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This case study by the Stockholm Environment Institute uses Pärnu City and County in Estonia to illustrate the development and impact of urban heat islands (UHI). It employs satellite-derived land surface temperature data and social vulnerability mapping to demonstrate how heat risk is an interaction between physical hazards, population exposure, and social sensitivity.

This research paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) proposes a framework of fundamental and process principles to integrate intersectionality into climate change adaptation. Based on a May 2024 knowledge co-production workshop, the document aligns these principles with the iterative adaptation cycle—comprising impact assessment, planning, implementation, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL)—to better address the structural inequalities that exacerbate climate vulnerability.

This research paper describes a decision framework using natural language processing (NLP) and text network analysis (TNA) to integrate community narratives from informal settlements in Lusaka, Zambia, into flood-risk mapping and resilience planning.

This research paper explores the relationship between the social vulnerability of populations in the Patagonian steppe of Río Negro province, facing extreme events like drought and volcanic ash fall, and government projects that lack an approach addressing environmental complexity.

This fact sheet describes the ADAPTE project, which uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze how extreme weather and air pollution interact to increase health risks and mortality in large Latin American cities.

This report examines the high climate risk faced by rural producers in Brazil's Caatinga biome, highlighting that family farmers—who make up 79% of rural properties—are the most vulnerable. It finds that increased aridity leads to significant productivity losses in corn, beans, and livestock, while also correlating with severe long-term social impacts, including higher infant mortality, school delays, and poverty.

This research paper describes the development and testing of a social vulnerability index for flooding at a sub-municipal level in Sweden, utilizing a combined bottom-up and top-down approach to identify spatial injustices and inform equitable flood risk reduction strategies.

This document is a role-playing scenario for a 'social lottery' game designed to simulate the experiences of a 22-year-old commercial sex worker living with HIV in Ethiopia during a drought.

This document is a facilitator's guide for the 'gender and climate game,' an experiential learning tool designed to illustrate how climate variability and change disproportionately affect women and men due to existing gender inequalities and social vulnerabilities.

This policy brief argues that disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts often fail because they ignore local cultural interpretations of risk. Despite trillions of dollars in aid, climate-related risks are rising, partly due to a disconnect between international aid actors and on-the-ground realities. The authors propose a place-based approach to integrate cultural knowledge into DRR policy to avoid wasting resources and reinforcing social inequalities.

This document is a role-playing exercise designed for a group discussion to explore the intersection of climate change impacts, such as flooding, and the social vulnerabilities of marginalized individuals, specifically a young gay man of mixed race living with HIV.

This document is a role-playing exercise designed for a consultation meeting, where a participant assumes the persona of a 35-year-old indigenous woman experiencing domestic violence to explore the intersection of gender-based violence, social marginalization, and climate change adaptation.

This document is a role-playing guide featuring a persona of a 62-year-old woman in Barrio Inundado to illustrate how flooding affects vulnerable populations and to discuss the utility of volunteer networks for disaster support.

This document is a role-playing exercise guide designed for a group discussion, featuring a persona of a 32-year-old mother and primary breadwinner in a flood-affected neighborhood.

This document is a role-playing exercise guide designed for a group discussion, featuring a persona of an elderly woman in South Asia facing economic instability and physical vulnerability during flood events.

This document is a role-playing exercise designed for a group discussion, featuring a persona of a 13-year-old girl from a socially marginalised class facing the impacts of flooding and social discrimination.

This document is a role-playing exercise designed for a group discussion, centering on the experiences of a 28-year-old transgender woman living in a marginalized community facing the impacts of flooding.