systematic global stocktake adaptation

This research paper describes a systematic global stocktake of implemented human adaptation to climate change, based on the screening of over 48,000 articles. The study finds that documented adaptations are primarily fragmented, local, and incremental, with very little evidence of transformational adaptation or risk-reducing outcomes.

• The authors conducted a global stocktake of implemented human adaptation to climate change by screening over 48,000 articles using a combination of machine learning and a network of 126 researchers, resulting in a synthesis of 1,682 articles.
• The results of the stocktake indicate that documented adaptations to climate change are mostly incremental, local, and fragmented. There is limited evidence of transformational adaptation and negligible evidence that these adaptations reduced risk.
• The authors conclude that there is a necessity to improve research regarding global adaptation and have identified eight priorities to achieve this.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). systematic global stocktake adaptation. https://www.sei.org/publications/systematic-global-stocktake-adaptation

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. systematic global stocktake adaptation. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/systematic-global-stocktake-adaptation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021systematic, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{systematic global stocktake adaptation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/systematic-global-stocktake-adaptation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }