests or building sea dams to buffer rising oceans; urban green corridors or air conditioning to ...

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