Social-ecological systems approach for adaptation to climate change

authored by

Md Sarwar Hossain, Sayantani M. Basak, Md Nurul Amin, Carl C. Anderson, Emilie Cremin, Fabrice G. Renaud

Abstract

Adaptation to climate change has become part of national development programs (e.g., National Adaptation Planning). Though communities are adapting to climate change across the world, this perspective argues that understanding social and ecological systems requires greater attention to enhance resilience for achieving and moving beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in response to climate change across the world. In addition, based on a systematic literature review, this perspective identifies key research gaps and addresses relevant key challenges and future research direction for social and ecological systems (SES) adaptation to climate change. Ultimately, this may also help move from the existing limits to adaptation (intolerable risks through adaptive actions) concept to social-ecological limits to adaptation and offers an opportunity to integrate adaptation to climate change in development planning by considering both SES.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Environmental Planning

External Organisation(s)

University of Glasgow
Jagiellonian University
Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU)

Type

Article

Journal

Sustainable development

Volume

32

Pages

2766-2778

No. of pages

13

ISSN

0968-0802

Publication date

03.06.2024

Publication status

Published

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Development

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 13 - Climate Action

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2801 (Access: Open)