climate adaptation
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Sinking Land Drives Hidden Flood Risk in One of the World’s Most Populated Regions
A new study finds that land subsidence is outpacing ocean-driven sea-level rise along the northern coastline of Java Island, Indonesia.
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Planning Exercises That Got Community Engagement Right
The Resilient Coastal Communities Project has a new white paper that highlights examples of truly fair and accountable resilience planning.
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How Can We Mend Our Living World?
An interdisciplinary panel discussed some of the complex issues facing our society as ecosystems collapse and relationships must be reevaluated.
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Climate Mobility in Focus: Highlights From MR2025
Drawing academics, policymakers and practitioners from around the world, the conference addressed themes of climate mobility, adaptation and wellbeing.
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Four Value Propositions for Climate Action Under a New Presidential Administration
Jeff Schlegelmilch and Amy Campbell suggest four paths to consensus regarding climate adaption action over the next fours years.
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Adapting to our Warming Planet Despite our Dysfunctional Congress
The renewable energy transition has begun, but it will not happen rapidly. In the meantime, we need to invest in infrastructure and other measures that will enable human settlements to withstand the impact of extreme weather and recover from the damage that inevitably comes.
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How to Adapt to Climate Change, and How Not To
Adapting to climate change might seem to be all to the good, but some adaptations have negative effects that must be weighed against the positives.
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Avoiding Environmental Panic
People are experiencing the climate crisis firsthand, and it is changing their understanding of how the world works. The crisis is real, but so, too, is our determination to address it.
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Paying the Costs of Climate Resilience
We need a stronger and more resilient built environment to withstand the rains, wind, heat, and cold of climate-accelerated extreme weather events.
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