Adaptation

SEI research synthesis: gender, development and sustainability – 2017 update

Other publication / Key findings from recent SEI research projects around the world focused on gender issues in the context of development and sustainability.

Analysis of Swedish forest owners’ information and knowledge-sharing networks for decision-making: insights for climate change communication and adaptation

Journal article / This journal article aims to further understand climate change adaptation processes for forest owners in Sweden.

Growing old in a changing climate

Journal article / An understanding of factors that contribute to older people’s vulnerability and resilience can strengthen government to minimise climate impacts on this group

SEI at the 5th International Conference on Climate Services

Feature / More than 250 people will meet in Cape Town to explore how capacity-building and education can improve the use of climate information in decision-making.

The governance of adaptation financing: pursuing legitimacy at multiple levels

Journal article / This paper aims to assess how climate change adaptation funds have been legitimized – that is, how they have been justified and made acceptable.

In the search for food security, how can African scientists make themselves heard?

Feature / Large parts of the Horn of Africa are in the midst of a drought and 15 million people are facing food and water shortages. In Kenya 1,3 million need food relief

To what extent are land resource managers preparing for high-end climate change in Scotland?

Journal article

Broader, ubiquitous, ambiguous: What does mainstreaming adaptation mean, and when is it appropriate?

SEI brief

Both research for adaptation and research on adaptation are needed to inform society’s response to climate change impacts

SEI brief