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The document outlines SEI's approach to climate adaptation, emphasizing that vulnerability is driven more by socioeconomic conditions than by climate exposure. It argues that adaptation and development are inextricably linked and that adaptation has inherent limits, meaning it cannot replace mitigation. The briefing also details SEI's global initiatives, such as the weADAPT platform and the Asia Adaptation Knowledge Platform, and identifies future research priorities including the role of gender, culture, and the private sector in adaptation.

The CAIT Equity Explorer is an online visualization tool developed by the World Resources Institute to support UNFCCC climate negotiations. It allows users to compare countries using a variety of metrics related to emissions, development capacity, and vulnerability through radar and column charts.

The document evaluates the utility of shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) and representative concentration pathways (RCPs) for climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability (IAV) research. It identifies shortcomings in previous social-environmental scenarios and proposes an expanded research agenda for SSPs.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposes a four-phase Results Management Framework (RMF) consisting of result area definition, target setting, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation and learning. The framework emphasizes a 'continuously learning institution' approach, balancing standardized core performance indicators with flexibility for country-driven priorities. For mitigation, the GCF suggests using carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq) as a primary metric, while adaptation requires sector-specific measures due to the lack of a unitary quantifiable measure of vulnerability. The document recommends annual reporting and a combination of funding pilot activities and utilizing the experience of other entities to set initial targets. Key performance criteria beyond core indicators include the potential for a paradigm shift, development co-benefits, and cost-effectiveness.

The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) evaluates a proposed sustainable land management project in Nepal's Churia Range, focusing on four districts: Rautahat, Bara, Parsa, and Makwanpur. While the project is technically sound, the SIA identifies significant gaps in gender and social inclusion (GESI), noting that the design lacks quantified targets for the participation of women, Dalits, and Janajatis. Key risks identified include potential 'elite capture' of community grants and water resources, and the possible displacement of the poorest households during the identification of disaster-prone areas or strategic forest conservation sites. The report recommends ensuring at least 50% representation of marginalized groups in user committees and training, and implementing pro-poor criteria for the distribution of grants and alternative energy sources.

The article examines the persistence of the 'women-environment' linkage in global policy, noting that women are frequently framed as both primary victims of climate change and essential agents of change. It argues that this discourse persists because it provides a strategic entry point for feminist advocacy, relies on fixed projections of women's identities to gain political access, and is reinforced by the inertia of previous environmental project frameworks.

The document details a participatory vulnerability assessment conducted between 2011 and 2012 in the Tri-National de la Sangha (TNS) landscape of Cameroon. It identifies that local populations face increasing vulnerability due to erratic rainfall patterns and shifting seasons, which primarily impact agricultural production and food security. While livelihood diversification and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide essential safety nets, the report highlights a weakness in collective action for social infrastructure. To strengthen adaptive capacity, the authors suggest improving NTFP commercialisation, introducing alternative livelihoods like apiculture, enhancing agricultural yields to reduce forest pressure, and implementing participatory monitoring of deforestation.

The document argues that climate change increases flood risk through more intense and frequent extreme events, necessitating a shift from purely infrastructural defenses to a coordinated approach. Using the Ebro river basin as a case study, it demonstrates how spatial hydro-economic models can identify specific drivers of risk across different municipalities and sectors. The author advocates for a combination of institutional alerts, environmental river restoration, and private-sector self-protection to manage vulnerability and exposure.

The paper introduces a formal framework to clarify the concept of vulnerability to climate change, using formalisation to make structures explicit. It identifies three types of operational definitions for assessing vulnerability: evaluating harm for projected future evolutions, evaluating current capacity to reduce harm, or combining both. The author concludes that there is a lack of systematic relationship between theoretical and operational definitions, a mismatch that was not made explicit in previous conceptual literature.

The document serves as a working paper that reviews climate trends, scenarios, and projections for Zimbabwe, drawing on case studies of adaptation projects to inform policymakers, practitioners, and researchers.

The document details CDKN's support for Pakistan's climate action, including the development of a work programme for climate compatible development, the creation of a climate change fund, and specific projects on disaster risk insurance and resilient shelter design. It highlights Pakistan's high vulnerability to climate change despite low global emissions and emphasizes the need to align adaptation planning with national development goals.

A survey of Maryland residents in 2013 found that air pollution is viewed as the top personal health risk and that a majority of residents believe climate change is already harming people in the United States. The study highlights a strong public preference for renewable energy sources over fossil fuels and nuclear power due to health concerns. It also reveals that residents with multiple pre-existing medical conditions are more likely to perceive themselves as vulnerable to climate-related health impacts. Additionally, the report notes high public support for government prioritisation of protecting public water supplies and human health from environmental threats.

The Agriculture, Vulnerability and Adaptation (AVA) Project in Colombia's Upper Cauca River Basin utilizes a four-dimensional model to assess climate vulnerability, integrating biophysical, political-institutional, economic-productive, and socio-cultural factors to overcome the limitations of one-dimensional models.

The IAI Executive Council met on June 26, 2012, to address operational budgets, scientific research grants, and governance restructuring. Key outcomes include the recommendation of a tripartite headquarters model distributed across Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina, and the approval of eight research projects under the third round of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN3) program. The Council also reviewed financial reports for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, noting a total of US$1.3 million in pending member contributions.

The handbook examines climate change impacts in southern Africa, noting that surface temperatures are projected to rise throughout the 21st century. It argues that some global temperature increases are linked to human influence and recommends integrating climate risk and adaptation measures into development planning, creating new coordination mechanisms for disaster risk reduction, and establishing inclusive institutional frameworks for stakeholder participation.

The text discusses how global interconnectivity and development pathways influence disaster risk and vulnerability. It identifies the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as the primary international mechanisms for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, noting that their differing mandates and scopes have historically hindered the integration of these two fields.

The report focuses on identifying and detailing the accessibility of climate change datasets within the 10 member countries of the Association of Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). It further evaluates how these nations have incorporated climate change adaptation strategies into their national development plans and examines their respective stances in UNFCCC negotiations, emphasizing the need to provide tools and incentives for the poorest and most vulnerable populations.

The CRED v.1.3 model is an integrated assessment tool designed to project global climate and development scenarios over a 300-year period. It focuses on the distribution of climate damages and policy costs across nine global regions, utilizing a Cobb-Douglas production function and a vulnerability index to allocate damages. The model incorporates updated population data, four selectable damage functions, and abatement cost curves based on McKinsey data to inform global climate negotiations.

The research paper presents VI-CRED, a simplified vulnerability index used in the CRED integrated assessment model to distribute global climate damages across nine world regions. Unlike more complex indices, VI-CRED relies on three specific indicators: the share of GDP from agriculture and tourism, the percentage of the population living below 5 meters elevation, and freshwater availability per capita. The index identifies Africa as the most vulnerable region and the United States as the least. The authors compare VI-CRED with the DARA and Maplecroft indices, noting that VI-CRED's emphasis on water scarcity leads to a higher vulnerability ranking for the Middle East. The paper also projects regional climate damages for the year 2105 under business-as-usual and maximum abatement scenarios, showing that while absolute damages decrease with abatement, the relative share of global damages for Africa and Developing Asia/Pacific increases.

The document outlines the interaction between climate change, human vulnerability, and disaster risk in Latin America and the Caribbean. It emphasizes that while climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of extreme events, human factors—such as unplanned urbanization and poverty—are primary drivers of increasing disaster impacts. The report advocates for an integrated approach that combines disaster risk management (DRM) with climate change adaptation (CCA) and sustainable development, moving from incremental to transformational changes in governance and infrastructure.