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Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation

Climate change is perceived as a major challenge of modern times. Apart from mitigation measures, such as greenhouse gas emission reductions, a further means to tackle it is via the deployment of adaptation policies and responses, which may also help to address the natural hazards associated with it...

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Main Authors: Filho, W.L., Salvia, A.L., Balogun, A.-L., Pereira, M.J.V., Mucova, S.A.R., Ajulo, O.M., Ng, A., Gwenzi, J., Mashonjowa, E., Aina, Y.A., Li, C., Totin, E., Pinho, P., Campbell, D., Chanza, N., Setti, A.F.F.
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
Online Access:http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/37324/
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spelling oai:scholars.utp.edu.my:373242023-10-04T08:41:23Z http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/37324/ Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation Filho, W.L. Salvia, A.L. Balogun, A.-L. Pereira, M.J.V. Mucova, S.A.R. Ajulo, O.M. Ng, A. Gwenzi, J. Mashonjowa, E. Aina, Y.A. Li, C. Totin, E. Pinho, P. Campbell, D. Chanza, N. Setti, A.F.F. Climate change is perceived as a major challenge of modern times. Apart from mitigation measures, such as greenhouse gas emission reductions, a further means to tackle it is via the deployment of adaptation policies and responses, which may also help to address the natural hazards associated with it. Despite the importance of adaptation measures, their effectiveness is often limited by a failure to integrate actions addressing both the causes and symptoms of vulnerability. There is evidence that adaptation processes are largely fragmented, incremental, with limited capacity for transformational change. This paper suggests measures through which transformative adaptation may be further deployed to tackle climate challenges in conjunction with efforts that address poverty alleviation. The implications of this paper are two-fold. Firstly, it offers a comprehensive review of the literature on transformative climate change adaptation, outlining its nature and special features. Secondly, it contains a unique set of cases from 20 countries, predominantly from the Global South, mostly affected by climate change, and is one of the largest studies on the topic ever undertaken. The experiences from this paper will support attempts to sustain transformative adaptation and natural hazards control, which are relevant to the many countries suffering from climatic variations. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd Elsevier Ltd 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed Filho, W.L. and Salvia, A.L. and Balogun, A.-L. and Pereira, M.J.V. and Mucova, S.A.R. and Ajulo, O.M. and Ng, A. and Gwenzi, J. and Mashonjowa, E. and Aina, Y.A. and Li, C. and Totin, E. and Pinho, P. and Campbell, D. and Chanza, N. and Setti, A.F.F. (2023) Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation. Cities, 141. ISSN 02642751 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85168297287&doi=10.1016%2fj.cities.2023.104525&partnerID=40&md5=6e81f693c07b66f82d689d40c230cd11 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104525 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104525 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104525
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description Climate change is perceived as a major challenge of modern times. Apart from mitigation measures, such as greenhouse gas emission reductions, a further means to tackle it is via the deployment of adaptation policies and responses, which may also help to address the natural hazards associated with it. Despite the importance of adaptation measures, their effectiveness is often limited by a failure to integrate actions addressing both the causes and symptoms of vulnerability. There is evidence that adaptation processes are largely fragmented, incremental, with limited capacity for transformational change. This paper suggests measures through which transformative adaptation may be further deployed to tackle climate challenges in conjunction with efforts that address poverty alleviation. The implications of this paper are two-fold. Firstly, it offers a comprehensive review of the literature on transformative climate change adaptation, outlining its nature and special features. Secondly, it contains a unique set of cases from 20 countries, predominantly from the Global South, mostly affected by climate change, and is one of the largest studies on the topic ever undertaken. The experiences from this paper will support attempts to sustain transformative adaptation and natural hazards control, which are relevant to the many countries suffering from climatic variations. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
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author Filho, W.L.
Salvia, A.L.
Balogun, A.-L.
Pereira, M.J.V.
Mucova, S.A.R.
Ajulo, O.M.
Ng, A.
Gwenzi, J.
Mashonjowa, E.
Aina, Y.A.
Li, C.
Totin, E.
Pinho, P.
Campbell, D.
Chanza, N.
Setti, A.F.F.
spellingShingle Filho, W.L.
Salvia, A.L.
Balogun, A.-L.
Pereira, M.J.V.
Mucova, S.A.R.
Ajulo, O.M.
Ng, A.
Gwenzi, J.
Mashonjowa, E.
Aina, Y.A.
Li, C.
Totin, E.
Pinho, P.
Campbell, D.
Chanza, N.
Setti, A.F.F.
Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation
author_facet Filho, W.L.
Salvia, A.L.
Balogun, A.-L.
Pereira, M.J.V.
Mucova, S.A.R.
Ajulo, O.M.
Ng, A.
Gwenzi, J.
Mashonjowa, E.
Aina, Y.A.
Li, C.
Totin, E.
Pinho, P.
Campbell, D.
Chanza, N.
Setti, A.F.F.
author_sort Filho, W.L.
title Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation
title_short Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation
title_full Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation
title_fullStr Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation
title_full_unstemmed Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation
title_sort towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2023
url http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/37324/
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